Hannibal Industries Inc., a pallet rack and steel tube
manufacturer, has been awarded a U.S. Patent for its
TubeRack racking system. In other company news, the
manufacturer has broken ground on a 42,000-square-
foot addition to its Hannibal South manufacturing
center on 10. 5 acres in Houston. … Florida state, local,
and port leaders kicked off Jaxport’s Mile Point harbor
improvement project, which will ensure that larger ships
can travel the channel more efficiently.
… Big Ass Light has released new wall
and column mounts that can attach the
company’s LED fixtures to any vertical
surface for 360 degrees of bright, direct
light. … Transportation solutions pro-
vider Pitt Ohio plans to expand service
to Kentucky, specifically the Louisville
market, starting Aug. 17. … Hytrol Conveyor Co. Inc.
has broken ground on a $12 million 62,000-square-
foot expansion in Jonesboro, Ark. … APICS Supply
Chain Council has launched its Supply Chain Operations
Reference (SCOR) mobile app to give users instant
access to the supply chain framework. … The UltraBot IE
robotic automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS)
from Integrated Systems Design offers goods-to-person
delivery of totes, boxes, and cases to high-speed work-
stations. … HighJump’s TrueCommerce EDI Solutions
group now offers integrated warehouse/third-party
logistics support with its electronic data interchange
(EDI) solution for users of SAP Business One small
business management software. … Crown Equipment
Corp.’s Minster, Ohio, manufacturing plant has achieved
zero landfill status and ISO 14001 certification. Crown
expects to divert more than 28,000 pounds of the
facility’s waste from landfills each year. Crown has also
opened a Crown Lift Trucks sales and service location in
East Providence, R.I., and a new Crown Lift Trucks facility
to support customers in Northeast Ohio. … The Reusable
Packaging Association will host a pavilion at Pack Expo
in Las Vegas where attendees can learn about reusables
in the supply chain. … Gerry Sandusky, the voice of the
NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, will give the keynote address for
Barcoding Inc.’s Executive Forum on Oct. 8 in Baltimore.
… Akro-Mils, a storage, organization, and transport
product company, has expanded its louvered and rail
hanging systems with the addition of new steel bracket
accessories to hang plastic storage cabinets.
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