DC Velocity - February 2017

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AN AMERICAN

BULLDOG

Finally, the right baler at the right price. The American 3560 CD is a stout machine designed and built with the quality you’d expect from American. It’s been created especially for distribution centers, low volume recycling centers and other facilities that need a reliable small baler. It’s compact and powerful like a Bulldog and a true performer in its class. With the vision and tenacity of an eagle, American Baler takes performance to new heights. Proudly built in Bellevue, Ohio, USA.

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66 DC VELOCITY FEBRUARY 2017 www.dcvelocity.com costs by running warehouse processes on IOS mobile phones and tablets. Users can log in using any leading Web browser.

Touch3PL integrates with carriers like UPS and TNT, and with e-commerce platforms such as eBay, Amazon, and Magento, allowing customer orders to be fed directly into a 3PL warehousing environment. Picking options range from simple pick and pack for smaller orders or pick to pallet for bulk orders through to wave picking to maximize efficiency. Touch3PL enables rapid and accurate customer billing, supporting different charge rates by customer, warehouse, item, and process. It also includes bill of materials maintenance to support kitting, relabeling, and component (re)assembly. Information is available to customers when their stock moves or an order is fulfilled either via e-mail or live Touch3PL Web portal access to their own stock information. (TouchPath, www. touchpath.com)

Pallet truck casters: UniCarriers Americas Corp. now offers the poly-block Stability Casters option for its WLX series pallet trucks. The new Stability Casters help provide additional balance when handling taller or off-center loads for steadier operation and more confident load handling.

The casters feature swivel bearings designed for high strength, longer wear, and impact resistance; a polyurethane spring block that provides cushioning for more comfortable operation over uneven surfaces, with cushioning stiffness increasing in response to higher caster deflection or a higher-speed turn; and a load wheel with dual sealed ball bearings to allow the wheel to rotate freely without any binding or interference.

According to the company, caster assembly durability testing resulted in no signs of significant wear or loss of performance, even after 1 million severe usage cycles. Major components are zinc-plated for corrosion protection and to provide longer life. (UniCarriers Americas Corp., www.UniCarriersAmericas.com)

LCL service to China: Dachser USA Air & Sea Logistics now offers shippers direct access to China with its new weekly LCL ( less-than-containerload) service to Shanghai. The company says customers using its new LCL service will benefit from shorter transit times, faster cargo availability at the final destination, and increased supply chain visibility and predictability. (Dachser USA Air & Sea Logistics, www.dachser.us)

WMS for 3PLs: International supply chain solutions provider TouchPath has launched a fully multilingual user-defined third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse management system. The Touch3PL is available in on-premise, hosted cloud, and pay-as-you-go versions, with global 24/7 user support and integration with the leading carriers and e-commerce platforms. The number of Touch3PL software licenses can be increased and decreased in line with changing seasonal demands. While Touch3PL can utilize desktop PCs and handheld radio terminals, its core functions are also available as apps to give users the option to avoid mobile terminal