DC Velocity - January 2017

More than a Source. A Resource.

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Balemaster® balers put more green in your pocket.

If you are not baling your waste now, or if you are baling manually, then you’re spending too much time handling empty cardboard boxes. Balemaster® balers can do the work for you. Balemaster® wide-mouth auto-ty balers send money to your bottom line in many ways. Here are just two:

1. Conventional hand tying takes 7 to 10 minutes per bale. But Balemaster® auto-ty balers process cardboard waste into a dense bale that is automatically and securely tied in less than 30 seconds.

2. Balemaster® balers produce bales with the highest density per cubic foot.

So there’s more material per volume than any other baler. This reduces annual baling wire costs and maximizes recycling revenue per load.

Balemaster® balers are engineered to save energy, improve efficiency, reduce wire usage, and lower maintenance costs. Being green is good business. But pocketing green is even better.

Don’t crunch the numbers any other way.

Pallet and conveyor risk assessments:

Intelligrated now offers mechanical and risk assessments for palletizers, case conveyor, sorters, and pallet conveyor. Backed by OEM expertise, these assessments proactively ensure uptime and safety while maintaining, and often improving, system performance and longevity, the company says.

Mechanical assessments provide a foundation for effective lifecycle asset management. Knowledgeable Intelligrated assessors thoroughly inspect the equipment on site and provide a detailed assessment report that evaluates equipment investments and can serve as an annual check prior to peak season to minimize unplanned downtime and ensure equipment operates at full capacity.

Intelligrated also offers certified risk assessments. Through a partnership with a third-party safety consultant, Intelligrated deploys TUV-certified engineers to evaluate equipment according to OSHA, ISO, or site-specific safety compliance standards.

(Intelligrated, www.intelligrated.com/news/ assessments)

Vehicle replacement tool: ARI, a global fleet services provider, has introduced the ARI Vehicle Replacement Prioritization Tool, which provides fleet managers with direct online access to data needed for determining the best time to replace a vehicle.

This new technology helps companies gather and analyze data from their fleets to create a ranked list of which vehicles should be replaced first. Customizable for each client, the analysis takes into consideration factors important to the operation of each fleet, prioritizes the replacement needs of the entire fleet, and recommends an order of replacements that optimizes total cost of ownership. The ARI Replacement Prioritization Tool analyzes eight criteria, including age, mileage, maintenance expenses, and total downtime.

It also accounts for how important a vehicle is to the operation of the company. For example, critical vehicles like a crane or a specialized work truck without a backup would be prioritized in the system. It also takes into consideration the leadtime for replacement and the availability of like-kind rentals in the ranking process. (ARI, www.arifleet.com)

Online pricing format: IronPlanet, an online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment, has unveiled the new allEquip fixed and negotiated pricing format with Make Offer functionality. With the new functionality, sellers who may have waited to market their equipment through online and onsite auctions now have a clear option to set their own prices as well as the flexibility to see what offers might come, the company says. For buyers, the new allEquip offers a fixed and negotiated pricing format that takes variability and pricing risk out of the purchase process.