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Mobile Business Analyzer For Epicor Prophet 21
May 7, 2013 10:00 am | by Epicor Software Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsBuilt on top of Epicor Business Analyzer and designed exclusively for the Apple® iPad®, Epicor Mobile Business Analyzer is a business intelligence application that provides the critical information that executives and other decision makers require—available anytime, anywhere.
Durable Cable Reel
May 7, 2013 9:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe versatile C16-10-11-DE features an adjustable cam-lock drag device to brake the reel, as well as a crank rewind handle permanently attached to the disc.
Challenging Lighting Environments
May 6, 2013 4:11 pm | by Rob Bresnahan, Larson Electronics LLC | Blogs | CommentsNot all operating environments are the same and the differences in a location's environmental characteristics can have a significant impact on how lighting equipment performs. Differences in humidity, wetness, and temperature ranges, the presence of corrosives, and the presence of flammable or explosive gases and vapors can pose a serious challenge for electrical lighting.
Houston Wire & Cable Opens New Distribution Center
May 3, 2013 4:57 pm | by Houston Wire & Cable Company | News | CommentsThe company is opening a new distribution center on Wednesday, May 1st, in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area to better serve local and regional customers. This strategic expansion supports HWC’s ongoing commitment to Right Product, Right Place, Right Time®, and will provide customers with the best possible service through standard same day shipment or will-call pickup.
Fastenal April Sales Rise 9.8% From 2012
May 3, 2013 4:24 pm | by Fastenal | News | CommentsFastenal Company released the numbers for their April sales month, noting that net sales rose 9.8% year over year. Net sales in April of 2013 were $286,622 (Dollar amounts in thousands), up from261,093 in the same month of 2012. The daily sales were $13,028, up 4.8% from 12,433 in 2012.
AD Affiliate Growth Outpaced Market In 1Q
May 3, 2013 4:06 pm | by Affiliated Distributors | News | CommentsAD Industrial sales grew 4% in the first quarter of 2013 on a same store basis from $1.35B to $1.40B. Sales for all AD Affiliates, across all AD Divisions, grew by 5% in the first quarter to $6.5 billion. AD Affiliates outgrew their markets in every AD Division in the quarter.
Eight Ideas To Inspire Your Distribution Business
May 3, 2013 2:24 pm | by Unleash:WD & Epicor | Articles | CommentsWhat will your company do differently this year? In recent discussions with innovators in the wholesale distribution industry, several forward-looking themes emerged. It’s important to make a distinction between true transformations versus incremental change.
Cable & Pipe Locator Named Product Of The Year
May 3, 2013 2:00 pm | by General Tools & Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsThe Cable & Pipe Locator (CL10) arms electricians, contractors, remodelers, homeowners and others with information that allows them to identify and trace electrical cables and metallic, water, gas or drain pipes without ripping walls apart or trying to track down and analyze construction drawings, saving time and money.
Lever Hoist With Shorter Handle
May 3, 2013 1:48 pm | by Columbus McKinnon Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThis change makes the Series 653 even more compact, allowing the operator to take full advantage of the 360° rotating handle with less worry of obstructions.
Case Sealer
May 3, 2013 9:53 am | by Intertape Polymer Group® Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThese machines are engineered to provide industry leading features, heavy duty construction for 24/7 operation, and ergonomic, user-friendly operation and case size set up
Digital Flow Meter Nozzle
May 3, 2013 9:50 am | by Innovative Products of America | Product Releases | CommentsSafe to use on gasoline, diesel and kerosene, the High-Flow Digital Meter Nozzle provides an accurate method for transferring common fuels by integrating a high-quality, accurate digital flow meter into a low-profile, fuel nozzle.
Airgas Fourth Quarter Sales Rise 2%, Dividend Up 20%
May 3, 2013 9:44 am | by Airgas, Inc. | News | CommentsFourth quarter earnings per diluted share were $1.13, up 1% over prior year earnings per diluted share of $1.12. Excluding a $0.01 restructuring charge, adjusted earnings per diluted share* were $1.14, an increase of 3% over prior year adjusted earnings per diluted share* of $1.11.
Applied Industrial Sales Increased 2.7% For Fiscal Third Quarter
May 3, 2013 9:42 am | by Applied Industrial Technologies | News | CommentsNet sales for the third quarter increased 2.7% to $621.7 million from $605.5 million in the comparable period a year ago. Net income for the quarter was $29.3 million, or $0.69 per share, essentially flat compared with the third quarter of 2012.
Rexel Sales Down 2.3% On First Quarter
May 3, 2013 9:39 am | by Rexel | News | CommentsRexel recorded sales of €3,153.9 million, down 2.3% on a reported basis and down 3.7% on a constant and same-day basis. Excluding the negative impact due to the change in copper-based cable prices, sales were down 3.1% on a constant and same-day basis.
ISM: Manufacturing Slowing, But Still Expanding
May 3, 2013 9:33 am | by Jon Minnick, Associate Editor, Manufacturing Business Technology | Articles | CommentsEconomic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in April for the fifth consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Report On Business. ISM’s New Orders Index registered 52.3 percent in April, an increase of 0.9 percentage point when compared to the March reading of 51.4 percent.
Are you Overpaying for Barcode Data Collection Equipment?
May 2, 2013 3:49 pm | by AML | White PapersThe accessibility to real-time data for any sized logistics operation is critical. For years now, warehouse and distribution managers have turned to wireless barcode data collection systems for immediate access to inventory, purchase orders, and customer orders. But as the technology wheels have turned, those old devices have in large part gone by the way-side. Users have been left with little choice other than to move to more costly, complex devices that run a Windows® operating system.
Electrical, Turf Irrigation and Landscape Managers Join WinWholesale
May 2, 2013 11:41 am | News | CommentsWith more than 21 years of sales and marketing experience, Rich Nowak holds the position in the electrical product segment. Stuart C. Nyren was appointed to the turf irrigation and landscape product segment. He has been in the industry 33 years.
NL Turning Grades
May 1, 2013 4:44 pm | by ATI Stellram | Product Releases | CommentsThese five new Stellram NL turning grades are specifically engineered to provide optimum performance in a given application and workpiece material resulting in increased metal removal rates.
Uniquely Shaped Eyewear
May 1, 2013 4:18 pm | Product Releases | CommentsBased on years of anthropomorphic research in facial dimensions, the North Signature Fit features uniquely shaped and padded nosepieces and flexible temples that comfortably fit at least 85% of wearers right out of the box — without the need for advanced adjustments.
We Need More Vocational Training
May 1, 2013 3:40 pm | by Mike Collins, Author, Saving American Manufacturing | Blogs | CommentsA recent study of college graduates in Oregon shows that about 50% of the degrees were in arts, humanities, behavior, and social science, with an average salary from $35- to $40,000 per year. In the new economy, dominated by low pay service jobs, a college degree is often not needed, or leads to low starting wages.
