Materials Handling & Logistics
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Industry news S4. Awards recognise women excelling in logistics sector
Features
Logistics... S8. Thermal printing in logistics S10. Software solutions go the extra mile
Loading bays & doors S11. Regular servicing takes a load off
Lift trucks... S13. Boiler maker upgrades to articulated VNAs
Warehousing & storage...
S14. Automated solutions strike the right note S16. Innovations in relocation
Materials handling & conveying... S18. Saudi firm cuts costs and boosts efficiency
Editor Heather Ramsden
Managing Editor Neil Mead
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JANUARY 2013
SOLUTIONS FOR HANDLING EFFICIENCY
WAREHOUSING & STORAGE
Automated solutions strike the right note
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Demag Cranes Group becomes Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions
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Next issue... Features in the March/April 2013 issue of Materials Handling & Logistics will include • Conveyors • Lift trucks • Loading bays & doors • Logistics • Materials handling • Warehousing & storage • Third party logistics • Special feature: IMHX exhibition preview
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