FKI Logistex Opens North American Technology & Education Center (TEC).State-of-the-art Facility Showcases the Latest Advances in Material Handling Integration and Automation ST. LOUIS -- FKI FKI Free Knowledge Institute Logistex[R] (www.fkilogistex.com), a global leader in integrated material handling solutions, announces the grand opening of its new, multimillion-dollar Technology & Education Center (TEC) in Cincinnati, Ohio “Cincinnati” redirects here. For other uses, see Cincinnati (disambiguation). Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. on July 17, 2007. The 31,000-square-foot training and demonstration center offers FKI Logistex customers access to fully functional automated sortation Identifying objects that are stamped with a bar code and routing them to the appropriate destination. Sortation is typically a high-speed process used in the transportation industry by companies such as Federal Express, UPS and others. See sort and bar code. , conveying, automated storage and retrieval (AS/RS AS/RS Automated Storage & Retrieval System ), and order fulfillment Order fulfillment (in BE also: order fulfilment) is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes Order fulfillment systems for demonstrations, proof-of-concept testing, and operator training. Visitors to the TEC can test their own products and containers on the FKI Logistex equipment and preview innovative material handling solutions developed by FKI Logistex engineers. The TEC enables companies to jump-start training for new installations and learn best practices for operation and maintenance of existing systems. FKI Logistex provides personalized guided tours through the facility, which features demonstrations of the company's latest conveying and sortation innovations, picking technologies, and controls and software solutions. "The TEC provides a technology-rich material handling environment where customers can see the industry's latest solutions in action," said Stephen Legg, director, product and technology development, FKI Logistex. "Our goal is to build lasting relationships by providing continuously updated education, testing and training that helps our customers enhance the efficiency and productivity of their operations." Tours of the FKI Logistex TEC are available by appointment, Monday through Friday. For more information about the FKI Logistex TEC, call (513) 881-5303, e-mail tec@fkilogistex.com or visit www.fkilogistex.com/tec. For sales and marketing information, contact Emily Smith, marketing supervisor, FKI Logistex North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , by phone at (513) 881-5239 or by e-mail at emily.smith@fkilogistex.com. For media information, contact Elise Stoll, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , Koroberi, Inc. (www.koroberi.com), by phone at (919) 960-9794 ext. 16 or by e-mail at elise@koroberi.com. About FKI Logistex FKI Logistex[R] (www.fkilogistex.com) is a leading global provider of automated material handling solutions, supplying its customers with an integrated set of leading-edge technologies in high-speed sortation, conveyor systems, robotic and conventional palletizing, paperless pick products, AS/RS, controls, order fulfillment systems, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. implementation, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. integration, baggage handling systems, warehouse control systems, and total material handling automation. FKI Logistex provides material handling solutions for airports, postal facilities, parcel distribution, manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. , library automation, and for warehouse and distribution facilities. With projects that include many of the world's largest and most advanced material handling operations, FKI Logistex has manufacturing, engineering and support facilities around the world. For more information on FKI Logistex, click here to visit the FKI Logistex media center. For general sales information, contact FKI Logistex by phone at +1.877.935.4564 in North America, +44 (0) 870 350 3055 in Europe, or +86 21 52372255 in Asia. Contact FKI Logistex by e-mail at info@fkilogistex.com. |
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