GlobalSpec Material Handling & Supply Chain Technology Online Trade Show and Event Draws More Than 1,100 Attendees

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The “Material Handling & Supply Chain Technology” online trade show and event hosted by GlobalSpec on November 9, 2011 drew more than 1,100 participants, with 79 percent of attendees reporting they are decision makers within their organizations. The free virtual conference is now available on demand to give engineers easy access to educational presentations and industry-leading supplier resources from the live-day event.

“GlobalSpec Online Trade Shows and Events are designed to provide the engineering and manufacturing communities with valuable content and quality educational sessions”

GlobalSpec’s “Material Handling & Supply Chain Technology” event provided educational forums, manufacturer and supplier content, and expertise on the latest technology trends impacting the engineering marketplace. Participants explored the latest innovations, trends and technologies across key areas of the material handling/supply chain universe, including: conveyors & overhead handling; purchasing and logistics; warehousing and storage; RFID, data capture and control; lift trucks, loading docks and AGVs.

“GlobalSpec Online Trade Shows and Events are designed to provide the engineering and manufacturing communities with valuable content and quality educational sessions,” said Donna Lewis, vice president of e-publishing and e-events for GlobalSpec. “Having nearly 80 percent of the attendees confirm they are decision makers indicates we are succeeding. The cutting-edge educational content and top exhibitors featured at Material Handling & Supply Chain Technology made this a ‘must-attend’ event for industry leaders.”

Speakers and topics at the event included:

Fleet Management and Fleet Optimization – This presentation helped attendees “right size” their material handling fleet using a fleet management program. Fleet management and fleet optimization can reduce unnecessary capital expenditures and maximize productivity – no matter what size facility or number of trucks.
Presented by Michael Petinge, Vice President of Sales, Abel Womack Inc.
How to Successfully Implement a CMMS - Your facility is filled with measurement instruments and devices designed to record the data that's generated. How are you using that data to plan and execute a successful CMMS, or computerized maintenance management system? This presentation helped attendees find out how the professionals in this field succeed by following some common sense guidelines.
Presented by Peter Phillips, Owner, Trailhawk Holdings Ltd.
Tips for Rapidly Implementing a Warehouse Management System - Congratulations! Your business case has been approved and now you are ready to begin warehouse management system implementation. While getting to this point has probably been difficult, the next steps will be even more challenging if you are not adequately prepared. This presentation offered tips to ensure your WMS implementation results in a successful “go-live.”
Presented by Chad Collins, Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, HighJump Software
Materials Made from Mushrooms: Already Replacing Plastics - Ecovative has developed some potentially world changing materials that are directly replacing Styrofoam and other petrochemical based foams. Their MycoBond™ technology isn’t manufactured, it’s grown! This unique manufacturing process yields materials that compete with synthetics on performance and cost but offer a lower environmental footprint.
Presented by Sam Harrington, Environmental Director, Design Engineer, Ecovative

Span Tech LLC sponsored and exhibited at the event. Other companies exhibiting at this event included: KIVA Systems, Konecranes Inc. and Elasto Proxy Inc.

About GlobalSpec, Inc.

GlobalSpec, Inc. is the leading specialized vertical search, information services, e-publishing and online events company serving the engineering, technical and industrial communities. GlobalSpec users benefit from domain-expert search engines, a broad range of proprietary and aggregated Web-based content, nearly 30 online events, and more than 60 e-newsletters - helping them search for and locate products and services, learn about suppliers and access comprehensive technical content. SpecSearch^®, GlobalSpec's trademarked search technology, allows users to search by specification more than 180,000,000 parts in 2,300,000 product families from more than 40,000 supplier catalogs. For suppliers, GlobalSpec offers highly filtered sales and marketing opportunities, product promotion and brand advertising platforms, including the GlobalSpec Ad Network, and a wide range of e-media advertising and marketing solutions.

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