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	Hytrol president cautiously optimistic about conveyor market By David Maloney Senior Editor, Special Projects & eContent, DC Velocity The president of Hytrol Conveyor Co. said he remains cautiously optimistic about prospects for his industry, despite reports of double-digit order and shipment growth, and a solid recovery from the depths of the 2008–09 recession. Gregg Goodner told attendees at Hytrol's executive summit and sales meeting in Little Rock, Ark., that the company has experienced "steady growth" over the past two years despite still-challenging economic conditions. read more
	Avoid Cutthroat Competition That Bleeds Red Ink By Tom Andel Editor-In-Chief, Material Handling & Logistics At Hytrol's Executive Summit and Sales Meeting held in Little Rock this week, the conveyor manufacturer's president, Gregg Goodner, proudly announced that it sold $11.6 million in product in May. He attributed this to his company's attention to lean practices and eliminating non-value added work. He acknowledged that going to a lean philosophy came with a painful four-year learning curve, "but if we're not growing we're not surviving," he reasoned. read more
	The Good Times Are Rolling At Hytrol By Bob Trebilcock Executive Editor, Modern Materials Handling Earlier this week, I spent a day in Little Rock at Hytrol's Executive Summit & Sales Meeting. Nearly 150 integration partners gathered to talk about conveyors, sortation, systems integration and how to win in the marketplace. During a week that followed discouraging employment numbers and talk of a double dip, Gregg Goodner, Hytrol's president, was both realistic and optimistic. read more
	Working Together Means More By Chuck Waddle Vice-President of Business Development, Hytrol Conveyor Company There are multitudes of opportunities in material handling to design and implement innovative systems for customer applications. Manufacturers of equipment bring certain strengths to the table, and distributors add their unique talents to the equation to solidify the overall solution. With the complexity of today's systems, the word distributor might not encompass all of what an integration partner can do for the customer. Integration partners that work with manufacturers to provide the overall solution are stronger than either entity alone. read more
	Where Have All The Distributors Gone? By Gregg Goodner President, Hytrol Conveyor Company Over the past three to five years, end-users have shifted their ideology when it comes to material handling distributors. End-users no longer expect their material handling providers to simply peddle a piece of equipment. They demand solutions, and they are becoming more wary of dealing with multiple suppliers to meet their needs. Instead of dealing with one company for a palletizer, another company for an AS/RS and then a third for conveyors, end-users today want the security of an integrated system provided by a single source. Therefore, the customer is the one driving the shift toward using integrators rather than distributors. read more
	Belt-tightening tips for conveyor owners By David Maloney Senior Editor, Special Projects & eContent, DC Velocity Buying a conveyor is just the beginning of a long and expensive relationship. But there are plenty of things you can do to keep your long-term costs in check. Hytrol's Director of Systems Development, Boyce Bonham, weighs in on stretching your conveyor and equipment budget. read more
	Utz finds creative solution to fending off snack attacks By Peter Bradley Editorial Director, DC Velocity Utz Quality Foods wanted a way to assure there was nothing in its bags of snack foods but the product itself. With its new automated system and in-line X-ray, it now has visual proof. Working in collaboration with Hytrol Conveyor Co. and its material handling systems integrator Wepco Inc., the company came up with an innovative blend of X-ray technology and automated material handling equipment that has both enhanced the safety of its products and boosted the operation's productivity. read more
	A Greener Way To Move Products By Gregg Goodner President, Hytrol Conveyor Company Gregg Goodner, Hytrol President, wrote an article entitled, "A Greener Way to Move Products" in the September issue of Material Handling and Logistics magazine. Gregg explains several ways Hytrol employees practice social responsibility in a manufacturing environment. read more
	Hytrol Receives Presidential E-Award Hytrol was one of a select few companies nationwide that received the President's "E" Award. President Bush congratulates those... read more
	University of Arkansas RFID Center The RFID Research Center spans many disciplines including retail, supply chain, industrial engineering, and computer science, among others. Find Events, Research, News, & Resources here... read more
	Don Frazier Program This new program consists of an entry-level educational program for high school, technical and community college students who will gain work-related skills and experiences in state of the art, fully-equipped working warehouse and distribution training centers that serves as a laboratory setting for the program across the nation... read more
	University of Arkansas Hytrol Challenge Winner Hytrol announces the 2010 winners of the Hytrol Challenge at the University of Arkansas' Engineering Department... read more
	Conveying a Sense of Community Employee loyalty is a strong suit of Hytrol Conveyors in Jonesboro, Arkansas. So much so that Gregg Goodner, Hytrol's president, makes an... read more