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Pallet Flow Maintenance – What Matters?

August 27, 2024

pallet flow system in facility

Your pallet flow system produces a smooth, orderly process first-in, first out product flow. To ensure it performs, regular inspections and timely repairs are essential. Although pallet flow systems typically require minimal maintenance, proper employee training and consistent checks can help avoid misuse and prolong the life of your equipment. Pallet flow systems are built to flow heavy pallets from infeed to picking, using brakes and dampeners. Over time, these components must be inspected, maintained or even replaced for optimum, safe performance.

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Posted in Pallet & Warehouse Racks|

Employee Spotlight – Lori Knaeble

August 20, 2024

Lori Knaeble

In this month’s employee spotlight, we chat with Lori Knaeble, Accounts Payable Manager within our Finance Department. Lori is vital to ensuring our accounting processes run smoothly and keep flowing, all with a smile or a laugh!

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Essential Conveyor Belt Maintenance Tips for Maximum Performance

July 25, 2024

worker inspecting conveyor in a facility

Conveyors are the beating heart of any industrial or distribution facility. Their daily operation is critical for moving product through your facility and to the key functional areas. They must flow seamlessly, each one performing its task to move forward.

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Posted in Conveyor Optimization|

Employee Spotlight – Chris Henry

July 23, 2024

Chris Henry
In this month’s employee spotlight, we sit with Chris Henry, an engineering manager with our Systems Technology Group. Chris is a key member of this group, working with his colleagues to design controls solutions to customer specifications and create impactful programming.

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Employee Spotlight – Markus Green

June 13, 2024

Markus

In this month’s employee spotlight, we talk to Markus Green, a safety specialist in our Dallas office. Markus leads our safety automation group in solving forklift/pedestrian interaction issues with advanced solutions. With June being National Safety Month, we talked with him about how he approaches safety for his customers.

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Moving Up – Rideable Lift Advantages

June 6, 2024

rideable lift with doors closed

Mezzanines are a tried and true method of increasing space usage in your facility. We’ve all seen a warehouse tap into its vertical cube by adding a mezzanine or pick module solution. The results are increased storage and product movement while gaining more control of unused areas.

Once you’ve got a mezzanine in place, the journey to more efficiency doesn’t end! With an existing mezzanine, you want to consider all avenues of movement when on it or when transporting to it. Enhancing these methods only increases the ROI of your investment, while helping throughput. With this in mind, how your workers access your mezzanine is a prime area for consideration.

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Posted in Lifting & Lift Systems, Mezzanines & Industrial Platforms|

How to Start Your Palletizer Project

May 23, 2024

robotic palletizer in action

In this new age of battling labor shortages while increasing throughput, finding the right means is critical. Forward-thinking operations that turn to automated solutions are finding a balance between worker and machine. This balance leads to new heights scaled in terms of productivity and engagement.

One way to enhance an operation in this regard is by implementing palletizers. These systems offer increasing speed, safety and structure of pallet production, but when considering such a solution where should you begin?

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Posted in Automation, Labor & Efficiency|

Employee Spotlight – Jason Boynton

May 21, 2024

Jason Boynton employee spotlight

In this month’s employee spotlight, we talk to Jason Boynton, an account executive in our Nashville office. Jason looks to solve his customer’s most pressing issues through tailored solutions. He also recognizes the value of communication in every step of the process.

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Employee Spotlight – Amanda Miller

April 16, 2024

Amanda Miller employee spotlight

In this month’s employee spotlight, we celebrate Amanda Miller, a Project Engineer in our Tulsa office. With over a decade at Cisco-Eagle, Amanda tackles each challenge with the right technology and process for the application. Beyond her technical expertise, Amanda is passionate about fostering teamwork and ensuring her projects are at the forefront of innovation.

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Mark McGeachy is Cisco-Eagle’s 2023-2024 Employee-Owner of the Year

April 11, 2024

Cisco-Eagle Employee-Owner of the Year Trophy Presentation

Above, left to right: Employee-Owner of the Year Mark McGeachy, Cisco-Eagle President Bryan Gauger

The employee-owners of Cisco-Eagle named Mark McGeachy as our company’s 2023-2024 Employee-Owner of the Year. The award is unique because it’s bestowed by a team of employees, the ESOP Advisory Committee after a round of companywide nominations. A committee of peers—fellow employee-owners—chooses the employee of the year.

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