Matt Cummings dives as deep as needed to solve a problem.
PeakLogix’s own Matt Cummings at about 45 feet under water on the reef off of Pigeon Point in Tobago.
We’ll go anywhere to solve a problem…
October 8th, 2009Meet Phil Jones
October 8th, 2009
Phil has been in the industrial sales arena for 20 years, starting as a technician on-the-road installing, repairing and troubleshooting equipment. From there, he worked his way up through service, sales and territory management and is now a Regional Director with PeakLogix serving clients in the central Pennsylvania area.
As the proud father of two beautiful girls, Phil enjoys coaching youth sports. He has been involved in basketball, baseball, lacrosse and soccer. Currently, Phil is coaching his youngest daughter in soccer and serves as a referee in both basketball and volleyball. In his spare time, Phil enjoys playing guitar, playing basketball, and volunteering at his church. His favorite hobby, however, is being a Dad!
UMC Relief Group Back from Texas
July 24th, 2009I recently had the opportunity to volunteer for the United Methodist Committee on Relief to assist families near Galveston, Texas, nine months after hurricane Ike ravaged the area.
Our team was comprised of a group of 45 adults including college and high school students from the Richmond area. We stayed at Crockett United Methodist Church, which is not functioning at present and could not accommodate all of our shower and personal hygiene needs. A local hospital provided some much needed shower facilities, for which we we
re all very appreciative.
re all very appreciative.My team was sent to help Archie, Nina and their daughter, Laura, fix up their home. The family had been living in a FEMA trailer since June 13, 2008, as their home had so much water damage from the hurricane. I’m sure when we stepped out of the van, they wondered what we could accomplish. As the week went by, we were able to tear out the rotting floor boards and replace them, clean up the debris and trash from the property, and finished two-thirds of sheet rocking the ceiling. We also cleanup the family’s yard by pulling weeds, cutting down dead trees, and mowing the lawn.
Making a difference for Apex, NC, Schools
June 30th, 2009
I was excited to participate in the Apex, NC, Chamber of Commerce 9th Annual Book Bag Bonanza! Member businesses contributed $10,000 (exceeding the goal!) to benefit Apex elementary and middle schools. This provided 150 brand new book bags for elementary school students filled to the brim with school supplies. Each school will distribute them to children in need that would otherwise not have these essential learning tools. Schools were also given Visa cards and Office Max gift cards to fulfill any other student or school needs. I helped open cartons and set up school supplies in an “assembly line” fashion for efficient stuffing by the school principals and teachers. I can only imagine the look on each child’s face when he/she receives this new book bag that is all their own!
Christine Johnson, Regional Director - Eastern North Carolina
Always Turn Right
June 30th, 2009If you ever have an opportunity to tour the UPS Hub in Richmond, Virginia, I would highly recommend it.
I would like to give a special thanks to the CSCMP Central Virginia Chapter for putting last weeks tour together and to Rob Mason, Industrial Engineering Manager, and Adriana White, Industrial Engineering Supervisor for the Twilight Shift, for taking time from their busy schedules at UPS to provide the tour.
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PeakLogix Expands into Pennsylvania
June 3rd, 2009We are excited to announce that Robert D. “Bob”Sperring has joined PeakLogix as Regional Director.
Bob has 6 years of experience selling material handling solutions in the Philadelphia marketplace, and says that he looks forward to great success with PeakLogix, with our extensive engineering and design capabilities.
Personally, Bob enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 children. He and his wife are eagerly awaiting the birth of another son at the end of July. He enjoys scuba diving, fishing, camping and skiing with his friends and family.
CSCMP Tours Performance Bicycle
May 28th, 2009Last week, the Tarheel Chapter of CSCMP toured the Performance Bicycle distribution center in Chapel Hill, NC. They are the #1 cycling-specific retailer in the US and market through a catalog, web site, and 84 retail stores. 60% of their business is done through the retail stores. The facility is 120,000 square feet and ships 1 million packages per year with an average of 5-7 items per box. per customer. 135,000 bicycles were shipped in 2008. They recycle stretch wrap, banding, corrugated, and paper.
This center is a “paperless” environment in which personnel record all inventory transactions by using hand-held computers. All product movements from storage, to picking, to the shipping dock are updated in real-time. Time, date, and user ID are electronically stamped on each activity. Every box has a unique LPN or locator case number assigned at receiving and every item is weighed and measured and data is entered in the system.
The warehousing space is configured specifically for each of the three primary activities that occur there. The first area is designed for receiving and bulk storage of full case merchandise. The second area is for non-conveyable large cartons, and the third area, which contains the two-level pick module.
Our Sustainability Responsibility
May 15th, 2009The Tar Heel Chapter of CSCMP held a dinner meeting in Research Triangle Park, NC with a presentation on Challenges & Rewards: Achieving a Sustainable Business. There were representatives from a local university business school, trucking, technology manufacturing, cosmetics manufacturing and packaging companies. The presentation was given by Nancy Geisler, Vice President of Sustainability, for Unisource Worldwide, Inc.
Nancy gave a great overview of sustainability in business and examples of what many companies are already doing. First is to consider price versus cost, even though you have found the best “price”, what is it really costing? Is the environment impacted negatively in order to create that best price? Another is to more efficiently transport goods through packaging changes or ensuring full truckloads every time.
A Look Back at the Race for the Cure (by Bob Giberson, Team Captain)
May 13th, 2009Saturday was a great day for the Race for the Cure. The weather was beautiful, as was the views of Richmond from the Manchester and Lee Bridges. What a great course for the event.
Thank you to my teammates and friends who walked withTeam PeakLogix and the more than 9,000 other participants.
Breast cancer has touched our friends and families and we will be walking again next year to help fight for the cure.
We hope you’ll join us!
Fuji Robotics Videos
May 6th, 2009Below is a series of short videos featuring Fuji palletizing robots. As you’ll see, product is fed into the work cell via powered conveyor. The robot picks the product and places it in a predetermined pattern on the pallet. The robot then builds each subsequent layer of product until the pallet is full. At this time, the full pallet is removed, either manually or automatically, and a new empty pallet is presented. The cycle repeats.
Note that the actual picking of the product is achieved through a custom designed end-effecter, or “hand” of the robot. The videos show various styles of end-effecters in use, ranging from clamp style for boxes to vacuum style for use placing boxes, slip sheets, and empty pallets.
video management, video solution, video streaming
More videos…
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