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Millwood, Inc. a worldwide industry leader and innovator of unit load and packaging systems, materials and services, has hired Jenna Germano as its in-house designer and marketing brand specialist. In the newly created position, Germano will support Millwood’s marketing, communications and branding initiatives from a design perspective. She will also be responsible for marketing programs to key target industries.
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Liberty Technologies has introduced a patent-pending SafeFlo technology for the storage and controlled gravity flow of slip sheets and other pallet-less load applications. Similar to SafeFlo solutions already available to handle palletized loads, the slip sheet system uses air and gravity to control the movement of unit loads through a high density storage system.
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Millwood, Inc. a worldwide industry leader and innovator of unit load and packaging systems, materials and services, and Liberty Technologies, a Millwood Company, recently added three new hires to regional sales and business development positions. “Millwood is a growing organization and we continue to expand our foot print,” said Doug Gaier, Millwood’s director – regional sales management. “These three will allow us to better service customers in new regions along with our large base of national accounts.”
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Millwood Inc. recently showcased its Unit Load Test & Design Lab at ProMat 2013. Headed by Ralph Rupert, the former director of the Center for Unit Load Design at Virginia Tech, Millwood’s Unit Load Test & Design Lab is designed to conduct ISTA, ASTM and ISO compression, vibration and shock tests for transport packaging. The lab utilizes state-of-the-art test equipment, materials handling equipment and packaging materials to simulate the handling of a load through the supply chain and analyze where and why a load fails.
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Liberty Technologies has signed an exclusive sales and marketing agreement with SafeFlo Technologies, LLC. Based in Union, Kentucky, SafeFlo applies pneumatic controls and deep lane storage principles to design, build and retrofit material handling and storage systems for manufacturers and distributors.
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Millwood Inc. has hired Jessica Palmer as marketing programs analyst. In the newly created position, Palmer will support Millwood’s marketing and sales initiatives through competitive analysis, economic monitoring and industry research. She will also lead a project to expand the use of Millwood’s CRM program to better serve its customers. In addition, Palmer will help implement marketing accountability measurement programs.
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Discover the latest solutions to move your business forward as the industry's leading innovators showcase their latest manufacturing, distribution and supply chain equipment and systems at ProMat 2013 held January 21-24 at Chicago's McCormick Place. Join Millwood Inc. at booth 3657!
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Liberty Technologies has hired Jake Bennett as director – engineering. Bennett brings a strong background in electrical engineering, manufacturing operations and systems integration to his role, including engineering management positions at Swagelok, Chrysler and Parker Hannafin.
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Millwood Inc. has acquired the business of Lannes Williamson Pallets, a family-owned Southside, West Virginia pallet operation known for quality and superior customer service. Although Williamson is closing his plant, Millwood will service his accounts from mills in the region.

"After forty years of continuous operation, retiring was one of the most challenging decisions I have made,” said Lannes Williamson, president. "It was most important to me that our loyal customers are well served. I believe that Millwood is the supplier that is most capable of providing the same level of customer service that Williamson Pallets customers have come to expect.”
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Millwood Inc., a worldwide industry leader and innovator of unit load and packaging systems, materials and services, has hired Keith "Doc” Ainsley to manage Graham Pallet, a Millwood Inc. company, and promoted Mike Scoby to sales manager for the Ohio River Valley Region.
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BOOTH 6713 - PACK EXPO International 2012, in Chicago, brings together more than 46,000 buyers from all over the globe and 1,800-plus leading suppliers, showcasing state-of-the art materials, machinery and methods for packaging and processing in every market. Far and away the industry's premier event, PACK EXPO International comprises more than 1.1 million square feet of exhibit space.
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Liberty Technologies has hired Susan Elkins as a senior packaging engineer – unit load technology. Elkins holds a Bachelor of Science degree in packaging engineering from Michigan State University. Prior to joining Liberty Technologies, Elkins spent nearly 20 years designing and implementing packaging solutions and procurement strategies at IBM. In addition to managing corporate packaging programs for IBM’s Global Logistics Operations Support, she worked as a packaging category manager, enhancing customers’ packaging sourcing strategies and specifications.
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