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OK this may be my last post at this URL. Our blog moved to our main site several months ago and we are running smoothly. The new blog is integrated into our AW-Systems site. I post every week usually on Wednesday (sometimes Thursday or Friday) about the things I enjoy like material handling equipment and systems, the military and sometimes politics. Please use the following links to navigate and

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This weeks blog post is about a large conveyor project we participated in for Pearl Harbor Naval Base. For the full story go to our corporate blog here; American Warehouse Systems Blog.Hopefully by now most of our readers have realized our blog has moved. I will continue to send out notification on our old blog for a few more months but the end is near for this site.All our blog posts either are

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This week's blog is about the Bluebird Aero MicroB Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ( UAV ). I had a lengthy conversation with a soldier who used one of these in Iraq.For more information check out the full article. http://bit.ly/8YLONNIf you don't already know this, my blog has officially moved onto our corporate website. http://aw-systems.com/blog/ Next time you have a few minutes, stop by and check it

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This week's blog post is on a very interesting project we recently completed for the "Flying Vikings", Minnesota's own 934th Airlift Wing.American Warehouse Systems had a great time working with the Air National Guard designing a safe ergonomic way to transport tools and personnel from the hangar floor to the wing of their C-130H3's. We implemented an American Mezzanine System with a special

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This week's blog highlights a mezzanine project American Warehouse Systems completed for the Defense Logistics Agency at one of their distribution centers. It was one of the largest mezzanine structures we have every completed, almost 40,000 Sq. Ft.!For more information, you can read the full article on American Warehouse Systems Blog

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This week our blog post highlights a recent project American Warehouse Systems implemented for the US Embassy Praia in the island country of Cape Verde. It was a very complex project requiring many different products integrated into one system. Because of our large GSA product and service offerings we were able to complete the project entirely on GSA contract.To read the full story, visit

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Pioneer Hi-Bred is the world's leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics to farmers worldwide. With the increase in demand for their products, they were confronted with re-evaluating their storage capacity within their facilities. They approached American Warehouse Systems for help with this issue.In an effort to store as many pallets as possible in the existing warehouse, Pioneer

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As promised, I will continue to post a title, short description and a link to our new blog at, http://aw-systems.com/blog/. It's still not quite up to speed but I'm being as patient as I can be. I'm assured it will be there soon. In the meantime, please forgive our mess and come check it out.Today's post discusses how American Warehouse Systems provided a sensible "green" solution to a US Navy

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After much delay we have finally migrated our blog to our website. We feel there is great value in having the blog resident on our main site at the folder level. This of course will cause some confusion and issues moving forward but we hope all will hang with us during the mess.Now it's not quite all together and pretty yet but we expect it will be in a few short weeks. In the meantime I will be

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American Warehouse Systems has recently completed a 463L pallet conveyor system on a mezzanine for Hurlburt Field in Florida.The customer needed the 463L conveyor system mounted 10' off the ground for a training facility. American Warehouse Systems designed a mezzanine to support our conveyor and transfer bed for the air cargo 463L pallet. This is no easy task as the 463L pallet is designed to

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Although many of us never did "Drink the Kool-Aid", this is a great video nontheless. It is a clear message about how America feels. Enjoy.

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I realize that most folks that read this blog aren't in the Minneapolis area but it would be nothing but wrong if I didn't mention the Linked Minnesota Summer Extravaganza on June 21st at the Minneapolis Airport Hilton. Linked Minnesota is a group formed on LinkedIn (and still going strong) of businesses and individuals with interest in networking mainly for business. Every month the group meets

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Monday, June 14, 2010 you will have the opportunity to join us at Gabe’s Roadhouse in St. Paul, MN for a LinkedMinnesota lunch event. LinkedMinnesota organizes a networking lunch every month for Minnesota businesses. This month's event is sponsored by American Warehouse Systems.We will begin the day at 11:15 AM with casual networking. The goal with the networking is to meet and connect with at

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On April 28, 2010, American Warehouse Systems received a Certificate of Recognition from the State of Minnesota and The Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC). This award is given out every year to small businesses that excel in bringing federal dollars to Minnesota through Federal Government Contracts. This past year American Warehouse Systems was #10 on the list of Minnesota Small

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Last week I was hosted by my good friends at Starrco in St. Louis MO. Starrco manufactures inplant modular offices and buildings, prefabricated buildings, cleanrooms and just about any other form of hard wall enclosure. I was warmly received by the good people at Starrco, given the tour of the factory and had a great day of meetings with their personnel. The atmosphere was business of course but

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There has been a video circulating for quite awhile now comparing a visit from President Bush to a visit from Obama to the United States Marine Corps. There is a good chance you have already seen it but if not I have a like to the video at the bottom of this entry.I love this video for many reasons. First because I greatly admire President Bush, he reminds me a lot of my pastor. There really are

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When American Warehouse Systems began the campaign to promote Safety Grant Money available through MN Workplace Safety Council, the acceptance of the program was slow, followed by a rapid series of improvement stories. One such story comes from Central Container Company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.The production line at Central Container had issues with scrap materials accumulating on the

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Tomorrow I will be heading to Marco Island FL for the 2010 Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) Convention. As some of you may know I am on the Board of Directors for MHEDA and quite involved in association functions especially educational workshops, seminars and webinars. I am honored to be on MHEDA's Education Committee helping to plan our educational calendar every year

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For over 35 years, WireCrafters has manufactured what we feel is the “Very Best Woven Wire Partition.” Contrary to traditional systems, the Style 840 is based on the simple idea that panels stack one on top of the other between tubular posts to reach the finished partition height. This all welded, modular, stackable system has benefits unequaled in the industry. American Warehouse Systems brings

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The above video is aptly named, "The Last Campfire". It illustrates how the American Warfighter has evolved to embrace new technologies. The engagement in the video is vastly different than how it would have played out in our "fathers' wars". It certainly makes one wonder what the future of warfare will look like.

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IRVINE, Calif. (March 30, 2010) – Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) recently announced the 2009 winners of its prestigious President’s Award. TMHU selects its top dealers each year from a nationwide network of 68 dealers and 188 dealership locations, recognizing them for demonstrating excellence in parts, service and equipment sales, customer satisfaction and overall dealership

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How many times have you questioned the stability or capacity of the racking in your warehouse? Is the load too heavy for the beams? Does the forklift operator know how to properly place the pallet in the rack? Can the uprights withstand a collision with a forklift? These are common and very reasonable questions. Every company should focus on internal safety and have or create an internal safety

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There is a well known Facebook story where the pickle defeats the rock band. I won't go into it here but it does bring up several questions about social media and human beings.Let's take Twitter for example. I have in past blogs written about the social"ness" of Twitter and the desire for people to become part of a group of like minded individuals. I often like to think of Twitter as a social

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This week I thought I would actually write about a storage product, the TA-50 gear locker. This product is about as misunderstood and confusing as they get. I guess it starts with the name, TA-50. My guess is most civilians don't really even know what TA-50 means and perhaps a few in our armed forces aren't quite sure what it actually stands for. TA-50 is short for Table of Allowances 50; now

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As many of you know I am first and foremost a marketing person, specifically business to business (or Government) marketing on the Internet. By the grace of God we have been able to grow American Warehouse Systems from two guys in a storage closet (literally) to one of the largest suppliers of material handling products to the US Federal Government. All of this business has been generated by

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So I'm sitting in Rome, I was just served my Caprese salad and I'm contemplating the impact of material handling on the world. I am very tired as it's after 10:00 pm in Rome Italy (people eat late here).One of my clients here (and the reason for my visit) is a map support office for the US Navy. The MSO (Map Support Office) needed a more efficient way to store, package and ship the standard,

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I spent most of my day today putting out fires and making a video for my good friend Kyle at Toyota Lift of Minnesota. Consequently I don't really have anything prepared to blog (if you remember I usually just blog what is on my mind every Wednesday). So I figured I'd just blog the video of Kyle and his crew picking up a dime with their Toyota forklift.Have a great week!

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Bagram Airfield is a militarized airport and housing complex that is located next to the ancient city of Bagram, 6.8 mi southeast of Charikar in Parwan province of Afghanistan. It is often referred to as Bagram Air Base, however the senior mission commander at Bagram is an Army two-star general, making it an Army Airfield in US military parlance. The base is currently occupied and maintained by

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From time to time I am asked, "How can a social media site like Linkedin help me sell material handling equipment?" If you read my last blog (or follow me on Twitter) you already know I am a big proponent of social media as a means to "reach out" and not necessarily a sales tool. For the most part this is true unless you are in sales and you have a Linkedin account.Linkedin, in my humble opinion,

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American Warehouse Systems has officially jumped in the deep end of the social media pool. We now have seven employees with authorized Twitter pages from sales to service to engineering. We are present on LinkedIn having both a company profile and profiles for dozens of employees. Our Facebook page is up and running and our YouTube account already has several videos. Obviously we blog (or at

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American Warehouse Systems was recently awarded the WireCrafters High Wire Performers award for sales excellence. WireCrafters is the largest wire partition manufacturer in the USA. They manufacture wire partitions for warehouse partitioning, tool cribs, storage cages, TA-50 gear lockers. In addition to wire products WireCrafters also manufactures high impact warehouse guardrail. A large portion

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PROFANITY ALERT! Although given the situation I certainly don't blame them, there is a bit of profanity in the above video.IED's or Improvised Explosive Devices are just one of the many dangers our Armed Forces face everyday. Our troops were very lucky in this particular case as it appears the IED may have been planted too far below the surface of the road. Had it been properly placed, the

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This is a very special poem that should be read everyday of the year, but especially on Christmas. We as Americans must support our men and women that at best put their lives on hold at worst put their lives on the line in service of our great Nation. While most of you are at home with your families this holiday season please remember and be grateful to the ones who "guard your door". To all our

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This video was released by the NRA right before Thanksgiving 2009. It is a portion of a speech given by Lt. Col. Oliver North at the 2009 NRA annual meeting. In his speech, Lt. Col. North reminds us that while we are home enjoying time spent with our families and friends this holiday season, we have thousands of men and women overseas representing us in a war. These American Heroes cannot be

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Take Advantage of Social Media's Free Marketing OpportunitiesOrginally published in the December 2009 edition of The MHEDA Edge.By now most of you have heard of Twitter, the newest social media phenomenon that is sweeping the Web. It allows you to communicate with your pool of “followers” via 140-character posts or “tweets.” What you might not realize is that Twitter is a great marketing tool

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American Warehouse Systems is participating in the first ever LinkedMinnesota Holiday Networking Extravaganza, held at the Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis on Dec. 14. This is the largest event to date with the Minnesota Group through the LinkedIn Social website.The show floor will open for attendees at 10:00 AM with a fabulous Italian lunch buffet featuring two types of lasagna and side dishes

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I usually try to blog every Wednesday. I'm a day late this week but with good reason. I was in sunny California finalizing the details of a partnership with Power Automation Systems, a manufacturer that produces the next generation in high density pallet storage. PAS manufactures the PowerStor system. PowerStor is a close cousin to the fixed-aisle automated storage and retrieval systems with

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This is a great video of the MPS AA-12 military grade fully automatic 12ga shotgun. Originally designed in the 1972 as a selective fire combat shotgun, it was recently redesigned by Jerry Baber into what it is today. This fantastic weapon was designed to support our troops during urban combat and as the video shows, can fire up to 300 shells per minute and has many different speciality rounds

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Recently we have been feverishly working to get up to speed with social media. Why? After many months of research we have finally come to the conclusion social media is here to stay. In addition we strongly believe industry is rapidly adopting social media as a sales and marketing tool. We aren't sure exactly what the marketing landscape will look like in 5 to 10 years but we are fairly certain

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Mark C. Juelich, Executive Director of Toyota-Lift of Minnesota dba American Warehouse Systems located in Minneapolis, MN has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA). Toyota-Lift of Minnesota Inc has been a leader in local material handling solutions since 1978. With the addition of American Warehouse Systems in 2003,

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American Warehouse Systems designs, manufactures, and sells the number one mezzanine system to the Department of Defense; American Mezzanine Systems. Our mezzanines are designed to withstand the rigors of any military application. We use structural steel I-beams and/or open web bar joists with additional reinforcement for maximum strength. Our columns are constructed from ASTM A500 square tubing

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When American Warehouse Systems began the campaign to promote Safety Grant Money available through MN Workplace Safety Council, the acceptance of the program was slow, followed by a rapid series of improvement stories. One such story comes from Central Container Company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.The production line at Central Container had issues with scrap materials accumulating on the

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This past year American Warehouse Systems has been working closely with MN Workplace Safety Council to promote their Safety Products Grant Program. The program allows companies to apply for FREE money for the purchase, maintenance or education that improves the employee’s safety.Our local allied sales representative, Paul Brandes worked closely with Brian Knapp, from Capital Safety to apply for

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Last night I returned home from the MHEDA Board of Directors meeting. MHEDA is the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association. It is the only national trade association dedicated solely to improving the proficiency of the independent material handling equipment distributor. MHEDA represents all segments of the industry and offers resources such as education, networking opportunities,

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- The Eau Claire Area Office of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and American Warehouse Systems in Minneapolis, a registered contractor with the federal government, will take steps to reduce and prevent injuries and illnesses in the warehouse industry through an alliance signed today."This alliance seeks to reach employees and

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How many times have you questioned the stability or capacity of the racking in your warehouse? Is the load too heavy for the beams? Does the forklift operator know how to properly place the pallet in the rack? Can the uprights withstand a collision with a forklift? These are common and very reasonable questions. Every company should focus on internal safety and have or create an internal safety

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There is a common misconception that WIRE DECKS can be used to support the weight of stored pallets. This is not the intended use. Pallet Supports should be used for supporting the weight of a pallet or tote that does not reach, or can not be supported by, the entire top surface of both the front and back pallet rack beams. Wire decks do have a capacity rating, however, in accordance with ANSI

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I have been asked many times over, "What is the savings of using a rack repair kit over upright replacement". There are several advantages that come into play with pallet rack upright repair. A rack repair kit is usually the best alternative when the damage to the pallet rack upright is low, which it usually is (rack damage is often caused by forklifts or other warehouse vehicles). The repair kit

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American Warehouse Systems has always supported our military every way possible. We are very fortunate to be the number one supplier of mezzanine systems to the US Department of Defense. Our goal is to supply the highest quality product at reasonable prices to achieve the best value for our US Federal Government Customers. For more information on our mezzanine systems visit us at

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American Warehouse Systems is a full service material handling equipment supplier specializing in US Federal Government defense distribution centers and storage aid systems. Visit us at www.aw-systems.com for more information.

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