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The Tax Relief Act of 2010 has an interesting implication to those contemplating the purchase of material handling equipment in 2011.
Section 179 of the IRS tax code was changed to allow businesses to deduct the FULL PURCHASE PRICE of qualifying equipment and/or software purchased or financed during the tax year.
Before I accepted my position as a research and development engineer at Bastian Material Handling, I only knew of a peripheral definition for material handling. This was due to my focus as an undergrad in automotive engineering, with some topical interest in aerospace and biomechanics.
I had the impression that between these three fields, the most important and exciting engineering work was being done. After beginning my career at Bastian, I was pleased to find out that material handling is chock full of challenging engineering problems and the possible solutions were as varied and unique as the products they handle.
From the start, everyone’s comfort level when purchasing material handling equipment online is low. Since material handling orders are typically large, pulling the trigger for an online order can be intimidating. However, one of the most reassuring parts of purchasing online is that good e-commerce sites have learned best practices over the last two decades and have applied these lessons to today’s B2B transactions. A good online material handling equipment provider will offer you an easy and secure way to purchase your equipment regardless of whether you are ordering a $10 caster or $20,000 worth of conveyor.
In a down economy, businesses start to maintain their conveyors instead of replacing them. As the economy starts to squeeze the wallet, new conveyor sales start to fall but spare parts sales, according to Bob Trebilcock from Modern Material Handling magazine, could potentially increase 25% this year…
