In an earlier post “People Think Purchasing Material Handling Equipment Online is Scary…” I spent some time discussing the two most common reasons people find purchasing material handling equipment online scary.

Today, I would like to explore how ancient proverbs can guide your way when making these purchases. These tips should make purchasing everything from casters and lift tables, to conveyors and conveyor parts, easy and a whole lot less scary.

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Those of you in the business of making electricity do what you want it to do have all been there, whether you are an electrician, electrical engineer, or controls engineer you have been in a position where you have unnecessarily beat your head against the wall trying to solve a problem. When it is all said and done you realize that the root cause of the problem could have easily been avoided had you taken a few simple steps up front. From the “School of Hard Knocks,” here are a few learned lessons that might be helpful to you.

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…

What if you don’t know what the heck this grease-covered thing is that is sitting on your desk with a note that just says, “We need one of these”? “Geez thanks, I will get right on it!”, is what I would be thinking. Well to help you get what you need, here are a few things that would be good to have when you contact Hytrol or Bastian.