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News Release: November 7,
2004
Available in PDF
TOPSâ
ENGINEERING AND OPTILOGISTICS
TEAM UP TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT
PACKAGING AND UNIT LOAD DATA
CHICAGO,
Illinois, November 7, 2004 – TOPSâ
Engineering Corporation, a leader in
distribution and packaging software, and OptiLogistics, Inc., a marketer of
innovative unit load and transport packaging solutions, today announced at PACK
EXPO 2004 a new arrangement centered on providing shippers with new insight into
cargo and unit load design and cube optimization. The relationship will involve
business process sharing, data transfers and expertise exchanges.
TOPS offers a series of sophisticated software
applications that help companies optimize unit and cargo load configurations.
The company, based in Richardson, Texas, will incorporate the OptiLedge System
into its TOPS Pro and MaxLoad Pro applications, both of which are the leading
solutions in the industry.
The OptiLedge System from OptiLogistics includes
the OptiLedge, a unique “L”-shaped unit load platform alternative, machines for
manufacturing the OptiLedge; machines for assembling unit loads and the
technology for the efficient handling, transport and storage of unitized
product.
“TOPS Engineering is clearly at the forefront of
unit load and container layout, and that is where OptiLogistics wants to be.
This is an exciting development for our company, and one that will lead the
expansion of the OptiLedge concept,” said Rex Lowe, President and CEO of
OptiLogistics.
“The OptiLogistics offering is an important
innovation in the field of transport packaging and one that our clients need to
be aware of. We look forward to working with professionals at OptiLogistics to
provide added value to the industry,” said Bill Rehring, President and Founder
of TOPS Engineering.
The integrated system will have its debut during
PACK EXPO International 2004. TOPS Engineering Corporation (Booth # N-3128) will
demonstrate its latest TOPS Pro and MaxLoad Pro software while show attendees
will be able to see the OptiLedge System in action at Booth# E-9124.
About TOPS Engineering Corporation
TOPS Engineering Corporation,
incorporated in 1990, is the world leader in the development of innovative
software for the distribution and packaging professionals. Its flagship
products, "TOPS Pro" -
Package Design and Palletization software and "MaxLoad
Pro" - Cargo Load Planning and Optimization software, has over 8000
installed base worldwide and serves big and small corporations across wide
industries. TOPS also offers the first web-based package design software, TOPSePAC,
allowing package engineers to perform design and analysis anytime, anywhere, on
any platform using any internet browser.
About OptiLogistics, Inc.
OptiLogistics, Inc. is a marketer of an innovative unit load shipping system
applicable in a variety of industries including furniture, home improvement,
consumer and business electronics, appliances and a wide range of other consumer
and industrial product markets. The OptiLogistics solution features the
OptiLedge system comprised of unit load devices and systems for efficient
unitization that facilitates transport and storage to significantly reduce cost
and waste throughout the supply chain. OptiLogistics, Inc., headquartered in
Irving, Texas, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Inter IKEA Holding Systems B.V.,
The Netherlands, which is the mother company of Inter IKEA Systems B.V. – the
owner and franchisor of the IKEA concept worldwide. Additional information is
available at
www.optilogistics.com
Gary Garkowski (gary.garkowski@optilogistics.com)
OptiLogistics, Inc.
511 E John Carpenter Freeway, Suite
630
Irving, Texas 75062 USA
Phone 972-506-0388
TOPSâ,
MaxLoadâ
and TOPSePACâ
are registered trademarks of TOPSâ
Engineering Corporation. |
