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Army Airborne Christopher Kunder wanted to surprise his family upon his return home from Afghanistan. To his dismay the house was locked and no one was home. Christopher thought he would try to find a way in and wait until they came back but a good neighbor mistook him for a burglar and soon Illinois finest showed up. The rest of the story is heart-warming and humorous. I personally find it uplifting to read the police officer’s reaction and how he handled the situation. Please read the full story on
Posted by AW-Systems on September 22nd, 2010 :: Filed under
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American Warehouse Systems was fortunate enough to participate in a large conveyor project for Peal Harbor Naval Base. The defense distribution center was badly outdated and needed a more efficient system to induct and distribute product. The system needed to span two buildings and traverse a fairly busy base road. One of the buildings has only wire mesh walls and the other building is a protected historical structure. These factors created unique opportunities for American Warehouse Systems to shine.
The project included a very large Hytrol conveyor system including...
Posted by AW-Systems on September 8th, 2010 :: Filed under
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I was eating dinner a few weeks back with a soldier that just returned from Iraq. He was telling me about a UAV that they carried in a suitcase and how well it worked in an urban environment. They could carry the lightweight unit to the top of a building and reconnoiter the entire area looking for hostiles or other potential troubles. This UAV could be fitted with either a day or a night vision camera so illumination wasn’t an issue.
It sounded so interesting I thought I would research the UAV and blog about it. He was speaking of the Bluebird MicroB. NOTE: I am NOT affiliated with nor connected in any way with Bluebird. I found it fasinating how technology...
Posted by AW-Systems on September 1st, 2010 :: Filed under
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American Warehouse Systems was recently asked to help solve an access problem for the Air National Guard 934th Airlift Wing in Minneapolis MN. The 934th Airlift Wing, also known as the “Flying Vikings,” is Minnesota’s only Air Force Reserve unit. It is a combat-ready Air Force Reserve Command flying unit, which serves as the Department of Defense’s host for Army, Navy, Marine and Air National Guard units at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station, MN.
The aircraft...
Posted by AW-Systems on August 25th, 2010 :: Filed under
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American Warehouse Systems was asked to design and implement a large mezzanine system for the Defense Logistic Agency in one of their California facilities. DLA used to store materials in pallets on standard selective rack in the project area and they wanted to turn it over to a manual cart picking operation. The system included a 40,000 sq. ft. mezzanine, over 4000 steel shelving units, Hytrol conveyor,...
Posted by AW-Systems on August 18th, 2010 :: Filed under
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