PARAGON TECHNOLOGIES’ SI SYSTEMS’ PRODUCTION & ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS BRAND LANDS A $1.4 MILLION TOWLINE CONTRACT
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Vehicle Assembly Application for a Recreational Vehicle Manufacturer
EASTON, PA — September 19, 2005 -- Paragon Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:PTG), a leading supplier of “smart” material handling solutions, including systems, technologies, products and services, announced today that its SI Systems’ Production & Assembly brand received an order totaling approximately $1.4 million for a vehicle assembly application for a recreational vehicle manufacturer. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Len Yurkovic, President and CEO of Paragon Technologies, commented, “This order is continued evidence of the improved quality and increased productivity that our proprietary LO-TOW ® transportation conveyor system provides for vehicle assembly applications. We are extremely pleased that this repeat customer has again selected SI to be their partner in automation for this important project. We are looking forward to continued success from Paragon’s SI Systems Production & Assembly brand.”
Similar towline-based system solutions have been installed at assembly plants, distribution centers for large retail chains, military facilities, and bulk mail processing centers.
About Paragon Technologies
Paragon Technologies is a leader in integrating material handling systems and creating automated solutions for material flow applications. SI Systems’ Production & Assembly and Order Fulfillment branded technologies and material handling solutions address unit assembly handling and order fulfillment applications. One of the top material handling systems suppliers worldwide, SI Systems leading clients have included the United States Postal Service, General Motors, BMG, Ford, Peterbilt, Harley-Davidson, and Walgreens.
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