VANCOUVER, WA (USA) – October 20, 2025 – Rick Goode, Chairman and CEO of Columbia Machine, Inc., announced the appointment of Robert Gustine as Group President, Vancouver Operations, effective October 20, 2025. In this newly created role, Gustine will lead Columbia’s Vancouver-based Concrete Products, Palletizer, and Mold business units, along with shared manufacturing operations, to drive tighter strategic alignment and performance across the organization.Gustine’s mandate includes strengthening operational and financial accountability, advancing market and industry leadership, and reinforcing Columbia’s customer-centric culture - ensuring decisions are made “from the eyes of our customers” while maintaining cost-effectiveness. He will focus on operational excellence and manufacturing performance, including cost control, quality, efficiency, utilization, lean practices, and inventory management, while accelerating innovation and deepening collaboration across business units, affiliates, and international subsidiaries.Gustine joins Columbia from OECO (Parker-Meggitt), where since 2010 he has held progressive leadership roles including General Manager, Director of Site Operations, and Director of Manufacturing. Earlier in his career, he served in operations and quality roles at Material Sciences Corporation and Sherwin-Williams. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and is a Six Sigma Black Belt.“Rob brings a proven, metrics-driven approach to leading complex, high-reliability manufacturing,” said Rick Goode, Chairman and CEO, Columbia Machine, Inc. “His track record aligning teams around strategy, elevating quality, and moving faster from concept to customer value makes him an excellent fit to guide our Vancouver Operations and support our global growth ambitions.”“I’m honored to join Columbia and partner with our teams to deliver innovative, reliable, and cost-effective solutions for our customers,” said Robert Gustine. “We’ll focus on disciplined execution, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement—always from the eyes of our customers.”About Columbia MachineEstablished in 1937, Columbia Machine is a fourth generation, privately held, world-wide leader in the design, manufacturing and support of factory automation equipment solutions for a variety of industries, with customers in over 100 countries around the world. Primary business units include: Batching and Mixing Solutions, Concrete Products Equipment Solutions, Production Equipment Molds, Bag Filling and Handling Technology, Mechanical Palletizing Machines, Robotic Palletizing Solutions, Conveyor System Solutions, Pallet Load Transfer Solutions and Manufacturing Services. The Columbia Group of Companies has manufacturing facilities on five continents, with over 1,200 team members worldwide, focused on world-class engineered solutions and customer service.ContactTaylor GoodeCorporate Marketing Managertaygoode@colmac.com

Electric drives in industrial applications consume up to 70 percent of the total energy required, creating great potential for optimization. NORD DRIVESYSTEMS meets these demands with a range of powerful, energy-saving electric motors including asynchronous, synchronous, explosion protected, and smooth body versions. These motors are built in-house for high availability, deliver high-efficiency, and meet all common global efficiency regulations and standards. Thanks to the modular design, they are compatible with the full NORD gear unit and variable frequency drive portfolio and can also be used as stand-alone motors.NORD motors are constructed with superior insulating methods to provide excellent moisture protection, low temperature rise, and voltage spike resistance in accordance with NEMA MG 1. Low rotor inertia and high starting torque allow peak performance in difficult applications involving high start/stop cycling rates or rapid acceleration/deceleration. Standard motors offer protection from the elements and include design benefits such as shaft lip seals on both ends of the motor shafts, stator to endbell connections sealed to exclude moisture, double coated magnetic wire insulation, corrosion resistant alloy materials, threaded cable entry holes, and more. While standard features address the most common requirements, there are many additional selections to configure NORD motors to meet system requirements.NORD produces four different lines of three-phase asynchronous motors with a power range of 0.16 – 75 hp for operation in a wide variety of applications. While smooth-body motors are ideal for hygienic wash-down environments like the food and beverage industry, two-speed and single-phase motors provide the necessary power for machine tools, pumps, conveyor belts, and fans, and standard three-phase motors offer unmatched protection against electrical and mechanical overload in countless applications. In the standard power range, IE3 motors retain the same overall dimensions as lower efficiency motors for easy drop-in replacement when switching efficiency classes.Smooth surface motors offer a wash-down design suitable for the food and beverage industry, pharmaceuticals, dairy, bottling, and other hygienic applications. Their aluminum alloy housing provides an inherent resistance to corrosion and thanks to the smooth surface, particles have no ridges or cavities to cling to, making them easy to remove during cleaning. The product offering includes four continuous duty premium efficient asynchronous motor sizes with a power range of 0.16 – 1.50 hp. Standard benefits include minimum IP66 ingress protection rating, inverter/vector duty wiring and insulation, and moisture-resistant varnished dipped windings. Additional motor options for wash-down systems include brakes, thermal overload protection, space heaters, potted terminal boxes, condensation drain holes, and connectivity solutions.IE5+ synchronous motors from NORD utilize permanent magnets, eliminating the need for an external energy supply to generate the magnetic field and resulting in extremely high efficiency, high-power density, and enabling considerable energy savings to be achieved, especially for continuous duty applications. Unlike other motors, IE5+ motors deliver constant torque and efficiency over a wide speed range, even at partialload operation and low speeds, allowing for system variants to be reduced. Ventilated versions (TEFC) are optimized for intralogistics thanks to their advanced heat dissipation via a finned housing while smooth body versions (TENV) deliver a corrosion resistant option for hygienic environments.NORD additionally offers explosion-proof motors to elevate safety and efficiency of operations in hazardous environments such as those in grain mills, pharmaceuticals, mining, and more that encounter explosive dust or potentially flammable gas atmospheres. Explosion-protected motors for gas atmospheres cover Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C, and D while explosion-protected motors for dust atmospheres cover Class II, Division 2, Groups F and G. Available motor sizes range from 63 – 180 and offer a power range of 0.16 – 30 hp.NORD motors are not only powerful and robust, but also feature high gear ratios, toothed motor shafts, and a compact design for space-saving installation. Whether in agitators, conveyor systems, intralogistics, or the food and beverage production, NORD electric motors deliver high performance, reliability, and long service life.About NORD DRIVESYSTEMSWith more than 4,900 employees, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has been developing, producing, and selling drive technology for over 50 years, and it is a global leader among full-service providers in the industry. In addition to standard drives, NORD delivers application-specific designs and solutions for special requirements, such as energy-saving drives or explosion-protected systems. NORD has subsidiaries and sales partners in 80 countries worldwide. The dense sales and service network guarantees optimal availability, enabling short delivery times, and customer-oriented service. NORD produces a very diverse range of drives for torques from 88 lb-in to more than 2.5 million lb-in, provides motors in the power range of 0.16 – 1,341 hp, and manufactures frequency inverters with the required power electronics of up to 200 hp. Inverter solutions are available for conventional control cabinet installations as well as for decentralized, fully-integrated drive units. Visit nord.com.ContactArielle Spotts608-850-1444arielle.Spotts@nord.com

WIXOM, MI - ISD - Integrated Systems Design today announced the Robotic 3D Sorter Mini Putwall System, an advanced sortation solution that transforms warehouse operations through its innovative three-dimensional design. The system delivers impressive metrics including 70% labor savings and return on investment in under a year.The 3D Sorter Mini utilizes both vertical and horizontal space to minimize footprint while maximizing sortation capabilities. With a throughput of up to 1,500 pieces per hour and 3 to 5 times greater sorting efficiency compared to manual methods, the system addresses critical challenges facing modern warehouses."What makes the 3D Sorter Mini truly exceptional is its ability to deliver enterprise-level sortation performance in a compact footprint," said Ed Romaine, VP Marketing and Business Development at ISD. "We're seeing clients achieve dramatic improvements in efficiency while significantly reducing labor costs. This system represents a fundamental shift in how warehouses approach the entire sortation process."The system's intelligent design accommodates up to 100 customizable sort positions and integrates seamlessly with existing warehouse technologies, including Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS), conveyor systems, and shelving solutions.By automating the sortation process, operations can significantly reduce reliance on manual labor while processing items at previously unattainable rates in comparable spaces. The combination of labor savings, improved throughput, and reduced error rates contributes to the system's notably fast return on investment.In today's competitive real estate market, the 3D Sorter Mini addresses space constraints through vertical design, requiring significantly less floor area than traditional sorting systems. Its modular, customizable configuration makes it ideal for operations experiencing seasonal fluctuations in demand.The system features advanced intelligence with seamless integration capabilities for major Warehouse Management Systems, Warehouse Execution Systems, and Enterprise Resource Planning platforms. Despite its sophisticated technology, the 3D Sorter Mini is designed for rapid deployment with minimal training requirements.Its versatility makes it suitable for diverse applications across numerous sectors including e-commerce, apparel and footwear, third-party logistics, healthcare, and manufacturing. The underlying technology includes high-speed sorting robots operating at 1.0 m/s with vertical lifting ranges from 500mm to 2100mm, intelligent routing, and gentle handling through high-friction conveyor belts.As warehouses face increasing pressure to process more orders faster while controlling costs, solutions like the Robotic 3D Sorter Mini Putwall System represent essential technology for competitive operations. The system's combination of space efficiency, labor savings, and cross-industry adaptability positions it as a key advancement in warehouse automation.About Integrated Systems Design - ISD Integrated Systems Design is a comprehensive systems integrator of automated solutions for warehouses, manufacturing, distribution centers, retail, assembly, and wholesale applications improving processes and productivity while reducing operational costs. Whether providing consulting services to meet current issues or developing future scalable plans to address industry challenges, ISD creates value by designing systems to our clients' specific requirements. ISD expertise ranges from handling, storing, and picking pieces (eaches), cases, pallets, build lines, and special or custom handling solutions. Products and services include: automatic storage and retrieval (ASRS), conveyor, AMRs, robotics, batch stations, shuttles, pick-to-light, carousels, vertical lift modules (VLMs), sortation systems, truck loading/unloading systems, controls, software (including inventory management, WCS, WMS, MES, and ERP).ContactEd RomaineVP Marketing & Bus. Dev.215-512-2613eromaine@isddd.com

A belt conveyor whose length can be varied by telscoping slides on the frame.

A belt used to carry materials and transmit power required to move the load being conveyed.

A steel belt and either a magnetic slider bed or magnetic pulley is used to transport ferrous materials vertically, upside down, and around corners.