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January 21, 2025

Tech Logic Tech Logic's baseCAMP Receives Platinum-Level Ratings for MLA 2025. Tech Logic is pleased to announce that baseCAMP, their central web-based management portal, has received platinum level ratings for the 2025 Modern Library (MLA) Awards. This is baseCAMP's second year in a row receiving platinum-level ratings. The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry. To judge the baseCAMP product, Tech Logic submitted customer references who use baseCAMP regularily, and these customers provided the MLA administration team with ratings based on baseCAMP's functionality and overall value. [Full Announcement].

June 13, 2024

Tech Logic Tech Logic hosts 1920's-Style ALA Reception in San Diego. Tech Logic will host a 1920's-style ALA party. Tech Logic will be exhibiting at booth 923 for the ALA Annual Conference, and throwing a party for librarians. Our motto is “People First,” so we want to take some time to celebrate the amazing people in the library industry. [Full Announcement].

May 29, 2024

Tech Logic Tech Logic announces promotion of Tim Granquist to COO. Tech Logic announced Tim Granquist's promotion to Chief Operating Officer. Effective immediately, Tim will assume responsibility for the leadership of Tech Logic's business operations. Tim joined Tech Logic in 2016. Before Tech Logic, Tim gained experience in the library industry as the Director of Library Relations for Serials Solutions, which became part of ProQuest in 2004. Serials Solutions was founded to alleviate library patrons' frustrations with navigating electronic resources, providing libraries with better academic research workflows and management services. [Full Announcement].

Tech Logic Tech Logic announces promotion of Al David. Tech Logic announced Al David's promotion to Director of Product Management. Al will assume responsibility for the leadership of Tech Logic's product management. Since joining Tech Logic in 2013 as a Software Engineer, Al has served as an integral part of Tech Logic's product development and automation teams. Highlights include a commitment to quality documentation for Tech Logic's product portfolio as well as crucial development work for Tech Logic's solutions, including our award-winning staffCIRC TRAK shelf management solution. [Full Announcement].

October 24, 2023

Tech Logic People First Award presented to Winter Park Library (FL) at Edyth Bush Theatre. Tech Logic presented Winter Park Library with our People First Award during an onsite award ceremony and press conference at Edyth Bush Theatre on October 12, 2023. [Full Announcement].

October 3, 2023

Tech Logic Winter Park Library receives Tech Logic's People First Award for innovative spaces and people-centered programs. With surging foot traffic and circulation, and personalized programming Winter Park Library is well on its way to becoming Florida's only Star Library on the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service. Tech Logic Corporation is presenting Winter Park Library with our People First Award in order to recognize the library's extraordinary action for the benefit of their community. Winter Park Library's spaces and programs reflect a commitment shared by modern libraries around the world—a commitment to serve residents as relevant, people-first community centers. [Full Announcement].

May 16, 2023

Tech Logic Salt Lake County Library receives Tech Logic's People First Award for dynamic new facilities and community resources. Tech Logic Corporation is presenting Salt Lake County Library with a People First Award in order to recognize the library's extraordinary action for the benefit of the community. Salt Lake County's new facilities embody a commitment shared by modern libraries around the world -- a commitment to serve residents as relevant, people-first community centers. [Full Announcement].

October 14, 2019

Tech Logic Tech Logic announces the appointment of Jeff McDaniel as the Director of Sales and Business Development. Tech Logic has appointed Jeff McDaniel as the Director of Sales and Business Development. [Full Announcement].

March 21, 2019

Tech Logic Tech Logic expands, adding six personnel to customer service and mechanical teams. Tech Logic announces the expansion of its automated materials handling (AMH) manufacturing operation, with the addition of six new full-time employees at their Oakdale, Minnesota headquarters. [Full Announcement].

March 5, 2019

Tech Logic Historic Woburn Public Library expands; installing Tech Logic automated materials handling sorter and self-checkout. Massachusetts' historic Woburn Public Library will celebrate the grand opening of its renovated building on March 16, featuring state-of-the-art Tech Logic technologies for patron convenience and staff efficiency at its core. [Full Announcement].

February 11, 2019

Tech Logic Morgantown Public Library to upgrade collection to RFID with award-winning Tech Logic CircTRAK. Tech Logic partnered with the Morgantown Public Library branch of the Morgantown Public Library System, serving Monongalia County, WVa., during the conversion of its collection to RFID. Morgantown has purchased RFID tags, tagging and staff station equipment, RFID security gates and the platinum award-winning CircTRAK shelf management system, which locates materials shown in the catalog as lost, missing, trace, claimed returned, and more. The library's goals for this conversion are to improve staff efficiencies and improve shelf management and security. In the future the library plans to offer streamlined RFID patron self-checkout. [Full Announcement].

January 22, 2019

Tech Logic Jeff McDaniel joins Tech Logic as Senior Solutions Specialist for Southeast United States. Tech Logic announced that Jeff McDaniel has joined the company as a Senior Solutions Specialist for the Southeast U.S. region. Most recently McDaniel served as Vice President of International Business Development and Customized Library Services for Baker & Taylor. He will provide consultative services for libraries to implement Tech Logic solutions. [Full Announcement].

November 10, 2018

Tech Logic Tech Logic Awarded Sorting System Contract for Hennepin County Library. Tech Logic partnered with Hennepin County Public Library to design and install custom automated materials handling solutions for the Ridgedale Branch that include 37-bin and 3-bin UltraSorts. [Full Announcement].

September 18, 2018

Tech Logic Tech Logic develops custom, single-sided sorter for New Monticello Library. Tech Logic partnered with Johnson County (KS) Library System to design and install a unique, custom automated materials handling solution, that includes a drive up book drop and overhead conveyance leading to a 7-bin, single-sided sorter for their new, highly-anticipated Monticello branch. [Full Announcement].

August 2, 2018

Tech Logic Tech Logic Corp. Names New General Manager. Tech Logic Corporation announced that Tracie Hanson has been named General Manager. [Full Announcement].

July 17, 2018

Tech Logic Flagstaff libraries improve workflow with new automated handling systems. Tech Logic has partnered with Flagstaff-City Coconino County Public Library (AZ) to design and install custom automated materials handling solutions that include a 9-bin sorter, a 5-bin sorter, and new drive-up and walk-up book drops with conveyance at their Main Library and East Flagstaff Community Library branches. [Full Announcement].

December 8, 2017

Tech Logic Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Opens New Madison Library Featuring Custom Tech Logic Sorting System Design. In partnership with Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, Tech Logic completed the installation of a seven-bin Automated Materials Handling system ahead of schedule at the new Madison Public Library. The library selected a Tech Logic UltraSort Automated Materials Handling system featuring both internal and external drive-up "throw and go" book drops and ergonomic SmartBins. Customizations included a small, 7-degree turn to the internal drop, to accommodate an angled wall. A subtle but elegant job of trimming and positioning purpose-built steel fit the planned space perfectly. [Full Announcement].

December 1, 2017

Tech Logic Sarasota County opens new Shannon Staub Public/Academic Library with Tech Logic AMH and RFID Workflow Tools. In partnership with Sarasota County Public Library, Tech Logic completed the installation of a nine-bin Automated Materials Handling system at the new Shannon Staub Public Library located on the campus of Suncoast Technical College in North Port, Fl. The library selected a Tech Logic UltraSort AMH featuring both internal and external drive-up "throw and go" book drops, ergonomic SmartBins™, and built-in fire suppression as well as a complete suite of RFID workflow tools and CircIT self-checkout stations. [Full Announcement].

October 25, 2017

Tech Logic Tech Logic Welcomes New Senior Solutions Specialists to Represent Northern U.S. and Canada. Tech Logic announced the recent hire of Nicole Johnson and David Degrandchamp, who in October, joined the Tech Logic team as Senior Solutions Specialists for the Northeast U.S. and eastern Canadian territories, and North Central U.S. and central Canadian territories respectively. [Full Announcement].

October 21, 2017

Tech Logic Tech Logic remembers co-founder March Frich. Tech Logic Inc. announced that co-founder Mark Frich, has died. He was 66 years old. The thoughts of Tech Logic's board, management and employees are with Mark's family. [Full Announcement].

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