When I was a kid, my mother used to say: "No one wants to hear you blow your own horn." "But if I don't, who will?" I'd say to her. Okay, maybe I was an obnoxious kid. But perhaps its time for warehousing, distribution and supply chain ...
Tags: Materials Handling
Will 2013 be the year the economy finally gets over the blues and gets in gear? At the moment, I'm watching business experts debate that point in my hotel room at CNBC. Many of the commentators believe the economy continues to just stumble ...
When I was a kid, my Dad often told me I could work hard or I could work smart. Truth be told, that lesson was sometimes slow to sink in. But it's one the end users of materials handling systems appear to be taking to heart as they are ...
Tags: Processing Machinery, Materials
The Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) has kicked off its free training program for Australian small and medium businesses on how to save on energy costs. The program will initially be going to 30 locations across ...
UK conveying and weighing systems manufacturer Spiroflow Ltd has increased its presence in Canada and North America with the purchase of Ontario-based Control & Metering. The company was acquired through Spiroflow Ltd's subsidiary Spiroflow ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
This year has been a busy one for materials handling acquisitions. Earlier this month, Daifuku Webb purchased Wynright. Less noticed was the acquisition of Portec, a specialty manufacturer of belt curve conveyors, by Interroll that closed ...
North American robotics companies have set new sales records through June of 2013, according to new statistics released from Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry's trade group. A total of 10,854 robots valued at $679.3 ...
New Delhi will host the world's leading industrial trade fair WIN INDIA – World of Industry for the first time from December 17-20, 2013 at Pragati Maidan. The fair offers unique opportunities to companies seeking new markets. The ...
Packline Materials Handling has launched new ‘rotating cradle arms’ lifting attachment, which enables rolls of material, handled by the roll’s internal mandrel, to be lowered in to a shrink-wrap machine. The company ...
Columbus McKinnon Corporation, a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of materials handling products has presented the new CM Lodestar electric chain hoist to the Canadian market as a CSA approved hoist. The next generation CM ...
The dust has settled. Following two years of very strong growth in lift truck sales, shipments leveled off in 2012. With growth at just a fraction of a percent, worldwide sales didn't match the 27% growth in 2011 or the 32% growth in 2010. ...
Tags: Processing Machinery
Inside the Winimac, Ind., manufacturing facility for Braun Corporation, there is a real connection between the workers and the work. As makers of wheelchair- and scooter-accessible vans and lifts, the facility's 250 employees recognize they ...
Tags: Transportation
If you've spent any time in the materials handling industry, it's hard not to fall in love with automation. Still, some great ideas are so simple, yet so effective, that in retrospect you wonder: Why didn't I think of that? The order ...
Tags: Logistics, Transportation
Exploring ROI of Pneumatic Conveying from a Health and Safety PerspectiveDoan Pendleton, VP, VAC-U-MAX Workplace injuries in any organization take a bite out of profits. There is a wealth of data, statistics, and surveys from scores of ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components, Conveying
Wynright Corporation, a leading independent, U.S.-based provider of intelligent material handling systems, announced that, effective today, it has agreed to acquire the Software and Controls Group of BoxLogix Automation, a Wisconsin-based ...