The Lift Manufacturers Product Section (LMPS) Industry Group of the MHI has released an update of ANSI 29.1 titled ANSI MH29.1:2012-Industrial Scissor Lifts Safety Requirements. This standard was developed to provide a comprehensive safety ...
Tags: Lift Manufacturers, industrial scissors lifts, industrial lift
AIM, the industry association and worldwide authority on bar code, RFID, RTLS and mobile computing, is honored to celebrate its 40th year of promoting and expanding the automatic identification and data capture industries. Recognized by ...
As an indicator of the continued economic recovery of the material handling, supply chain and logistics industry, U.S. and international attendees registered in record numbers for ProMat 2013—the premier North American manufacturing ...
Tags: ProMat, supply chain, logistics industry
It’s Friday morning and another ProMat is behind us. My legs are shot. My back hurts. My spirits are pretty high. That’s because I think it was a successful show. The best of the industry was on display. You expect that at ...
Tags: ProMat, 2013, George Prest, CEO, MHI
Japan-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Printing & Packaging Machinery and Ryobi have signed a pact to study the possibility of establishing a joint venture company for sheetfed printing technology. The two Japan-based press ...
Tags: sheetfed printing technology, Packaging Machinery, sheetfed presses
Wednesday’s keynote was all about perceptions. Are mentors necessarily older and more experienced? Is a collection of expensive luggage more valuable than a backpack? Was there ever a recession in the last five years? Titled ...
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Today marks the conclusion of ProMat 2013, four days of comprehensive problem solving and networking to provide solutions to the complex manufacturing and supply chain challenges faced by industry today. You have seen these challenges ...
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On behalf of the Board of Governors of MHI, I hope that you are finding your time at ProMat 2013 to be both productive and enjoyable. I would like to take a few moments to introduce you to the sponsor of this event—MHI. Since 1945, ...
More than 50 educators and administrators from technical high schools, colleges and community colleges around the country will attend Wednesday's day-long Technical Career Education Conference. The participants will learn how to establish a ...
Tags: Technical educators, materials handling, logistics training
In an effort to attract and retain fresh talent in the industry, Materials Handling Industry (MHI) will launch the Young Professionals Network (YPN) at ProMat 2013. Devon Birch is marketing and communications services manager for MHI. She ...
Tags: Materials Handling Industry, Processing Machinery, Machinery
This year, ProMat features three keynote presentations, each offering critical insights from experts into future developments in robotics, business and the supply chain. The first runs Monday morning from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. in the ...
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With an increased emphasis of the importance of materials handling to the supply chain—and the globalization of the world’s economy—don’t be surprised to hear conversations in languages other than English as you ...
Tags: materials handling, ProMat, Processing Machinery, industry view
What is ‘The Hub’? The Hub is an interactive resource center that offers multiple social media and informational opportunities for ProMat visitors. Located in the center of the ProMat 2013 show floor, The Hub features a social ...
The Board of Governors of Material Handling Industry has voted to rebrand the Material Handling Industry of America and adopt a new name:"MHI—The Industry That Makes the Supply Chain Work." "The decision to become MHI was made to ...
Tags: Material Handling Industry, MHI, America, MODEX, material handling
Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions and services provider, has signed new licence agreements with seven of its long-term Chinese partners. CSSC (China State Shipbuilding Corporation) has been a Wärtsilä ...
Tags: Wärtsilä, marine industry, engine, shipment