Forklifts are powerful industrial trucks which are used to transport and lift materials in distribution centers, construction sites and warehouses. A new trend which is emerging in the forklift services market is automated forklifts which ...
CeMAT Hannover, Europe’s largest trade show for material handling and logistics, announced today that it has entered a strategic partnership with MHI, the nation’s largest material handling, logistics and supply chain ...
Tags: CeMAT, Processing Machinery
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 ...
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
In many respects, automated materials handling systems are like mutual funds: They’re front-end loaded. We put a lot of emphasis on conveyors, sorters, pick-to-light, voice technology and automated storage solutions. Packing stations, ...
Tags: automated materials handling systems, Processing Machinery
Leading Australian-owned company Materials Handling reached a major milestone last week, celebrating 32 years in business. John Brittain, a well-known identity in the materials handling industry, launched the company on April 10, 1981 ...
Tags: Materials Handling, Electrical
Wynright Corporation, a leading independent, U.S.-based provider of intelligent material handling systems, has announced the appointment of Joe Hutter to President, Engineering and Integration, for its Elk Grove Division. Hutter, a ...
Tags: Wynright, material handling systems, materials handling solutions
In a press conference on Tuesday, Wolfgang Pech, senior vice president of Deutsch Messe, announced that the Hannover, Germany CeMAT—part of a global network of materials handling industry trade shows—will now be staged every two ...
Tags: CeMAT, materials handling industry, logistics industry
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
I spent Wednesday morning at Intelligrated’s new 122,000 square foot headquarters in Mason, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati better known as the home of the Kings Island amusement park. Heck, you can see the tops of the roller coasters ...
Tags: automation, Cincinnati, Intelligrated
This Veterans Day,Yale Materials Handling Corporation continues looking to veterans of the U.S.armed forces for its dealers to grow their sales force.The company and its dealer network have been working with Snelling Search's Military ...
Tags: Yale, dealer network, hire veterans, MH Equipment Company
1. How to be a great buyer? First of all, check the information of the supplier. Try to know the capital, registry date & expiry date, third-party professional qualification certification of audit, etc. Anything which can prove the ...
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ProMat, the materials handling industry’s premier trade show and educational conference, will be held at McCormick Place South from January 21 to 24, 2013, and officials are getting ready to welcome nearly 30,000 visitors. Attendees ...
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I did something online the other day that I don’t often do. But heck, if you’re honest, you’ve probably done it too. I bought a Christmas gift on Amazon. After all, it ‘tis the season for online shopping. My real ...
Tags: Amazon, online shopping, online retailer, Supply chain
Retailers are at war and it's not just the usual competition.The battle here is all about logistics and it presents an opportunity for the materials handling industry to provide solutions to meet the new challenges. Just look at Wal-Mart ...
Tags: retailers, logistics, competition