Brian Butler, president of Linde Material Handling North America, was recently installed as chairman of the board of the Washington, D.C., based Industrial Truck Association, a forklift and materials handling industry group. Butler’s term as CEO will last two years. He also is one of the trade group’s six executive committee members.
Modex 2014, a manufacturing expo for supply chain industries, will be held March 17 to 20 at the Georgia World Congress Center, in Atlanta, Georgia. The event will feature more than 800 exhibitors and will include 150 breakout sessions focusing on different aspects of materials handling. The keynote speakers for this year’s event include Delta … Read more
While it is normal to occasionally feel tired or drowsy after doing physically or mentally strenuous work over a long period of time, when that tiredness turns into fatigue it can threaten both the health of the workers and the productivity of the business. Fatigue is the acute state of tiredness that leads to mental … Read more
The human ear is an incredible machine. It detects noises by converting sound waves into nerve impulses which the brain then interprets. These sound waves are produced when air is mechanically disturbed. The ear measures sound by it’s frequency and intensity. Frequency is the high or low pitch of a particular sound and is measured … Read more
John Grandoff III has been appointed by Florida Governor Rick Scott to be the new commissioner of the busy Port of Tampa, the Sunshine State’s biggest sea cargo facility. Grandoff, a Tampa are attorney, will join six other commissioners who are responsible for managing the port, which generates an estimated $15 billion for the local … Read more
“Big Data” is what materials handling experts call the enormous amounts of information that can be systematically collected from a wide variety of sources, then sorted, analyzed and evaluated with the help of computers and other technology. It’s also the subject of a new report called “Big Data in Logistics,” which was issued this month … Read more
Despite their 19th Century technology, pallets remain one of the most important tools in the supply chain. Every year, billions of products are packed onto pallets and transported worldwide in trucks, trains, planes and barges. But what does the future hold for pallets? And will they continue to play such a central role in materials … Read more
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently revealed to CBS-TV’s “60 Minutes” that the world’s largest online retailer is developing a delivery system that would use unmanned helicopter drones to deliver packages via air to people’s homes within 30 minutes after they submit their online orders. While Bezos admitted that the futuristic delivery system was still several … Read more
DHL Express and UPS have joined FedEx and the US Postal Service in increasing their shipping rates beginning in 2014. The price of shipping a package via ground, air and international rates, and air freight within the US, Canada and Puerto Rico using one of these two services increased an average of 4.9%, according to … Read more
Forklifts and other materials handling vehicles are enormously powerful machines that can weigh upwards of several tons. As a result, they have the potential to be one of the most dangerous pieces of equipment in any warehouse, manufacturing facility or industrial setting. According to the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration, there are approximately 35,000 forklift … Read more
