Effective January 1, the Canadian tire handling equipment maker RMT Robotics officially changed its name to Cimcorp Automation. The company — which is based in Grimsby, Ontario, and makes robotic gantry-based order fulfillment and tire-handling solutions — was absorbed into the Finnish corporation Cimcorp Oy in 2010 and is only now getting around to changing … Read more
For the first time ever, India now has more cold storage capacity than any other nation on Earth, including the US, according to a new report. While the US remains second, China is a close third in terms of the total number of square feet of cold storage capacity such as refrigerated warehouses and other … Read more
Here’s a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: Cargo container ships are continuing to get larger with the world’s largest now having the capacity to carry more than 19,000 containers. So why are these ships becoming so huge? We’ll take a look … Boeing … Read more
Boeing already has sold more than 1,000 of its newest passenger jet — the 787 Dreamliner — to more than 58 airlines all around the globe. But hopefully none of them will have to push the aircraft to the terrifying limits exhibited during a test flight at an air show in England last year. Heart-Stopping … Read more
Officials at BNSF, one of the nation’s largest freight lines, remember last winter’s heavy snow, sub-zero temperatures and harsh winter conditions. They also recall how last winter’s bad weather slowed operations, resulting in in delays and other costly setbacks. This year, they’re going to be ready, said Steve Bobb, the freight line’s executive vice president … Read more
The number of robots used in palletizing, logistics, packaging and materials handling are expected to double in just the next five years, according to a report issued recently by a London-based research group. The report — “Robots: Market Shares, Strategy and Forecasts Worldwide, 2014 to 2020” — was compiled by the WinterGreen Research after researchers … Read more
Getrag Transmissions, one of the world’s leading suppliers of transmissions for Ford vehicles, needed to find a way to organize its warehouse in Liverpool, England, to accommodate incoming parts that were arriving in pallets of different size, materials and weights. It turned to Interroll, a company that specializes in palletizing systems for warehouses and industrial … Read more
Small engines that are used to run leaf blowers, lawn mowers and even smaller industrial equipment are known for being very loud and not very powerful. But a company in Connecticut is developing a new type of tiny engine that is very quiet, very powerful, and has only two primary moving parts. Nicknamed the “X … Read more
Filling bulk bags has always been a tricky business. That’s because pieces of metal — both large and small — can often get mixed in with the other materials, increasing the bulk bag’s weight and increase the risk of injury while handling. But now a materials handling company in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has developed a new … Read more
David Michaels, assistant Labor Secretary, has made a new video outlining the new rules for reporting employee injuries that went into effect last Thursday, Jan. 1. You can view the video here: New OSHA Rules on Reporting Employee Injuries The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration has changed the requirement for reporting employee injuries. Employers … Read more
