Editor’s Note: This is the second of special two-part series on scissors lift safety. When used correctly, scissors lifts can improve operational efficiency, help maintain optimal ergonomic conditions for workers, and increase productivity. In order to maximize your use of a scissors lift in your materials handling operation, there are a number of considerations to take … Read more
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series on scissors lift safety. Scissors lifts are a helpful tool in the warehouse and manufacturing environment because they allow workers to perform tasks at a comfortable, ergonomically improved height. But they also can be dangerous if not used correctly. Michael Renken, vice president of sales for … Read more
The key to the American South’s future economic prosperity may lie with advance manufacturing, according to a report issued by the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation. The report was commissioned by the Southern Governor’s Association. That organizations president, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, said Southern states should band together to support a common goal of creating … Read more
Packaging students from six universities will participate in “The Amazing Packaging Race”, a takeoff on the popular CBS television series, “The Amazing Race”, during this year’s PACK EXPO, to be held September 23 to 25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Teams of students will compete for points by completing complicated packaging-related tasks at the booths or participating … Read more
A leading forklift safety official says the recent upsurge in forklift accidents could be directly related to the global economic recovery. Stuart Taylor, of Mentor Training, says sudden economic changes — both up and down — usually are accompanied by an increase in forklift accidents. “The connection between the recession and accidents is clear,” Taylor said in prepared … Read more
Teams of students from five Las Vegas area high schools who have been challenged to invent robots that can throw a Frisbee will who off their creations at the PACK EXPO trade being held at the Las Vegas Convention Center on September 23 to 25. For the second consecutive year, the robotics competition is held annually … Read more
A new web-based software program introduced by Wynright Corporation, of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, allows warehouse operators to integrate their warehouse control systems that control real-time activities in their facility with their warehouse management systems, which control overall operations. The software, called Wynsoft, allows for greater efficiency, improved accuracy and lower costs as materials move through … Read more
Minor events that happen to us when we are younger can make an important and lasting impression that can be felt throughout our lives, Letourneau University President Dale Lunsford recently told a group of incoming students at the school, which is located in Longview, Texas. During the university’s annual convocation chapel, which was held August 26, Lunsford told a group … Read more
Issues related to fuel cells and hydrogen energy will be the focus of two events to be held during October. On Oct. 9 and 10, the California Hydrogen Business Council will hold its second annual fuel cell summit at the Sacramento headquarters of the state’s Environmental Protection Agency. Later in the month, the South Carolina … Read more
Automated Guided Vehicles, which essentially are driverless heavy equipment vehicles, have been sold by Toyota to Japanese cargo handling companies for many years, but now the company wants to offer the vehicles in the US, according to news reports. The decision was made to offer the vehicles to US markets after Toyota determined that port … Read more
