Konecranes and Terex, two of the world’s biggest makers of cranes, forklift and other heavy-duty materials handling equipment, have announced that they will merge. The all-stock deal will leave Terex shareholders with 60% of the stock in the new company, which will be called Konecranes Terex PLC. Huge Tax Break The new company will be … Read more
Toyota unveiled an expansion to its forklift manufacturing facility recently in the tiny town of Columbus, Indiana. The Japanese company invested $11 million in its Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing facility in the town of 30,000 that lies about 45 miles south of Indianapolis. The expansion adds 108,000 square feet to the plant and includes a … Read more
The German-based package delivery service DHL has launched a pilot project in which customer’s Amazon orders are delivered directly to the trunks of their cars. The partnership between DHL-Parcel, Amazon, and the German car manufacturer Audi is being rolled out this summer on a trial basis throughout Germany. If it’s successful, it could be used … Read more
(Editor’s Note: In today’s Thursday Feature, we travel deep underground to a subterranean cold storage facility where operators have been struggling with lighting costs for decades.) Deep below the surface of Johnson, Arkansas, is a former limestone mine and Cold War fallout shelter called “The Cave”. For nearly 50 years, it has served as a … Read more
If you simply work in a warehouse, then you know that there are a number of common issues that seem to pop up now and again. You think that the actions the managers take will solve the problem forever. However, deep down in your mind you know that’s not true. Those problems will continue to … Read more
During the fiscal third quarter of 2015, which ended June 30, the US Postal service lost an estimated $586 million. If it were a publicly-held company, shareholders might start clamoring for the CEO’s head. Yet it’s business as usual for the USPS. In fact, a half a billion dollar loss in a single quarter could … Read more
If it seems like there are more robotics being used in manufacturing and industry today, that’s because there are. According to new statistics released by the Robotics Industries Association, the North American robotics market is off to its fastest start ever in 2015. A record 14, 232 robots valued at more than $840 million were … Read more
(Editor’s Note: In today’s Thursday Feature, we look at the age old question that comes with the use of heavy equipment: Should you rent or buy?) When it comes to improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of big jobs in warehousing and manufacturing, there’s no substitute for heavy equipment such as forklifts, front end loaders, power … Read more
For a warehouse to succeed its employees need to know what they have and where they have it. Good inventory management is essential. There are five things that could adversely affect the condition of a warehouse’s inventory and could make it nearly impossible for employees to know what they have and where they have it. … Read more
The city of Memphis is known for the authentic blues, great barbecue … and basketball shoes? Nike — the Portland, Oregon, based maker of sports footwear — recently expanded its distribution center in Memphis to a sprawling 2.8 million square feet, making it the biggest Nike DC on the planet. The interior of the updated facility … Read more
