Archive for November 2020
Award Winning Company, Combilift & Award-Winning Author, Emer Conlon – A Great ‘Combi’nation
With Combilift’s unique portfolio of forklifts, the company is revolutionizing the way businesses handle and store materials, especially long and awkward loads, or when space is limited. Innovation permeates throughout the company and this has now been extended to capture children’s imaginations at grassroots level. “I approached Combilift just over a year ago, with a view to proposing…
Read MorePure Safety Group Joins British Safety Industry Federation
Global fall protection company Pure Safety Group (PSG) announced a multi-faceted engagement with the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), the Safety and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) association in the UK. As part of the partnership, PSG will become a member of BSIF, and PSG CEO Jeff Ward will join the organization’s board of directors. In…
Read MoreStart-Up-Zone for Newcomers at A+A 2021
A+A 2021, International Trade Fair with Congress for Safety, Security and Health at Work, will support national and international newcomers with the START-UP ZONE. This segment of the trade show admits international companies that have been on the market for less than five years, generate less than EUR 5 million annual turnover or balance sheet total and…
Read MoreLithium-Ion Batteries – Improving Warehouse Efficiencies in Light Of Surging E-commerce Demand
By: Roberto Denti & Nikolaos Tsiouvaras, Contributors An increase in demand for e-commerce sales as a result of COVID-19 is undoubtedly applying pressure to enhance efficiency for many warehouses and fulfillment centers. Spikes and fluctuations in demand have emphasized the need to maximize working capacity and combat increased unpredictability as adjusted retail e‐commerce sales in…
Read MoreFANUC Named Top Workplace in 2020
FANUC, the world’s leading supplier of CNCs, robotics and ROBOMACHINEs, was named a top workplace in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press for the ninth consecutive year. FANUC ranks 15 out of 30 companies in the large employer category in Michigan. In addition, the Chicago Tribune named FANUC’s Hoffman Estate, IL regional office a top…
Read MoreProtective Industrial Products, Inc. Acquires Primax Manufacturing & Trading Inc.
Protective Industrial Products, Inc. (PIP®), a leading supplier of hand protection and PPE to the industrial, construction, and retail markets, announced the acquisition of Primax Manufacturing & Trading, Inc. (Primax) and its innovative Caiman® brand. PIP is a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity (Audax). For more than 25 years, the Caiman brand has become…
Read MoreWorkplace Material Handling & Safety Interview with Michel Goulet, Professional Division National Sales Manager for Petzl America
Petzl has an interesting origin story – a founder whose love of exploring caves caused him to develop rope ascenders and hands-free lighting. Can you tell me how Petzl came to be? Fernand Petzl is the inspiration behind Petzl. He loved tinkering and started designing and manufacturing tools to help explorers descend and climb. Soon…
Read MoreSW Launches Newtrile – Reusable Chemical Protection With Ecotek
SW®, the leader in single-use glove manufacturing, R&D, and hand health technologies, announced the introduction of NewTrileTM, a new line of reusable chemical protection gloves that feature EcoTek® Biodegradability Technology which dramatically accelerates glove breakdown in landfills. NewTrile with EcoTek provides businesses new broad-spectrum reusable chemical hand protection while helping the companies meet sustainability goals.…
Read MoreOvercoming The W_S Acronym Overload
WMS. WCS. WES. Let’s face it: the industry faces a W_S acronym overload—to the point even the most seasoned warehouse professionals can find the software market a confusing scene. After all, the lines that separate each system continue to blur and crossover in one way or another. Some WMS solutions try to bridge the gap…
Read MoreThought Leadership Interview
Michel Goulet, Professional Division National Sales Manager for Petzl America, joins Workplace Material Handling & Safety Editor Maureen Paraventi to discuss Petzl’s innovative approaches to head and fall protection.
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