Archive for 2020
Creform Cantilevered Production Cart Provides Multiple Uses
Creform Corporation has designed and produced a cantilevered-designed cart that is used by the body shop of an automotive manufacturer, both in the manufacturing process and in the Quality Control Department. The cart features two sets of cantilevered arms for parts storage, transport and presentation. The cart pictured features arms that can be used as…
Read MorePreventing Injuries in the Age of eCommerce
By Brendan Griffin, Contributor I got my hair cut yesterday. I opted for something new: a kind of Sons of Anarchy-style I saw a guy leaving the barbershop with. It’s a look I’d always envied but assumed I lacked the follicular volume to achieve. Short on the sides; longer on top; and pushed back in…
Read MoreSeegrid Accomplishes 3 Million Autonomous Miles Driven Without a Single Personnel Safety Incident While Supporting Essential Businesses Through COVID-19 Challenges
Seegrid announced that its vision guided vehicles (VGVs) reached 3 million autonomous production miles at customer sites without a single personnel safety incident. Seegrid’s VGVs reportedly log more autonomous miles at customer sites than any other infrastructure-free automated guided vehicle (AGV) company in the world. This achievement comes only 36 weeks after reaching two million…
Read MoreCOVID-19:Transforming Manufacturing
By Joan Mantini As I write this, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, and risks in the global supply chains are more apparent than ever. However, rather than await a return to business as usual, companies have been shifting gears and focusing o nproduction of essential healthcare supplies. Although there are countless companies rising to…
Read MoreConveyco and Exotec AMR High-Density AS/RS System’s Provider Announces Strategic Partnership
Conveyco Technologies and Exotec Solutions have announced a strategic partnership for North America. Exotec is disruptor for Goods-To-Person System Manufacture. Exotec is combining Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) with a high-density automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS). Conveyco Technologies, a systems integration company for over 40 years, has designed and implemented order fulfillment and distribution systems…
Read MoreToyota Material Handling Announces New Options in it’s Class III Product Lineup
Toyota Material Handling (TMH), has announced more than 190 options that will become available in 2020 across most of its Class III models. The first 150 were released in March and an additional 40 options will become available later this fall. These new options will provide customers with standardized pricing and availability, reduced lead times,…
Read MoreA+A 2021 Online Exhibitor Registration Open
Exhibitor applications for A+A 2021, International Trade Fair with Congress for Safety, Security and Health at Work, are now available online at www.aplusa-online.com. The deadline for reserving exhibit space at A+A 2021 is December 1. The event will be held from October 26 – 29, 2021at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. Messe Düsseldorf North America…
Read MoreCombi-Ventilate – Turning One Ventilator Into Multiple Engineered Ventilation Stations
The Irish manufacturer Combilift, best known for its range of space-saving forklifts and other handling solutions, has drawn on its expertise in engineering and software design to develop the Combi-Ventilate, a splitter device which turns one ventilator into multiple ventilation stations. Designed to address the requirements of medical professionals in the current COVID-19 emergency, the…
Read MoreOptiPlus+ Anti-fog Wipes, the perfect solution to glasses fogging up, especially while wearing face masks
Convenient single towelette application that’s a combination lens cleaner and anti-fog treatment all in one! Works with all lens types, including AR coated lenses! Safe and effective for all lens materials and coatings. A necessity for occupational safety, sports eyewear, healthcare goggles and shield. 3rd party tested and award COLTS Performance Seal. Keep your patients…
Read MoreCasella Announces May Training schedule for OSH: Webinars on Workplace Noise and Vibration
From 2005 to the present trends in employees working remotely have increased by 159%; more than 11x faster than the size the workforce as a whole has increased.[1] Demand for flexible work practices has been on the rise, and resources to meet this demand are becoming more valuable and, given the current global health situation,…
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