By: Andy Thomason, Contributor Many manufacturing and processing operations generate dust particles that can ignite and cause a fire or explosion. Combustible dusts include food ingredients, seed and grain, metals,…
By: Stefan Nielsen, Contributor Every year, companies spend huge sums of money just to get rid of trash. Most companies deal with waste by contracting a waste-hauling company. In many…
By: Ed Mullen, Contributor Inpeco, a multinational company specializing in automation for clinical laboratories and hospitals, aims to reduce errors in clinical trials while ensuring total process control and better…
By: James Strohecker, Contributor Keeping workers safe isn’t just the right thing to do. There’s a cost for accidental workplace injuries. Each incident can lead to OSHA inspection and citations,…
Can you describe some workplace injuries that could be avoided with the use of cut resistant gloves? Are there applications and industries where they are especially necessary? In most cases,…
By: Laura Proctor, Contributor There is extensive use of single-use gloves in industrial workplaces from light and heavy manufacturing to the oil & gas, and mining industries. Disposable gloves are…
Shaquille O’Neal and Dr. Sanjay Gupta will be among the speakers at MODEX 2022, the year’s largest manufacturing and supply chain event in North and South America. The biennial event…
By: Maureen Paraventi Exposure to chemical hazards and toxic substances can cause health effects ranging from mild to severe, from irritation and skin rashes to disease and loss of function.…
Leaders in Material Handling
• Bishamon
• Gorbel
• Herkules Equipment Corporation
• Nilfisk
• Tennsco


