By: Shana McGuinn, Contributor Turning radius. Horizontal reach. Platform height. Load capacity. These are all factors to take into account when selecting aerial lifts, or mobile elevated work platforms (MEWP), for your facility or worksite. This equipment raises workers to a desired height, so that they can reach the products or supplies they need or…
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By Robert M. Traynor, Ed.D., MBA, FNAP and Garry G. Gordon, M.S. In today’s global environment, the ramifications of excessive noise exposure could not be more apparent. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), unaddressed hearing loss is the third most common health disability – ahead of diabetes, vision loss or cancer. The two primary…
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By: Mandy Marxen, Contributor Lithium batteries have revolutionized how we live and work. They are a clean, powerful source of power to a wide variety of tools and material handling machinery. However, many facility managers don’t realize that fires caused by lithium batteries act differently – they burn hotter, reignite and come with hazardous gasses…
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This article first appeared on the Graphic Products blog.[1] “HazCom” is short for “Hazard Communication,” which works to keep people safe by providing information about potential sources of injury — specifically, hazardous chemicals in the workplace. OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is the set of regulations covering chemical labels in the workplace. These rules were updated…
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By: Mark Koffarnus, Contributor In today’s hyper-competitive consumer markets for food, beverage and retail, companies are constantly challenged to meet escalating demand for greater product variety and broader package assortments, and to adhere to an always-in-stock mindset. Retail locations often try to meet these broadening expectations by ordering smaller quantities of a greater variety of…
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By: Colman Roche, Contributor Goods-to-person automation technology has revolutionized item picking by allowing e-commerce companies to dramatically increase pick speeds, reduce their vulnerability to labor shortages, increase warehouse density and respond more efficiently to demand variability. Whether it is dealing with the extreme peaks associated with the holiday shopping season or the day-to-day and week-to-week…
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By: Amin Sikander, Contributor Supply chain disruptions continue to create headaches for businesses, and it is expected that these disruptions—like raw material shortages, labor supply problems and transportation snafus—will persist well beyond 2023. As a result, many companies are recognizing the importance of investing in technology that can enhance their sourcing operations and maintain reliable,…
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By: Ray Erbe, Contributor Today, companies are struggling to increase productivity, while dealing with a shrinking and older labor force. In the world of material handling, these factors are driving material transport solutions that increase efficiency and improve the ergonomics of the workplace. Twenty years ago, the go-to solutions available for moving materials were forklifts…
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By: Joe Campbell, Contributor The process of stacking, loading and securing high quantities of goods onto a pallet, with the aim of safely storing or transporting them, has existed since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Those semi-trailer trucks you see on the highway are likely full of pallets. Pallets of boxes, bags, tubs or…
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• Bishamon
• Gorbel
• Herkules Equipment Corporation
• Nilfisk
• Tennsco
