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Pallet Dominoes World Record Broken
By Alex Batty, MHI Marketing Communications Coordinator |@mhi_alex *Monday Night Football theme plays* *in announcer voice* Welcome, Ladies and Gentleman, to the wacky world of material handling, where tonight we bring you news of record breaking pallets! *clears throat* *resumes […]
Safe Spacing Matters: Pallet Load Clearance Recommendations For Storage Rack
By MHI Industry Group, RMI (Rack Manufactures Institute) To minimize the risk of a pallet load and/or handling equipment colliding with a rack column or another load—creating an unsafe situation—storage rack design engineers incorporate a space allowance around the widest […]
MHI Annual Conference and Executive Summit – Overcoming Barriers to NextGen Supply Chain
As part of MHI’s ongoing video program, this new episode focuses on: Overcoming Barriers to NextGen Supply Chain The CEO update series, is produced for members of MHI, so you can stay on top of what’s happening now and what’s […]
Four Truths About Distribution Center Robots, And Distribution Center Jobs
Guest blog by MHI member company, Lucas Systems Many articles about robots in the distribution center include predictions of large scale job losses. “Robots Replace People” is a good, attention-grabbing headline, but the truth is more complicated. The reality is […]
SAFER HANDLING: OSHA Walking-Working Surfaces Standard Allows for Some Flexibility in Compliance
Content was pulled from MHI Solutions Magazine Q3.2018 In the fall of 2016, the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) passed a new walking-working surfaces standard for general industry (29 CFR 1910 Subpart D) which includes significant changes to […]
Fall Protection in Pick and Pallet Flow Modules
Guest Blog by Aaron Conway from MHI Member Company, Mezzanine Safeti-Gates Inc. Most distribution centers utilize rack modules in their operations in order to maximize storage space and operational efficiency. Rack modules can be designed in a wide variety of configurations […]