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Benefits of Ergonomic Lifting Equipment
Guest Blog by MHI Member Company, TAWI Ergonomics is the science of work. Ergonomics removes barriers to quality, productivity, and human performance by fitting products, tasks and environments to people. So, what is the purpose of ergonomic lifting equipment in the […]
GM to Implement Fully Autonomous Vehicles – with No Steering Wheel – in 2019
by Morgan Cruz, Marketing Content Coordinator, MHI | @mhi_morgan Imagine if the next time you request a ride on your phone, a driverless vehicle pulls up. Not only that, but the car has no steering wheel or pedals. You get in […]
Safer Handling with Electric Chain Hoists
Electric chain hoists have been mass produced since the early 1900s to lift and lower items in industrial facilities. Even for a relatively low-weight item, say 10 pounds, it is beneficial to use a hoist to prevent operator fatigue if […]
Real Genius: The Machines are Getting Smarter
The Internet of Things (IoT) may sound a bit like just another industry buzz word, but it’s not. Nor is it above your tech-knowledge pay grade. Not really, anyway. The phrase was actually coined back in 1999 by British tech […]
Back to the Future: Last Mile Delivery
Sometimes it seems like we’re living in the world of The Jetsons, the 1960s television cartoon series that predicted robotic maids, flying cars, drones and 3-D printed food. But as change sweeps across the supply chain, many innovations are actually […]
Using Analytics to Determine Walmart’s Future DC Operations
Esmaeel Moradi brings a lot of academic firepower to his role as logistics planning manager for Walmart, and that’s a good thing because it’s a pretty demanding job. Since November 2015, Moradi has worked at the company’s headquarters in Bentonville, […]