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Steve Wozniak Asks ProMat Attendees to Dare Greatly
“If you want to achieve great things, if you want to get where you need to go, you’ve got to take a few risks along the way, you’ve got to be prepared to go again, and again. Because nothing gets […]
Strengthening economic fundamentals point to a continued upswing for industrial markets as e-commerce, manufacturing, technology and energy are key factors
The positive outlook for the North American industrial market continues, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s 2015-2017 Industrial Real Estate Forecast. Key sectors like e-commerce, manufacturing, technology and energy are fueling progress across the board. According to Maria T. Sicola, who […]
Ryder’s Natural Gas Truck Fleet Surpasses 30 Million Miles
Ryder recently announced that its fleet of natural gas vehicles surpassed 30 million miles. The fleet consists of liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas tractors serving customers in California, New York, Michigan, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Maryland, Georgia and Louisiana, […]
Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing orders grew 8.1% in 2014 and are forecasted to grow 9% for 2015 and and 7% for 2016
Material handling equipment new orders grew 8.1% in 2014 and are forecasted to grow 9% for 2015 and and 7% in 2016, according to the latest Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing Forecast (MHEM) released by MHI. “We expect economic fundamentals to […]
Roadmap Update: Creating Our Future in the Present
By Gary Forger, MHI Managing Director of Professional Development Building the future doesn’t always come naturally to people. Too often, we are harshly confronted or otherwise assaulted by a changing present before it registers that our future will be different. […]
Ergonomic Lifting Equipment
One of the more common tasks in material handling is people lifting objects. Historically this manual material handling has been done without assistance from lifting or positioning equipment. Unfortunately, encouraging workers to “lift correctly” has provided little measurable benefit in […]