All posts tagged material handling

Manual Material Handling—Ergonomics Required

Despite the introduction of robotic and other mechanical means of moving materials, manual material handling (MMH) is still an essential part of the supply chain process. To minimize the injuries from the repetitive motion involved in MMH means companies must […]

Congratulations to the ProMat One-Minute-To-Connect Video Winners

If you only had one minute to connect with ProMat exhibitors what would you want to hear? What would persuade you to visit their booth? Over 50 ProMat exhibitors took that challenge to tell their story using the power of video. They have […]

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 […]

Specifying Growth: The Storage Manufacturers Association

The Storage Manufacturers Association is developing ANSI specifications. The effort has helped double its membership. With the recent addition of two new members, the Storage Manufacturers Association (SMA) Product Group of MHI has doubled its membership—from seven to 13 members—in […]

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 […]

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