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Automation Adds Safety
When Bob Hoffman began working with integrated robotic welding systems in the early 1980s, there were limited safety precautions. “The robot cell safety equipment would be a waist-high railing with a sign on a gate warning of the dangers, no […]
Automation Creates Jobs and Raises Wages
In December 21, 2016, the New York Times ran an article titled, “The Long-Term Jobs Killer Is Not China. It’s Automation.” It repeated across its 1,250 words the assertion that automation is bad news for the worker. This is demonstrably […]
Walmart Looking to Deploy In-store Drones
Walmart has recently filed a patent to use drones in-store to fetch product. The patent describes the vision of the drones being used as: “dispatching an airborne drone to an item located within a retail shopping facility, securing that item […]
Three Considerations When Evaluating New Autonomous Warehouse Transportation Solutions
Guest blog by Lou Micheletto, Director of Integrated Solutions, MHI Member, Yale Materials Handling Corporation Today’s operations face an ever-changing, increasingly demanding world, with growing SKU counts, the desire for faster delivery times and a labor climate characterized by high turnover, […]
New Video on MHI View: Transitioning to the Cloud
As part of MHI’s ongoing video program, this new episode focuses on: Transitioning to the Cloud Implementing cloud computing technology can be a make or break factor in which businesses can compete in the future. Level of investments in IT infrastructure […]
Disposable Internet of Things on the Rise
Much focus has been on Internet of Things (IoT) as it continues to grow and become increasingly intertwined in our everyday lives. While much of the industry has been focused on producing gear and technology made to last long term, […]