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Cobots Gaining Traction
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine Today, you’re more likely to find collaborative robots (cobots) in manufacturing plants, but across industries, companies are increasingly turning to cobots as a solution for their warehouse and distribution center operations. Facing a stubborn labor […]
Keeping Workers in the Loop When Implementing Automation
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine At manufacturing plants and warehouses plagued by high turnover, it might seem like employees don’t truly value their jobs and happily would jump ship to make a few bucks more somewhere else. That outlook tends […]
Potential for Manufacturing and Growth for Second Half of 2024
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine Global manufacturing and growth were under significant pressure in 2023 and early 2024. But the prospects for the second half of 2024 are more favorable. Despite elevated interest rates, U.S. and Chinese manufacturing PMIs picked […]
Mental Health Requires More Than Time Off
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine If recent years have taught us anything, it’s that the business environment is ever-changing, and the ability to keep up depends on your ability to adapt and continuing to gain new expertise. But that’s not […]
Easing Inflation and Slowing Growth Seen as 2023 Closes
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine The economic outlook for the end of 2023 is mixed. Global growth data has weakened, while data in the United States has remained resilient. Global GDP growth and manufacturing have slowed. But the U.S. labor […]
How Robotics Can Help Address the Changing Labor Market
Guest Blog by MHI Member, IAM Robotics The labor market as a whole is changing, but even more dramatically in the logistics industry. Qualified labor is getting harder to find, while a significant percentage of the existing workforce — baby […]