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MHI Solution and Product Groups—Moving Forward
By Matthew Smurr, MHI Senior Director of Groups MHI has a strong history of bringing member companies together into groups focused on specific products (Product Groups). MHI is now dedicating additional resources to the development of Solution Groups. MHI Solution […]
Assembling Assembly Lines
Members of MHI’s Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS) Product Group are the industry’s leading suppliers of automatic guided vehicle systems. Automatic guided vehicle (AGV) systems move parts and materials in many industries—automotive, chemicals, plastics, hospital, newspaper, commercial printing, food and […]
The Demand for Supply Chain Talent is Growing, and the Supply is Shrinking
By Daniel Stanton, MHI Vice President, Education and Professional Development What’s keeping you up at night?” It’s the question we’ve all been trained to ask when we want to understand the big challenges that our colleagues are facing. And for […]
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 […]
Material Handling Student Design Competition Winners Recognized during ProMat 2015
The College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) and the Order Fulfillment Solutions Council (OFS) recognized the winners of the 2013-2014 Material Handling Student Design Competition at ProMat 2015. The 2013-2014 case was developed by Reddwerks, Corp. and focused […]
ProMat 2015 Recap: Emerging Industry Trends and Best Practices for Optimization in 2015
By Ron Sledzieski, Executive Business Director, Sealed Air Having just returned from the ProMat 2015 trade show, where leaders in the material handling, logistics equipment and technologies industry gathered, it’s worth recapping some of the most significant current and emerging […]