Most distribution professionals understand that it is not enough to know how their company performs year over year; they must also continue to improve their performance in order to stay ahead of their ...

Manual material handling is the moving of objects unaided by mechanical devices. Manual material handling include activities like pushing, pulling, carrying, lifting, and lowering. At Purdue ...

Construction is basically a material handling process in that it requires the movement of materials — rock, dirt, debris, trees, shrubs, etc. — from one place to another so that materials can be moved ...

The 2015 Women's World Cup just wrapped up in my home country of Canada. Not only did the United States win the championship, but they became the first team to win it three times! The sports press has ...

A compendium of articles from Machine Design sponsored by Altech. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. In a manufacturing plant, there are very few straight lines, so you need ...

This year, two of the company’s facilities in Germany and Switzerland reached their 125th anniversary, while a third plant in ...

Amid times of workforce challenges, it is imperative for companies to adopt automated scrap recycling solutions that reduce manual labor and prioritize worker safety. As labor shortages persist, ...

Akona is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with engineering, sales, and service centers of excellence across the US and Europe Seth Vance serves as CEO of Akona Process Akona serves food and ...

Manual material handling is critical to warehouse operations, but it can be extremely challenging and dangerous for employees. Warehouse managers can implement best practices to improve safety and ...