Employers have a duty to comply with workplace safety regulations, and that leads most of them to research standards from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. However, this isn’t the only workplace safety authority in the United States. In fact, in about half the nation, state programs make the rules that employers must follow to keep their workers free of… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Material Handling in the Wire and Cable Manufacturing Industry
Wire and cable manufacturers carry a heavy burden; if they fail to fill their customers’ just-in-time orders, those customers might have to shut down entire production lines until the vital components come in. Understandably, cable providers will do just about anything to fill their orders reliably. But that leads right into another problem. If a cable manufacturer overproduces, they’ll be… Continue Reading
Choosing Material Handling Equipment for Manufacturing Facilities
When manufacturers look for inefficiencies to address, they often focus on the production line itself. Can automation improve operations? New manufacturing processes? Different staffing strategies? In fact, these strategies make up only a portion of efficient operation in the manufacturing industry. Material handling — getting raw materials to the lines, moving components between one station and the next, and eventually… Continue Reading
Forklift Battery Management for Manufacturers
The manufacturing industry can’t operate without adequate material handling systems, and, inevitably, those systems include forklifts. From replenishment to handling pallets of raw goods and finished products, forklifts provide the muscle that keeps manufacturing lines running. It comes as something of a surprise, then, that manufacturing facilities don’t always apply the same engineering interventions that they use to keep lines… Continue Reading
The Manufacturing Industry in 2019: Perceptions vs. Facts
As we transition into the new year, we’re keeping a close eye on the manufacturing industry; where it’s been, where it stands, and where it’s likely to go over the course of 2019. It’s an interesting question for providers of material-handling equipment. A sizeable portion of BHS projects find their way into manufacturing operations, whether they’re fixing line-feed inefficiencies or… Continue Reading
