Manufacturing

Material handling can contribute up to 75 percent of a product's overall cost. Here's a guide to choosing equipment to keep these costs as low as possible.

Manufacturing facilities often use electric forklifts, but not all of them gain the benefits of forklift battery management systems. Here's why they should.

Here are a few of the trends and projections about the manufacturing industry that we'll be following in 2019. Find out what the new year has in store.

The theme for the 2018 Industrial Truck Association Meeting is Charting-the-Course. But what course could that be? We examine previous ITA documents to make an educated guess on what attendees can expect to hear at the 2018 ITA Meeting.

The 2018 International Manufacturing Technology Show will showcase the industry's leading technological solutions. Here's our take on the must-see events and attractions coming up at IMTS 2018.

Every summer, the automotive plant shutdown gives manufacturers time to make improvements on the line. Here are the crucial tasks that every automotive manufacturer should complete during the annual shutdown.

Automotive manufacturers have no choice but to shut down plants while they retool the line for new models. Why not make the most of idling season by working on part-feeding systems at the same time?

While some industrial facilities are going forklift-free in order to reduce costs, many automotive manufacturing operations are finding other ways to achieve the same benefits with the existing fleet.

A few major food industry conferences are coming right up. Find out what's going on, when, and where, plus a few can't-miss events that could sway your decision on which gathering to attend.

Luckily, there are a few OSHA standards for sheet metal storage that can help employers choose a racking system. Learn about the regulations, and how to comply with them, in this detailed blog post.