Keeping up with a diversified industry
For more information on a local event in your area, call the chapter officer listed above.
By Mike Flamer -- Modern Materials Handling, 6/1/1998
Editor's note: Mike Flamer, MHMS president, reflects on the recent NA 98 event. Upon returning from the North American Material Handling Show in Detroit, it became clear to me that the materials handling industry continues to grow and diversify. New products and technology continue to proliferate along with more companies calling themselves systems integrators."Systems integration" is a buzzword that has been used for many years in the material handling industry. But, with the advent of high-speed sortation, pick-to-light systems, carousels, AS/RS, bar codes, RF, high-reach trucks, high-density storage, and fast palletization, companies demand that they deal with professionals who know how all of this technology works together.
That's where the Material Handling & Management Society (MHMS) can help. Members of the Society are taking advantage of the wide variety of educational and training materials as well as study courses to update their knowledge and expertise about a wide variety of products and applications. Some of these materials include online technology papers, in-home study courses using CD-ROM technology, a large resource library administered by the Material Handling Institute, and, of course, the four Correspondence Courses dealing with materials handling basics, material management, and materials handling engineering.
Local MHMS chapters offer seminars, technical presentations, and tours to local sites that can increase your knowledge of the profession. MHMS members also receive discounts to the educational forums at the industry's two major trade shows, in Chicago and in Detroit.
This is the wrong time to be sitting on your laurels. The industry is changing and your needs are changing with it. MHMS members have the advantage. They know that the time they invest in learning about new technologies and systems will be paid back in future success and increased earnings.
Today is the day that you need to call Bobbie Curtis at MHMS (704-676-1183) or visit the MHMS Web site, www.mhia.org/mhms. You will never make a better investment.
Professional Activities is the official publication of the Materials Handling & Management Society. For more information on MHMS and membership, access the Society's home page on the World Wide Web http://www.mhia.org/mhms or contact Bobbie Curtis, Manager of MHMS Operations, by calling 704-676-1183. The address is 8720 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 201; Charlotte, NC 28217-3935.
Get involved with MHMS
MHMS Chapter Contact Phone
Atlanta Greg Barnes (770)793-0683
Boston Bob Liptrot (508)740-6660
Chicagoland Mike Carlson (708)388-5075
Delaware Valley Paul O'Connell (609)854-5895
Western Michigan Charles VandenBosch (616)942-9101
Indianapolis Roland Pender (317)579-7030
Kansas City Jerry Foulds (816)997-2651
Los Angeles Russ Hennigar (714)693-1377
No. California Dave Moody (510)283-6254
Toronto Irene Walker (905)453-1157
Tri-States Jim Wachter (513)745-9401
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