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By Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 10/1/2000

50 years ago

MMH decided to find the materials handling man in every plant of significantsize in the country. When finally compiled, MMH will have the most complete and current census of materials handling men in existence.

"We believe that finding these men is an important step in building materials handling engineering into a recognized profession." From the editorial

Producers of corrugated and solid fibre containers formed an association to be known as Weatherproof Fibre Box Group. The group is needed in order to expedite the production and delivery of fibre boxes in the quantities needed by the military and other departments of the government during the present emergency. From the Spotlight

25 years ago

Something is terribly wrong. OSHA was created to reduce accidents. Yet, after three years of compliance with OSHA's industrial truck regulations, there's good reason to believe that the accident rate-on the same level for about 10 years-remains unchanged.

Have we attacked the wrong problem? The evidence suggests that we have. OSHA, and industry, have concentrated on the engineering aspect. But safety studies point to human failure as the prime cause of industrial truck accidents. From a feature on operator training

If you want to read bar-code labels automatically, but can't use conventional optical scanners, there's an alternative-hand-held "light pens." When manually passed across a bar-coded label, ticket, or tag, it automatically collects data about the product to which the label is affixed. From a feature on hand-held scanners

10 years ago

If an earthquake struck tomorrow, would your materials handling system survive? As many Bay Area businesses discovered on October 17, 1989, the failure of this vital function might mean the difference between being in business or being out. From a feature on NISTARS Naval Supply Center after an earthquake

Even in materials handing, Southern California is proving to be on the leading edge of change-at the post office no less.

Using a combination of mechanized handling equipment and automatic identification tracking systems, these new, highly efficient post offices will be the benchmark for handling efficiency in the '90s. From a feature on an inside look at the post office of the '90s