Topic: Ergonomics

A Big Picture look at the inroads women are making in the supply chain field and what still needs to happen to increase their numbers in employee and senior leadership roles.

P&H Casters Company, Inc. has announced the opening of its new 26,000-square-foot manufacturing facility located in Arlington, Texas.

ANSI has approved updates to the ANSI ICWM-2018 standard, titled “Vocabulary, Performance and Testing Requirements for Casters and Wheels.”

The acquisition allows VelocityEHS to address a broader range of ergonomic risks, in particular for industrial and material-handling jobs, for its 13,000 customers.

Although the total sales of cars and light trucks declined by roughly 1.8% in the United States in 2017—down to 17.25 million, thereby ending a seven-year streak of year-over-year increases, according to Automotive News—2018 has so far been a positive year for the automotive industry.

The portable scissor lift Hydraulic Elevating Cart is designed with telescoping out- riggers to stabilize the load with the deck in the up position.

Food manufacturer measures improvements in worker safety and satisfaction.

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Knowing that flexibility is the name of the game in today’s fulfillment environment, Newcastle Systems (Booth B2734), is showcasing the Atlas Series Mobile Dimensioning Workstation.

Manitou North America (Booth B2457) has announced three newly launched straight-mast forklifts and a telescopic work platform—all now available in the United States.

The box dumper increases stability for dumping product while reducing worker injuries.

A thorough and ongoing analysis of processes can identify plenty of opportunities to boost warehouse efficiency.

Standard and special size hydraulic lifts provide solutions for positioning at the job site.

“One-stop shop” for ergonomics assessments enables proactive improvements.

Alliance aims to enhance robot expertise within OSHA and NIOSH, improve awareness of workplace hazards of traditional industrial robots and emerging collaborative systems, and identify needed research.

The Lift Manufacturers Product Group (LIFT) members are the resource for industry best practices, standards, information, and equipment that lifts, rotates, tilts, and otherwise positions materials.

Scissor lifts are ideal for applications where workers perform large amounts of lifting items from one level to another. A scissor lift is an ergonomic way to raise and lower products assisting in preventing worker related fatigue.

One-day WERC educational and networking event to be held outside Dallas on Thursday, September 7.

Manufacturing Workforce 4.0 lays out the future of skills, training and education for the manufacturing industry.

Ergonomic features in materials handling equipment and software keep workers safe while giving productivity a lift.