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Comprehensive news and articles about maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) for warehouses and distribution centers.


End-of-life management: Have a plan
Planning for the inevitable will ensure low costs, high productivity and improved safety across your lift truck fleet.

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Manufacturing skills data for 2018 identifies increased skill levels in U.S.
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Motion Industries acquires Hydraulic Supply Company (HSC)
HSC is a full service distributor, offering customers a selection from more than 8,000 hydraulic, pneumatic, and industrial products.

MRO vending machines gain in popularity
Industrial vending machines are increasingly being used to stock, track, dispense and replenish MRO inventory. Here’s how it works.

MRO Technician Spotlight: Daniel Ruiz, Beumer Corp.
Modern's Maintanace Repair and Operations (MRO) team spoke with Customer Support Engineer, David Ruiz of Beumer Corp.

Lift Truck Technician Training: Behind the scenes
More than just the oil and lube guys, lift truck technicians must clear multiple hurdles to prove they are proficient at all skills needed to keep your fleet running. Here’s how they become so good at what they do.

Don’t Underestimate Rack Maintenance & Repair
Typically overlooked, rack structure condition should be inspected regularly and be repaired rather than hoping all is well.

MRO Academic Insights: The changing tide of corporate- university relations
Demographic shifts pose challenges as well as rich opportunities for supply chain companies that engage with institutions of higher education.

Transervice offering technicians up to $10,000 in benefits with new program
The tax-free educational assistance program includes payments for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment for eligible individuals.

MRO Best Practices: Are you ready for Predictive Maintenance?
A new generation of maintenance programs tracks real-time data about specific pieces of equipment to reduce downtime and costs while optimizing equipment efficiency. It’s all a matter of knowing the true condition of the equipment.

Smart Glasses: The latest weapon against downtime
Not every facility has experienced maintenance technicians at the ready. With a combination of video, augmented reality and more, smart glasses provide a direct link to remote technicians who know how to guide others to get equipment back up and running.

MRO Academic Insights: Getting up to speed in Alabama
In northern Alabama, the Alabama Robotics Technology Park is training nearly 1,000 automation operators and technicians each year for local manufacturers. It’s one of the reasons Alabama is attracting so much manufacturing and distribution activity.

Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) Technician Spotlight: Timothy Munroe
Modern Materials Handling editors sat down with Timothy Munroe of Cimcorp Automation to chat about the field of Maintainance, Repair and Operations (MRO).

Motion Industries announces death of president-CEO Tim Breen
Motion Industries, a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC), announced the sudden passing of its president and CEO, Tim Breen.

Ted Thorsen brand re-emerges with new online store
Ted Thorsen was founded in 1953 and experienced many decades as a leading retailer of material handling supplies.

Technology’s Role in Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO)
Exploring the many established and emerging technology tools designed to achieve visibility into system performance.

Technology’s Role in Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO)
Exploring the many established and emerging technology tools designed to achieve visibility into system performance.

Motion Industries acquires California MRO distributor
Completes acquisition of Power Industries

Annual Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) Survey 2018: Spending on the rise
New industry survey shows that 94% of companies view MRO as an important part of their overall operations.


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