Topic: Safety

Industrial virtual reality (VR) company PlayWerk, creators of the successful Forklift-Simulator (Booth C2145), announced expansion of its product line with the world’s first VR reach-truck and a continued commitment to help grow and inspire employees, while increasing safety and productivity.

Visual Workplace, a business specializing in 5S and Lean visual tools and resources including signs, scoreboards, and other products, has announced national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

As the complexities of the pharmaceutical supply chain continue to increase, new automation methods are being developed and implemented.

Technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace, and a focus on safety is the best way to keep up. Forklift Safety Tips, Lift Truck Safety Tips, Lift truck accident prevention

ALAN coordinates hundreds of supply chain businesses worldwide that volunteer resources to help move goods to communities affected by disaster.

Rebranding adds access products to portfolio of Wildeck products provided through a nationwide network of dealers and systems integrators.

With the new system, the brewery can access cargo 50% faster than before, while its payload capacity has increased by 15%.

The steel barrier offers the metal specialist ease of operation, along with employee protection.

The pharmaceutical manufacturer has eliminated the threat of outdoor elements and improved working conditions.

The purpose of the campaign is not only to increase awareness of overall industrial steel storage racking safety but also to emphasize the importance of RMI rack standards and R-Mark Certification.

$340,000 in in-kind donations made to nonprofits ToolBank USA, Houston ToolBank and Trusted World.

ALAN has compiled a list of needs and important guidelines for what to do -- and what not to do -- if your company chooses to help.

Supply chain organizations must make it a priority to build a resilient talent acquisition team that can weather turbulence and help sustain a positive bottom line.

PMMI to match funds donated up to $100,000, fund raised through PMMI’s Pack Gives Back event and [url=http://www.pmmi.org/we-care]http://www.pmmi.org/we-care[/url] will aid people across the Gulf Coast

Conferences will provide in-depth training in robot safety, motion control, vision systems and collaborative robots to spur manufacturing growth and the creation of entirely new categories of jobs.

New research from the National Center for the Middle Market explores how focus, depth can help middle market companies succeed.

More than 80% of surveyed companies have not tested cyber response plans in the last year.

Several years ago, executive editor Bob Trebilcock proposed a series of feature stories called The Big Picture—articles that would break out of our traditional equipment-centric and best practices coverage and focus on the broader role materials handling plays in driving larger company initiatives.

Windows will stop supporting its mobile operating system in 2020, leaving devices vulnerable to attack. While that may seem like a lifetime away, savvy DC operators need to develop a migration plan.

The standard outlines that anyone using a dockboard (used to bridge the gap from the facility to the truck) that was put into use starting January 17, 2017 must include side walls or another measure to prevent objects or vehicles from running off the dockboard edge.