Manufacturing

In its Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM said that the PMI, its index to measure growth, was 49.5 in February (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), topping January by 1.3 percent and sub-50 for the fifth month in a row.

Modern’s 2016 Productivity Achievement Awards honor companies that have made outstanding strides in improving operations through materials handling and related information systems.

Veterans offer an untapped resource for materials handling positions, especially given the U.S. military is built on logistics.

Despite decline, categories such as AC motors (98.6%) and support services (47.2%) grew in the fourth quarter over the previous year.

Winners to be announced on April 6 during the MHI Industry Night celebration at Modex.

Grant Thornton survey suggests holistic approach to innovation of products, business models and processes may blaze trail for success for U.S. manufacturers.

Students record cycle time studies and create material and information flowcharts.

Material handling robots segment accounted for nearly 47% of the global industrial robotics market in heavy industries in 2015.

BDO and MPI study indicates 49% of manufacturers are unsure or not confident in their ability to prevent a cybersecurity breach at their company.

ITA data reports highest lift truck sales since 2006.

After 70 years in business, Bolzoni reported 2015 revenues of $150 million.

MagneMotion specializes in intelligent conveying systems used in automotive, general assembly, packaging and material handling applications.

Estimate comes in higher than the 10-year average of 2.7%, but falls short of the NRF’s 2015 estimate of 4.1%.

Joint research report finds that 63% of C-level executives believe IBP is effective and impactful, supporting a unified supply chain strategy.

Clearpath CEO Matt Rendall selected as one of RIA’s four at-large directors.