Technicians

Crown becomes preferred partner for material handling equipment at UTI's 12 campuses nationwide.

Crown invited me to its flagship service center outside Chicago for a demonstration of their technician training program.

While most high schools are focused on trying to prepare all students for college, many new graduates are underemployed while high-paying technical jobs in distribution and logistics are going unfilled. There has to be a better way.

Modern talks to a regional manager of lifecycle support services about encouraging young people to consider a career as a technician.

Batch led STEM initiatives beginning at the middle school level in engineering, multi-skill maintenance and production.

Wireless charging system could could reduce maintenance and improve performance of safety sensors on roll-up doors.

Service designed to minimize downtime and reduce stretch wrapping costs for new or existing equipment.

The Demonstrated Performance program will also soon be launched in Mexico.

Event to host 17,000 people ages 6-18 who will learn about potential career paths in automation.

Crown invited me to its flagship service center outside Chicago for a demonstration of their operator and technician training programs. Prepared for plenty of PowerPoints and goofy videos, I instead experienced two full days of hands-on, grease-covered, eye-opening and tremendously exciting education.

Employing 23 people, the new location provides products, service and maintenance and technician and operator training.

Manufacturing Institute on track to issue 500,000 industry certifications almost a year before its original goal.

For years the materials handling industry has focused on providing great solutions for customers. Maintenance services are quickly becoming the next area of focus.

A national certification for supply chain technicians with the right skills to maintain today’s automated materials handling systems is around the corner.

Modern Material Handling’s first-annual Maintenance Study reveals fairly high adoption rates for automated warehouse systems and an ongoing need for quality maintenance support and skilled technicians to manage these setups.