A plant can save space, time and money with a carousel Many companies think material handling automation is a nice idea, but something for the big guys. After all, computers and automated systems cost money. Automation is designed for high-volum...

The way you set things up can pay off greatly As an inside sales representative for a major material handling company, half of the phone calls I receive start the same way: "I'm looking for racking." It's a promising start, but it's usually fol...

Every industry has its accepted truths. These are the things that everybody knows - the obvious answers. The problem is that yesterday's truths may be out of date, and things that appear to be common sense on the surface may be a lot more complicated when...

The past few years have seen some dramatic changes in parcel shipping methods. Most of those changes have been driven by impatience, manifested in what the industry calls "the shortening of the supply chain." It is an interesting phrase, summing up a wide...

Like New, Only Better Material handling systems (conveyors, sorting systems, shelving, etc.) represent a major purchasing decision, no matter how you slice it. The wrong decision can be costly, and making the right decision can be difficult, la...

Nobody benefits when profit is eliminated from the economic equation. by Stafford Sterner, president, SJF Material Handling With the economy on the mend, a lot of people in the material handling industry are expecting good times without having to mak...