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THE PEOPLE WHO work at MHI and its Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) division are the gears that keep the association moving. They ensure MHI remains a valuable association and resource for people involved in the industry, doing so with wit, competence and smiles on their faces. The goal of this column is to give readers a glimpse into ...

Where Are They Now? Catching up with an MHEFI Scholarship Recipient   BY KATIE KUEHNER‑HEBERT   CAROLINA REMOND, PROCUREMENT AGENT, THE BOEING CO. EVEN AS A teenager, Carolina Remond was hooked on supply chain logistics, and that’s why she chose to attend the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. “I knew in high school that I wanted to pursue supply chain management, ...

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS have faced several years of disruption— pandemics, geopolitical shocks, tariffs, demand volatility and labor shortages—only to reach a new inflection point. While investment in innovation and technology is accelerating, the supply chain workforce is struggling to keep pace. Ironically, the same artificial intelligence (AI) technologies disrupting the workforce can also help human resources address the talent challenge. ...

THE ERGONOMICS ASSIST Systems and Equipment (EASE) Council Industry Group of MHI is pleased to announce the release of its EASE 101 Document. The document provides a structured introduction to industrial ergonomics, beginning with the fundamentals—what ergonomics is, why it matters and how it applies specifically to industrial and supply chain environments. The EASE 101 Document also covers key ergonomic ...

WHILE SOME COMPANIES embrace innovation, others still rely on aging infrastructure, manual processes or fragmented data systems that are no longer slow‑burning liabilities but direct threats to resilience, competitiveness and, ultimately, continuity. Companies that fail to adopt AI, automation, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and other technologies face blind spots, slower response times, rising costs and increased exposure to ...

BY RICK FOX, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, FOX IV TECHNOLOGIES, AND MEMBER, MHI BOARD OF GOVERNORS   AT FIRST, I didn’t see the value of trade associations. Early in my career, a colleague invited me to join him at a trade association meeting. I was dubious, but he insisted that I would learn a great deal and quickly understand how a ...

  BY SANDY SMITH   AUTOMATION IS POWERFUL in theory, but when a material handler confronts irregular shapes or sizes, that theory can become difficult to execute. MHI member Freespace Robotics—winner of the ProMat 2025 StartUp Pitch Competition—aims to solve that problem with an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) designed to handle an unusually wide range of product dimensions. ...

BY CHRISTIAN DOW, EVP OF INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP, MHI THERE IS NO doubt about it, the dawn of the artificial intelligence (AI) age is no longer approaching. It has arrived—in full force. As a result, end users must understand how predictive analytics and digital twins are influencing fundamental, traditional reliability practices. After all, they’re jointly strengthening reliability practices throughout the entire ...

BY JASON SCHENKER, PRESIDENT OF PRESTIGE ECONOMICS® AND CHAIRMAN OF THE FUTURIST INSTITUTE®     THE U.S. ECONOMY is facing two conflicting dynamics with a rare coexistence of momentum and uncertainty. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth has been much better than many expected, and the U.S. labor market remains relatively tight. Meanwhile, U.S. inflationary pressures have eased meaningfully, although year-on‑year ...

A coordinated industry effort is raising safety, improving training and modernizing best practices for overhead lifting. BY TOM GRESHAM THROUGH HIGHLY EFFECTIVE collaboration, the Overhead Alliance combines the expertise of three long‑time MHI Industry Groups to provide invaluable insights and advocacy on the use of overhead equipment, including hoists, monorails and cranes. No topic is more important to the alliance’s ...