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Economic Market Analysis BY JASON SCHENKER, PRESIDENT OF PRESTIGE ECONOMICS®, CHAIRMAN OF THE FUTURIST INSTITUTE® ISTOCK.COM/MICROSTOCKHUB The 2025 economic outlook is a mix of potential and pitfalls. On the upside, inflation is likely to cool further this year, while the labor market is poised to remain relatively solid, positive GDP growth continues and interest rates fall. However, geopolitical tensions and ...

Safer Handling BY TOM GRESHAM The Crane, Hoist and Monorail (CHM) Alliance serves as a liaison for overhead lifting companies to OSHA, teaming with the federal agency to promote a wide range of safety initiatives in the field. The alliance represents three overhead lifting groups—Crane, Hoist and Monorail, respectively—within MHI. The alliance’s collaborative efforts with OSHA are proving to be ...

Solutions Spotlight BY KATIE KUEHNER‑HEBERT Robotics for warehousing and distribution applications are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence to be more efficient and effective, according to members of The Robotics Group (TRG) Industry Group of MHI. AI‑driven robotic solutions have played a pivotal role in expanding use cases far beyond the original manufacturing applications for robots that started more than 50 years ...

Product Spotlight BY SANDY SMITH Consider them the workhorse of material handling, and not just the monorails themselves. The nine‑member Monorail Manufacturers Association (MMA) is a small but productive group. Over the last two years, the MMA has worked to update two ANSI standards, one related to patented tracks and another for enclosed tracks. “It’s quite a process to get ...

Where Are They Now? Catching up with an MHEFI Scholarship Recipient JOSHUA LINE, FIELD ENGINEER II, SEEGRID CORP. Students who graduated college in 2020 faced challenges that previous graduates did not, including maneuvering requirements to complete their degrees along with pandemic-related restrictions and a shrinking job market. “I graduated with an industrial engineering degree in 2020, and I was looking ...

Angela Alston‑Jenkins Jayesh Mehta The people who work at MHI and its WERC division are the gears that keep the association moving. They ensure MHI continues to be a valuable association and resource for people involved in the industry and do so with wit, competence and a smile on their face. The goal of this column in MHI Solutions magazine ...

The event is where the supply chain industry comes together to discover the latest equipment and tech, learn the latest trends and connect with key suppliers. When the premier manufacturing and supply chain trade event of 2025, ProMat, returns to Chicago on March 17, it will include over 1,100 exhibits from leading solution providers and a comprehensive Educational Conference of ...

MHI’s ProMat, a premier manufacturing and supply chain exhibition, has been honored with a prestigious Gold 100 Grand Award by Trade Show Executive (TSE). At an awards ceremony in Santa Barbara, California, in September 2024, TSE recognized ProMat as the “Overall Show with the Greatest Ascent,” acknowledging the event’s remarkable growth and success. ProMat 2023 was a record‑setting event with ...

The sights of Hurricane Helene’s flooding, debris and destruction are incredibly saddening, particularly when we consider the lives lost and those who are still missing or awaiting help. The road to recovery will be long and arduous, with an overwhelming amount of work ahead. The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is actively responding to these needs as it has for ...

MHI and the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) are pleased to sponsor recent research by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) aimed at addressing the urgent challenges of supply chain electrification. Titled, “The Supply Chain Risks of the Energy Transition: A Blueprint for US Action,” this program empowers industry leaders with tools to adapt to the changing ...