Tag Archives: supply chain

Feature   Collaborative robots branching out from manufacturing applications   BY NICK FORTUNA   Today, you’re more likely to find collaborative robots (cobots) in manufacturing plants, but across industries, companies are increasingly turning to cobots as a solution for their warehouse and distribution center operations. Facing a stubborn labor shortage, safety issues, the need to boost throughput and SKU proliferation, ...

Solutions Spotlight   BY KATIE KUEHNER‑HEBERT For members of MHI’s Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI), emphasizing safe work practices involving the use of hoists is always top‑of‑mind. “From providing materials such as fact sheets and tip cards to OSHA and continuing to strengthen our relationship with this body, to examining dos and don’ts of hoist use at the user level, HMI ...

Product Spotlight   BY SANDY SMITH The loading dock is often overlooked, despite its key function between the trailer and the warehouse. MHI’s Loading Dock Equipment Manufacturers (LODEM) group is helping to improve the industry from within while making others aware of this important link in the overall material handling ecosystem. Helping others understand this role is vital with the ...

Industry Focus   BY TOM GRESHAM   A single automobile is the product of an intricately complicated supply chain with sometimes far‑flung sourcing and myriad suppliers. In fact, a typical car has more than 30,000 parts, underlining the complexity of the global supply chain network necessary to manufacture each vehicle, according to Nichole Allem, a customer communications manager with Maersk. ...

Feature The manufacturing and supply chain community came together for a record‑setting ProMat exhibition, according to show producer MHI. With an overall registration count of 52,223 and 1,160 exhibitors, ProMat included 659,000 net square feet of exhibit solutions and 215 educational sessions across three show halls at Chicago’s McCormick Place. This was the largest ProMat to date for MHI, with ...

Feature   BY JASON SCHENKER, PRESIDENT OF PRESTIGE ECONOMICS®, CHAIRMAN OF THE FUTURIST INSTITUTE®   Sustainability remains a major priority across industries, but in Cold War Two, the green energy transition is facing new geopolitical and economic headwinds. The push for renewable energy, decarbonization and electric vehicle adoption is continuing, but supply chain disruptions, rising costs and strategic decoupling from ...

Feature BY CHRISTY DULA, CHIEF EXPERIENCE & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, MHI More than 19 million Americans—8% of all adults in the U.S.—bear a felony conviction on their permanent record. That includes nearly two million people currently incarcerated. With roughly 75% leaving state prisons convicted of a nonviolent crime (drug trafficking is the most common offense), employers who haven’t yet explored ...

Linda Lasure Gray Murray 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 ...

WERC Matters   Which credentials are the right ones for your unique role in supply chain? WERC Advisory Council President Will Sparks has the answers. BY MICHAEL MIKITKA, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MHI’S KNOWLEDGE VALUE CENTER AND WERC Have you ever seen a LinkedIn profile with a downright comical number of acronyms following the person’s name? Something like “John Doe, ...

MHI reinforced its commitment to STEM education by pledging $25,000 to support five youth robotic teams in North Carolina. The donation follows the organization’s participation in the 2025 FIRST Robotics Competition North Carolina Mecklenburg County District Event, where several MHI employees served as judges and volunteers. This event celebrates STEM, innovation and teamwork, inspiring the next generation of engineers and ...