{"id":2009,"date":"2018-12-19T13:37:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T19:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev-mhisolutionsmag.officialdirectory.com\/?p=2009"},"modified":"2019-03-27T15:57:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T20:57:55","slug":"solutions-spotlight-overhead-alliance-renews-and-refreshes-its-member-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/19\/solutions-spotlight-overhead-alliance-renews-and-refreshes-its-member-value\/","title":{"rendered":"SOLUTIONS SPOTLIGHT: Overhead Alliance Renews and Refreshes Its Member Value"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/dev-mhisolutionsmag.officialdirectory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Overhead-Alliance-450x250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1994\" src=\"http:\/\/dev-mhisolutionsmag.officialdirectory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Overhead-Alliance-450x250-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Overhead-Alliance-450x250-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Overhead-Alliance-450x250.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>* By Stephen Murdoch *<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Overhead Alliance\u2014a marketing arm for the Monorail Manufacturers Association, the Hoist Manufacturers Institute and the Crane Manufacturers Association of America\u2014has been busy. \u201cThe Overhead Alliance has concentrated on numerous initiatives since its inception a decade ago,\u201d explained Rob Beightol, director of marketing for MHI member Gorbel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost recently, we have been promoting items ranging from the Overhead Crane Safety Conference that was sponsored by CMAA as well as activities designed to solidify our groups\u2019 relationship with OSHA. So, promoting a safe working environment has been a general theme in recent months. Additionally, we have conducted an \u201cOverhead Sentiment\u201d survey of end-users to inform our member companies of items that are vital to users and trends that may be on the horizon. The results of this survey will be shared with members in the near future and will hopefully guide everything from messaging to product development within the organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year industry veteran feels past promotional programs have been designed to promote the benefits of overhead lifting by concentrating on areas where the use of overhead equipment can benefit the user.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese topics range from decreasing the rate of product damage by using a system designed for the job being performed to freeing up floor space by keeping material handling overhead. We have also concentrated on ergonomic benefits and the creation of safe working environments. One of the highest visibility pieces was the development of an Overhead Lifting \u201cgame\u201d that uses virtual reality to allow participants to move items throughout a factory. This is designed to educate users on how systems operate, but we do it in an engaging, enjoyable manner. We also produce unique videos in order to spread the word of our industry groups in an engaging way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhisolutions-digital.com\/mhiq\/0119_volume_7__issue_1\/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1450570#articleId1450570\"><em>Read More\u2026<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* By Stephen Murdoch * The Overhead Alliance\u2014a marketing arm for the Monorail Manufacturers Association, the Hoist Manufacturers Institute and the Crane Manufacturers Association of America\u2014has been busy. \u201cThe Overhead Alliance has concentrated on numerous initiatives since its inception a decade ago,\u201d explained Rob Beightol, director of marketing for MHI member Gorbel. \u201cMost recently, we &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":1994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solutions-spotlight"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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