Dan M In 1915, Daigoro Yusakawa founded a company that made equipment used by coal miners. Today, 100 years later, that company has grown into one of the biggest and most successful robotics firms in the world. Yaskawa Electric Corporation now has more than 14,000 employees in 28 countries and annul sales of about $3 billion. The … Read more
Here’s a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: If you’ve ever used the Uber app, you know how easy it is to let somebody else drive you in their car to where you need to be. But now a California company is applying that … Read more
In cities like Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, people who need to get from one place for another are increasingly skipping the subway or taxi stand and instead touching an app on their smart phone called Uber to arrange for a safe, affordable ride. Companies like Uber, Lyft and others act as a middleman, … Read more
In 1957, inventors Alfred W. Fielding and Marc Chavannes were sitting around their workshop in Hawthrone, New Jersey, when they came up with a really bad idea. What if we took two shower curtains and sealed them together, trapping pockets of air bubbles inside? Wouldn’t that make an excellent … wallpaper? The decorating idea didn’t … Read more
Renee Niemi knows a thing or two about the influence of tech on the supply chain. As director of Google’s Android and Chrome global business division, it’s Niemi’s job to not only be aware of how new technologies are affecting industries such as material handling, but to lead that change. Niemi, who was among the … Read more
Editor’s Note: In today’s Thursday Feature, we are going to examine the rise of the machines, or why robots have suddenly made the leap from manufacturing to widespread use in material handling in warehouses and distribution centers. Just a few years ago, robots were widely used in manufacturing but rarely — if ever — seen … Read more
Today is April Fool’s Day, the one day of the year that office pranks are not only socially acceptable, but anticipated. While just about everybody appreciates a good April Fool’s prank, you don’t want to spend the afternoon in human resources explaining why you thought your joke was appropriate for the office. So here are … Read more
National Manufacturing Day isn’t until next October 2, but now organizations, businesses and individuals who want to participate in the event can visit a new website that is available all the time. MFGDAY.com allows visitors to sign up to host events in their area, learn more about sponsorship opportunities, and even volunteer to help out. … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: Robotics are now widely used in manufacturing, but in the past two years they have made the leap to warehousing and distribution. We’ll explain what’s behind this sudden rise of the machines … Wednesday is … Read more
Ringing the outskirts of Chicago and its suburbs like a glistening diamond necklace are a series of 22 intermodal rail yards. These bustling facilities are buzzing with activity 24 hours per day as cranes transfer hundreds of cargo containers per hour from towering stacks to semi trailer trucks and rail cars belonging to the biggest railroads … Read more
