Kevin O’Leary, one of the featured entrepreneurs on ABC-TV’s “Shark Tank”, has been chosen to present the keynote address at MODEX 2016, the material handling industry’s biggest trade show to be held in Atlanta next month. Frank and opinionated, speaker O’Leary is one of North America’s leading business moguls. On Shark Tank, he invests in … Read more
Nexen has introduced a new three and four-wheel electric lift truck. The lift has a 1600-2000kg capacity and comes in both long and short wheelbase. The lift trucks feature high capacity DIN-STD batteries for multiple shift operations and include fast and easy side entry battery removal. The trucks have been pre-launch tested and they … Read more
Developing innovative products is not enough for long-term success for manufacturers. There also has to be simultaneous innovation in processes and business models. That’s the takeaway from a new survey of more than 380 manufacturing business leaders conducted by the Chicago-based consulting group Grant Thornton. True, long-term success requires a balanced approach to innovation that … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming up on the Bahrns blog: To get the most out of your operation, you need a three-tiered approach to innovation: Products, processes, and your business model as a whole. We’ll take a look at a new survey of industry leaders … Read more
Protecting products when they are shipped is essential to any manufacturer’s success. But using wood, metal and other heavy, bulky shipping materials adds to the product’s weight, takes longer to prepare, and can sometimes lead to more goods damaged during shipment. That’s the lesson learned by Tuscan Iron Entries, a Tennessee manufacturer of high-quality iron … Read more
Ever since the silent movie days of the 1920s, mankind has feared the coming of the robot. Science fiction writers and futurists have predicted that we will woe the day that machines that do job tasks were invented. They say that the future of mankind is to be slaves to machines or that we will … Read more
Many materials handling businesses (including this one) have turned to social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, blogging, and others to promote their businesses and products. But simply having a social media presence is not enough, according to a social media expert. The timing of your promotional posts may be more important than what you have … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming soon on the Bahrns blog: A lot of companies have discovered that social media offers one of the easiest, cheapest and most effective ways to connect with their customers. We’ll tell you the best days and times to get the … Read more
If you earn less than $20/hour, there’s an 83 percent probability that automation will take over your job at some point in the future, according to a new report issued last week by the White House’s Council of Economic Advisors (CEA). If you earn between $20 and $40 per hour, the chance of your being … Read more
Nearly half of all manufacturers are concerned about their ability to prevent a cyber attack on their business, according to a new poll of US factory owners. The MPI Internet of Things Study — which was commissioned by BDO, a network of accounting firms — also found that only 8 percent of manufacturers were “very … Read more
