Here’s a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: Bobcat has installed a new high tech inventory control system at its manufacturing and warehouse facility in Gwinner, North Dakota. We’ll tell you how the company hopes the investment will dig up huge dividends down the … Read more
Keeping track of inventory, parts and materials at the busy Bobcat manufacturing facility in Gwinner, North Dakota, used to involve manually tracking the more than 40 truckloads of inbound materials that arrived daily. But recently Bobcat – the maker of small but powerful front-end loaders, excavators and other landscaping, construction and manufacturing equipment — upgraded its … Read more
In the wake of the most recent economic downturn, many companies are looking for every opportunity to automate their processes. Robotics, automated systems and other high-tech solutions are being used to reduce labor costs on the factory floor, in warehouse aisles, even in the service industry. In fact, Starwood Hotel group has recently begun testing … Read more
Cargo ships seeking to offload their containers at ports in Northern Europe are facing delays of up to 70 hours due to over-congestion. And some port operators are afraid the delays could get even higher. According to a report issued by the logistics technology firm CargoSmart, severe backups are occurring in ports at Rotterdam, the … Read more
Friday, October 3, is the third annual Manufacturing Day, which celebrates the role played by manufacturing in local communities and the nation as a whole. More than 1,500 events will be held across the country to commemorate the event, including open house tours of manufacturing plants and educational programs at community and technical colleges. There … Read more
The demand for materials handling products is expected to grow at least 5% per year through 2018, according to a new report issued by the Freedonia Group. According to the report, “World Material Handling Products,” some of the biggest gains will be seen in the sale of high-tech, cutting-edge materials handling technology, such as Automated … Read more
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will be the keynote speaker at next year’s Rental Show in New Orleans. The Rental Show will be held February 22 to 25 at the Ennest N. Morial Convention Center, which is just a few blocks down Canal Street from the Mercedes Benz Superdome, formerly known as the New Orleans … Read more
Fresh off their victory in the FIFA World Cup in soccer this past summer, Germany has now won the coveted Stapler Cup, also known as the World Cup of forklift driving. A team of German forklift operators competed against other driver teams from all over the world during the Forklift Cup World Championships, held earlier … Read more
A $1.3 billion project to raise the Bayonne Bridge — which connects New Jersey with Staten Island — has been delayed at least six months as a result of last winter’s harsh weather, officials announced last week. The project will increase the height of the bridge’s road platform 215 feet above the Kill van Kull … Read more
Here’s a special sneak preview of some of what you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: The materials handling industry is booming, especially in areas such as high-tech solutions and after-market parts. We’ll give you one industry analyst’s rosy outlook that lasts at least through 2018 … You may have already forgotten about … Read more
