Here’s a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find on the Bahrns blog this week:
- As Labor Day 2014 fades into a memory, labor discord in the world’s container ports is heating up. In the US, East Coast ports are benefitting as new contract negotiations between West Coast longshoreman and port operators continue to stall. And in Hong Kong, violence erupted during a strike by the port’s truck drives.
- The Laws of Robotics may have been science fiction fantasy, but they are now the guiding principles behind real-world software being used to help protect workers from being injured by industrial robots.
- In online retailing, the name of the game is speedy and accurate delivery. We’ll take a look at a new type of conveyor scales that can process hundreds of packages in the blink of an eye.
Plus more economic good news for manufacturing, a container company helping and Atlanta family in need, and the newest inductees into the Packaging Hall of Fame. All that and much, much more can be found this week on the Bahrns blog … so stay tuned!