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
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming soon on the Bahrns blog: During the next five years, many manufacturers will limit their ability to grow because they fear the technology that could improve their operations and efficiencies. We’ll tell you what it could mean for your business … Read more
Opening hatches to check levels in oil and gas tanks at oil refineries and other businesses can be fatal, according to a new alert issued by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Since 2010, at least nine workers have been killed as a result of hydrocarbon gases and vapors that can leak out of … Read more
Up until recently, assembly lines were literally straight-forward operations, with workers lined up in a row performing specialized tasks as products moved down a sequential line. But with some of the innovative new material handling equipment highlighted at a recent Chicago area trade show could change all that. More than 37 material handling suppliers of … Read more
Keeping track of your tools in a busy warehouse or manufacturing operation can be a challenge. Tools that are lost, misplaced or stolen are expensive to replace. Plus, you need your tools to do your job so you are counting on them to be there when you reach for them. Industrial tool carts and toolboxes … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories coming soon on the Bahrns blog: Is your toolbox a holy mess? We’ve got six quick and easy “life hacks” you can use to organize your tools in a jiffy … A well known forklift manufacturer has brought the driver assistance into the material … Read more
As any warehouse worker can attest, unloading a pallet by hand can be a backbreaking task. Repeated squatting, bending and lifting can easily turn an eight-hour shift into a torture session. In order to improve employee comfort — and, not coincidentally, increase productivity and reduce health care costs at the same time — many companies … Read more
When a 600-foot crane toppled in high winds in downtown Manhattan earlier this month — killing a 38-year-old pedestrian and injuring three others — the call for improved crane safety was immediate and sustained. Within hours of the Feb. 7 accident, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered that all 376 crawler cranes and 53 … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming soon on the Bahrns blog: A 600-foot crane came crashing down onto a crowded New York City sidewalk recently and now city officials are requiring more safety measures to secure cranes in high wind conditions … Part II of solving … Read more
