Here’s a special sneak preview of just some of what you will find this week on the Bahrns blog. Just a few months ago, the idea of a wearable robotic suit that gave the user superhuman powers was simply an April Fool’s joke. But thanks to a shipbuilding company in Korea, it’s now a reality. … Read more
Warehouses and manufacturing facilities are busy places. People, products and vehicles are constantly coming and going. So how can you make sure than everybody who visits your facility — whether they are employees, contractors, customers or visitors — understand the potential dangers that exist at your business, especially in such potentially hazardous places as the … Read more
The US Patent Office has issued a patent for technology that can synchronize the movement of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs). When applied as a manufacturing solution,the new technology could eventually reduce or even eliminate the need for conveyor-driven assembly lines. AGVs are unmanned vehicles that can be used to move, manipulate or package products within … Read more
Yaskawa Electric Corporation has purchased a US company that makes parts for solar energy generators. Solectria Renewables — which is based in Lawrence, Massachusetts — will become the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Japanese machinery maker under the deal. The terms of the acquisition were undisclosed. Solectria makes high performance photovoltaic inverters for residential, commercial and … Read more
You’ve heard of iPhones, iPods and even iPads. But what about an iCampus? That’s the name of a new online training program now being offered by Intelligrated, the Cincinnati-based provider of automated materials handling solutions. iCampus is a learning management program covering occupational safety, Intelligrated equipment and general maintenance training. It was designed by OSHA-authorized … Read more
In the battle of nerves that has been brewing between House Republicans and the Democratic-majority Senate over an extension of the Highway Trust Fund … the Senate blinked first. In a vote of 81-13, the Senate held their noses and voted to pass the $10.8 billion House-passed Highway Trust Fund bill, which extended funding of … Read more
Students from two Peoria high schools will participate in a national robotics competition thanks to sponsorship from the maker of large-scale dust suppression equipment. Dust Control Technologies, which also happens to be headquartered in Peoria, is footing the bill to send a team composed of 20 students from Notre Dame High School and Quest Charter … Read more
Battery Handling Systems — the manufacturer of battery supplies and accessories for the materials handling industry — has introduced a new line of labels and label kits that can be used to improve safety in the workplace by increasing awareness about potential dangers. BHS, which is based in St. Louis, Missouri, has created the warning … Read more
Two of the world’s largest cargo shipping lines — Maersk and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. — have reached a deal that allows them to share vessels on some of the world’s busiest trade routes for the next decade. The move comes just weeks after government regulators in China nixed a wider alliance that would have … Read more
Here’s a special sneak preview of some of what you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: The stakes are high and time was running out for the Highway Transportation Fund bill, but House Republicans and Senate Democrats both had dug in their heels. Which side blinked first? We’ll tell you … Assembly lines … Read more
