Construction is basically a material handling process in that it requires the movement of materials — rock, dirt, debris, trees, shrubs, etc. — from one place to another so that materials can be moved ...

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. In a manufacturing plant, there are very few straight lines, so you need to find efficiencies as you deliver warehoused parts and finished ...

There is no such thing as coal, there are coals. 1 This phrase is often quoted by operating and engineering companies when trying to assess their handling equipment needs. The primary bulk properties ...

Daifuku is the global market leader in material handling, which involves the automation behind transport, storage, and control of products/materials in factories, cleanrooms for semiconductor ...

Sports championships are the result of preparation and training targeting weaknesses and leveraging strengths. You can do the same thing with your manual material handling process. The 2015 Women's ...