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In doing a deeper dive into the topic of automation, we spent some time at our recent 40th anniversary Open House event looking at the keys to adopting automation in the manufacturing industry. Overall, we see automation and robotics as one means of addressing the challenging labor market that manufacturers face. Often, we hear company…
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Ben Franklin And while Mr. Franklin may not have had pallet inverters, tippers, upenders, or lift tables in mind when he offered that advice several centuries ago, there is still a lesson to be taken from his words. As an operations or service manager, your…
For decades, warehousing and industrial operations relied on pallets made of wood for their product storage and transportation needs. However, there are certain drawbacks to wood pallets, including limited durability, the occasional inability to meet today’s sanitation standards and potential injuries caused by wood splinters. Plastic pallets, advantages: Plastic pallets and their challenges While pallets…
In today’s supply chains, plastic and aluminum are the pallets of choice. But let’s take a look at the different types and how they measure up against each other. Let’s begin with the wooden pallet. As we stated in the first part of Pallets 101, there are severe limitations with wood pallets, particularly in industries…
Examining today’s options for this building block in the supply chain The pallet is the staple of today’s supply chain. Ever since its invention in the early 1900s, the pallet has transformed the way we store and move products. Prior to the introduction of pallets, the merchandise was transported in a variety of ways: everything…