March 2006 Material Handling Tips & Information Newsletter
Conveyor safety
standards - how to keep people safe around conveyors
As with any mechanical and electrical device, conveyors present safety concerns. Since they have many moving parts, anyone who works on, near, or around them should be well versed in conveyor safety -- and also understand why each rule is important and necessary...
How to specify scissor lifts
Scissor lifts are productivity enhancers that also reduce injuries and worker fatigue. Specifying them is a matter of understanding your load, application, and situation. You'll need to have a know these factors: The nature of your load - what you're lifting; is it stable on a level surface? Will it fit on a standard platform? What does the load consist of? What are the weights of its various components? What is its center of gravity? This article details these and other factors you need to know before specifying a scissor lift...
Create rivet
shelving estimates, layouts in your browser
Image Perhaps the most economical of all industrial shelving, rivet shelving provides a limitless amount of static storage possibilities. Cisco-Eagle has created a new web application that allows you to estimate a rivet shelving project in your browser. It provides a basic drawing, a bill of materials, and an estimated (but not final) price for your project.
You can ask the RivetEstimator to fill a room, to do a single row of shelving, or a series of starter and add-on units. It's a good way to get quick snapshot information on your project. It also allows you to submit your specs to us for clarification and quotation...
Slashing Distribution Center Costs, from Operations & Fulfillment Magazine
Distribution center managers are always looking for new ways to cut costs and improve performance. But simple solutions are not always obvious, so we've listed a few tricks of the trade. Deploying just one of the changes listed here, you could save thousands of dollars a year...
The Advanced Effective Inventory Management Workshop
A heads up on EMI, Inc.'s Advanced Effective Inventory Management Workshop, happening June 12-13, 2006 at Embassy Suites Outdoor World, Dallas-Ft. Worth Int'l Airport. I have not attended this seminar, but it sounds interesting. If your focus is on inventory, it might be useful. EMI describes it as "not a typical inventory management seminar. It is a two-day session designed for people who want to take an aggressive, hands-on approach to dealing with their inventory challenges. Before the session we supply you with a list of information to collect from your organization and computer system." Check it out over at their site...
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