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61) WOLVERINE | MAGNETIC CRANE

R&M chain hoists, wire rope hoists & crane components help our customers rise above their competition with the industry’s broadest product portfolio.

62) IRON METAL WORKS APPLICATION 4501 Gateway

The project required a crane equipped for outdoor use that featured a "Restricted Area Protection“ option to prevent the trolley from traveling into the area over the crane operator's ...

63) Special Dual Hoist Application

The project required a 3 ton single girder, top running crane with two 3 ton wire rope hoists that measured and restricted the hoist’s combined total capacity to 3 ton. In one application, ...

64) Special Dual Capacity Application

The project required a double girder top running crane with one hoist for use in a special dual capacity application. The runway was designed with a 40 ton zone at one end and a 10 ...

65) AS/RS technology allows Sazerac to service the customer and adapt quickly to business needs

Sazerac Company was investing $71 million in the expansion of three Kentucky distilleries in effort to cater to the increasing demand. At Buffalo Trace, the new 83,000 square foot warehouse ...

66) Heaven Hill Improves Warehouse Space and Efficiencies with Complete Automated Solution

After reaching significant industry growth, Heaven Hill was prompted to turn to an automated solution to better manage inventory. Heaven Hill chose Westfalia Technologies, Inc.’s (Westfalia) ...

67) Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc® Improves Warehouse Operations with Automation

Martin’s® chose Westfalia Technologies, Inc.’s (Westfalia) automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) design, which included an automated layer picking system and truck staging ...

68) Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc® Improves Warehouse Operations with Automation

Martin’s® chose Westfalia Technologies, Inc.’s (Westfalia) automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) design, which included an automated layer picking system and truck staging ...

69) By the Numbers: Then, Now and Beyond

What statistics say about the supply chain, its infrastructure—75 years ago, the present day and in the future. Read More…

70) 75-Year Historical Timeline for Material Handling

From 1850 when Sir William Fairbairn patented the industrial crane to 2020 when COVID-19 tested every joint in the supply chain, these are some of the milestones in the material ...

71) Economic Market Analysis: The Past Is Prologue

The material handling industry first came together during the conflict of the Second World War to form the organization we know as MHI. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

72) MHI Solutions Community: Looking Forward to 75 More Years of Collaboration

On a timeline representing MHI’s rich 75-year history, the MHI Solutions Community doesn’t appear until almost the very end. But the group has made significant contributions ...

73) Trailblazers: Celebrating MHEFI Award Winners

The Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI) recognizes significant contributions to our industry either overall or in the area of education in the form of awards. ...

74) College Industry Collaboration: 68 Years Perfecting the CICMHE-MHI Partnership

The year was 1952. In the USA, the Greatest Generation was hitting their stride. Having survived the Great Depression and World War II, they were buying. Wages were about ...

75) The History and Future of College-Industry Collaboration

The worlds of academia and industry can seem incompatible at times, owing to the former’s focus on the theoretical and the latter’s emphasis on the concrete. However, in ...