Material Handling

The physical movement, protection, storage and control of materials, assemblies and finished products throughout manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption and disposal using a wide range of manual, semi-automated and automated machinery and systems that includes, but is not limited to, conveyors, forklifts, cranes, hoists and related below-the-hook equipment, floor trucks and carts, racks and storage equipment.

Corporate Profile: Combilift

Combilift, the Irish material handling specialist, is the largest global manufacturer of multidirectional forklifts, providing an all-in-one product range that reduces fleet size, increases productivity, and minimizes double-handling.

Articles from Material Handling

Corporate Profile: Combilift

2025 Buyer’s Guide: Material Handling Product Releases

New Electric Straddle Lift: Unlimited Stops and Zero Obstructions Advance Lifts (St. Charles, IL), a leading North American manufacturer of industrial scissor lift tables and…

Etienne Lacroix, NVIDIA GTC 2025, Vention, full-stack software and hardware automation platform, AI-driven process, AI-driven bin-picking technology, Deepu Talla, NVIDIA, Vention MachineMotion AI controller, ABB GoFa CRB 15000 robot, NVIDIA Isaac, McAlpine & Co. Ltd., John Gordon, NVIDIA Jetson Orin, Francois Giguere

New AI-driven Bin-picking Technology Eliminates Expensive Custom Solutions

Vention, creator of the world’s only full-stack software and hardware automation platform, debuted its AI-driven bin-picking technology at NVIDIA GTC 2025.

Corporate Profile: Stor-Loc Modular Drawer System

So many tools? So many storage options! Stor-Loc designs and manufactures heavy-duty parts-and-tool storage systems for manufacturing cells and tool cribs, automotive and truck dealership service departments, farm shops, aviation hangars, and service dealerships for specialized equipment.

VCI products - papers, films, and liquids, Daubert Cromwell, protective barrier, corrosion prevention, metalworking, heavy equipment, aviation, corrosion inhibitor, online delivery, online store, Quick Ship e-store

Daubert Cromwell Expands Online Store with Guaranteed Stock and Overnight Shipping

Daubert Cromwell’s Quick Ship e-store delivers anti-corrosion solutions fast.

Corporate Profile: EMH Cranes

Workstation & Free-Standing Crane Solution Source — Loads From 25 LBS to 20 Tons

Below-the-Hook Equipment

Perfect Synergy in the Provision of Materials, KASTO, metal saws and storage technology to supply the drive technology specialist’s production, UNICOMPACT honeycomb storage system, 5,140 storage spaces, KASTOcenter sawing center, KASTOpick split, UNICOMPACT, ASTOcenter varioplus 2 cantilever storage system, KASTOvariospeed C 18,

Smart Tool Dispensing and Configurable Storage Systems Elevate Workflow

Modular Automation Products for the Automotive Industry

The Ergonomic Manual Lifting Device Specialists

Conveyors

1500MX CNC Mill, CNC machines, machining, chip conveyor kit, Tormach, PathPilot® control software, Tom Zelickman, chip removal

New Chip Conveyor Kit for the 1500MX CNC Mill

Smart Tool Dispensing and Configurable Storage Systems Elevate Workflow

How the Right Metal Scrap and Fluid Recycling Equipment Fuels Savings and Expansion

Cranes

Corporate Profile: EMH Cranes

EMH Releases New Literature on NOMAD Freestanding Cranes

New Aluminum V-Track Rail for AL-System Workstation Cranes Increases Capacities

Floor Trucks and Carts

Smart Tool Dispensing and Configurable Storage Systems Elevate Workflow

New Surface Treatment Changes Improve Caster Corrosion Resistance and Surface Durability

New Comprehensive Safety Solution for Autonomous Mobile Robots

Forklifts

James Jones, MasterMover, PowerSteered Tugger, PS800+, PS1000+, PS1200+, PS1500+, PS2000+, and PS2500+, PS7000+, electric tuggers, AGV, MultiLink, TillerLink

New Heavy-duty Tuggers and Cutting-edge Technology Options are Set to Redefine Heavy Load Movement

Glencore Improves Recycling Plant Safety with ELOKON Automated Forklift System

New Anti-Overload Device for Forklifts

General Lifts

Engineered Material Handling, EMH, NOMAD cranes, freestanding cranes, freestanding bridge cranes, NOMAD brochure

EMH Releases New Literature on NOMAD Freestanding Cranes

New Electric Straddle Lift is a Versatile Solution for Range of Applications

Durable Lifts for High Travel Applications That Require Large Platforms

Hand Lift Trucks

Roller Table Support Stands Easily Transfer Heavy Workpieces

Toyota Assist’s Features Enable Advanced Operator Awareness Technologies

Manual Push Stackers Satisfy a Wide Range of Lifting and Transporting Needs

Hoists

A Higher Standard for Standards

Roller Table Support Stands Easily Transfer Heavy Workpieces

New Hoist Rings for a Range of Die Flipping Applications

Other Material Handling Equipment

New Chip Conveyor Kit for the 1500MX CNC Mill

New Electric Straddle Lift is a Versatile Solution for Range of Applications

New Product Feeds CNC Machines Automatically and Efficiently

Sheet Metal Fabrication 101

Racks and Storage Equipment

Corporate Profile: Stor-Loc Modular Drawer System

New Universal Cartridge and Modular Rack System is Engineered to Redefine Storage Solutions

New Universal Cartridge Design and Modular Rack System, with New Website Feature

Robotics / Automation

KUKA Robotics, Automate 2025, KUKA Digital, digitalization, robot automation, bin picking, palletizing, welding, Autonomous Mobile Robot, KUKA.Sim, KUKA.iiQoT, Visual Components, KR CYBERTECH-2, KR AGILUS-2, PhoXi 3D scanner, Waybo, FESTO, SCHUNK, KMP 1500P

KUKA to Showcase Production Lifecyle Digitalization and Robot Versatility at Automate 2025

Manufacturers Eager to Adopt Smart Manufacturing Technologies, But Face Deployment Challenges

New AI-driven Bin-picking Technology Eliminates Expensive Custom Solutions

Vacuum Lifts

piCOBOT® and piCOBOT®L, Piab, FANUC CRX, cobots, end-of-arm-tooling, FANUC’s CR4/CR7 and LR Mate 200 robots, Madeleine Sheikh, software plug-in

Evolving Automation Through Progressive Gripping, Lifting and Moving Solutions

High Performance Bell-type Suction Cups Hold Fast to Sheet Metal

All-New 20kg Industrial Cobot Added to Universal Robots’ Portfolio

Industry News

KUKA to Showcase Production Lifecyle Digitalization and Robot Versatility at Automate 2025

KUKA Robotics will showcase KUKA Digital, which drives seamless digitalization of the entire production lifecycle for improved efficiency and performance; and highlight the versatility of its robot automation portfolio with bin picking, palletizing and welding.

: FEIN Power Tools US, metalworkers and fabricators, 'Test Drive a Tool' Program, Bill Craig, FEIN Sales Representative

FEIN Power Tools Launches Test Drive a Tool Program

For one month, customers can use the tool, free of charge, on every application they can think of, experiencing the tool features and benefits firsthand.

2025 BLUE COLLAR TOUR, ESAB, Western Welding Academy, skilled trade careers, high school students, ESAB’s Future Fabricator’s program, Justin LaFond, Quacy Wilson, ESAB Renegade VOLT™ ES 200i battery powered welders, Lou Jensen, ESAB Savage A40 automatic welding helmet, Luis Guerrero, Elgin High School, Victor® Medalist 250 Classic cutting and welding outfit

Blue Collar Tour Exposes High Schoolers to Welding Careers

Through its sponsorship of Western Welding Academy’s 2025 “Blue Collar Tour” — a 60-day, nation-wide mission to spark interest in high school students for skilled trade careers — ESAB has directly reached a total of 3,180 high school students and...