I recently attended a career fair at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a leading engineering institution in the U.S. Aside from finding great engineering talent, one of my favorite things to do at a career fair is observe the young engineering students as they interact with each other and the recruiters. It is a perfect opportunity for me to get in touch with what is in effect the future of engineering in our society. As I watched them, I wondered if they truly realized how much their talents and future contributions are needed for the betterment of our society.

Our industry-leading HMIs have made yet another leap forward. Their intuitive 3-D rendered view screens now have the addition of animated product. The animations not only depict flowing product, but also are representative of the actual product located at those positions. This actual representation allows for real-time identification of the product and the ability to query for additional, related information. For example, as a pallet moves across the screen (depicted in the same location as it actually is on the conveyor system), the user can simply click on the pallet to retrieve the pallet ID and any additional information (order number, customer number, etc.)…

Lean manufacturing has created a lot of buzz in the past two decades in the manufacturing world. Once only a technique for the automotive industry, starting with Henry Ford himself, lean manufacturing has now come to the material handling world, particularly Just In Time (JIT). The Hytrol Conveyor Company…

Our sister company, Blue Arc Engineering, was recently featured in DC Velocity, and we’re always glad to see our family get recognized for their outstanding capabilities!