Introducing
The Material Handling Industry
Every product you’ve ever used, from
televisions to tennis shoes, has been
manufactured, stored and shipped to
you with the help of the
material handling industry.
Who we are…
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In the United States alone, material
handling is a $156 billion industry
employing more than 700,000 people.
Despite its size, material handling
remains largely unknown as an
industry because its work is done
behind the scenes of the greater
supply chain.
What we do…
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Material handling is the ONLY industry
that touches every product as it moves
through the global supply chain to the
consumer.
The world’s most successful companies
use material handling solutions to gain
a competitive edge by improving their
customer service efficiency, improving
productivity and maximizing growth
and profits.
Industries Served…
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Food & Grocery Products
Electronics
Automotive
Retail
Construction & Building Materials
Pharmaceuticals & Health Care
How material handling
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Material handling uses a broad array of
equipment, systems, services and
expertise to move products through the
supply chain such as:
automation, information technology, automatic
identification, lifting equipment, storage
equipment, conveying equipment, facilities
design and planning, ergonomic and safety
equipment, sustainable and green solutions.
From Assembly Lines….
Forklift trucks, automated guided
vehicles, and conveyors are all moving
product from one place to another in
today’s industrial plants.
To Warehouses…
Storage and retrieval systems,
shelving, racks, mezzanines, carousels,
bar coding, radio frequency
identification devices and data
collection are just some of the
solutions in today’s dynamic material
handling industry.
From Front Offices…
Automated computerized control
systems are stocking, identifying,
storing, retrieving, moving and
accounting for all of today’s
products…in the plants, on the road, in
the store…making sure the right
product is available when needed.
To Back Docks…
The latest in wrapping equipment,
packaging and unitizing systems are
all helping today’s companies protect
and ship their valuable products and
materials, and it’s all part of material
handling.
How you can participate…
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Thousands of career opportunities with
competitive compensation and rewarding
incentives are available in this exciting
industry.
Overheard from a material handling
salesperson: “I love going to customer sites,
dealing with people and seeing all the
different applications for material handling
equipment. It’s a rare day when I see the
same thing twice, and I really like that part
of the job.”
Consider a career in the
material handling industry…
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Sales and Marketing
Project Management
Operations Management
Systems Integration
Customer Service
Information Technology
Facility Planning & Design
Human Resources
Finance
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