Friday, March 13, 2009
The Overhead Alliance of Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) announces the availability of a 24-page brochure Safety and Productivity are on the Rise that details the benefits of choosing overhead lifting solutions when considering equipment and systems for moving products throughout facilities.
The brochure provides a sketch of the typical components of an overhead lifting system including overhead cranes, monorails, and hoists. It also concentrates on the benefits of overhead lifting solutions including safety, efficiency, productivity and sustainability including:
• Reduced product damage
• Improved workflow
• Fewer lifting accidents
• Improved workplace health and safety
• Lower costs
• Reduced facility footprint through recyclable equipment and minimized land consumption.
Three MHIA Industry Groups—The Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA), Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI) and Monorail Manufacturers Association (MMA)—formed the Overhead Alliance in 2008 to promote the crane, hoist and monorail industries as alternative lifting and moving solutions that can reduce accidents, improve workplace health and safety, reduce product damage, improve workflow, lower costs and reduce environmental impact.
To learn more and to download the brochure, visit the Overhead Alliance Web site at www.overheadalliance.org.
CMAA, HMI and MMA are affiliated trade associations of Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA). For more information on the activities of these organizations, contact Hal Vandiver at 800-345-1815/704-676-1190.
MHIA is an international trade association that has represented the material handling & logistics industry since 1945. MHIA members include material handling and logistics equipment and systems manufacturers, integrators, consultants, publishers, and third party logistics providers. Member companies come from all areas of material handling and various parts of the world, making MHIA a strong national and international representative for the material handling industry. Much of the work of the industry is done within its product-specific sections, councils and affiliates. The association also sponsors trade events, such as ProMat and NA 2010 to showcase the products and services of its member companies and to educate industry professionals on the productivity solutions provided through material handling and logistics.
Contact: Carol Miller, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) (704) 616-1190/800-345-1815.
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