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During National Safety Month and every month, Topper Industrial is committed to both saving lives and creating safe workplaces. Unintentional injuries in the workplace – such as falls, motor vehicle crashes and exposures to chemicals or other harmful substances – have reached their highest level since 2008, according to National Safety Council analysis of final federal data.

Topper Industrial, leader in the material handling equipment industry, recently experienced a lean initiative with Chris Mosby, TPS master trainer and certified Lean/Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler's interview with Mosby, about his work with Topper Industrial, was recently featured in Robotics and Automation News.

According to Ed Brown, founder of Topper Industrial, the new vision guided vehicles (VGVs) paired with industrial carts are ideal for large manufacturers to reduce labor costs. Cost per hour is often dependent on manufacturers' location; the fully burdened pay will be between $40-55K per year, per worker. One vision guided vehicle (VGV) truck that can do the work of three workers. The total cost of ownership, with the automated solution, will not have much product or equipment damage because the human element is taken out of the equation; there are fewer repairs to an autonomous vehicle; humans run driving fork lifts run into things.

Ed Brown, founder of Topper Industrial is a very driven, forward thinking entrepreneur. In 1994, he opened the operations of Topper Industrial, a leading manufacturer of various material handling equipment in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. Brown is the company CEO and also oversees Sales and Research & Development. The company proves highly innovative in finding solutions to the needs of an ever changing industrial work environment.

Topper Industrial's new Tube Division will open July 1, 2016. Ed Brown, founder of Topper Industrial, announced that the company will launch a new division called Topper Tube. Topper Industrial will add Gravity Flow Racks and Tubular Workstations to their line of material handling products. Topper Industrial makes gravity flow racks and work stations, industrial cart, containers, delivery systems, lift and rotate systems, conveyors and racking.

Fork truck free initiatives require careful consideration of the industrial carts. The best industrial cart manufacturers, of which Topper Industrial is rated best, provide ergonomic data and lean best practice solutions. MHI, in conjunction with Ergoweb, reviewed the ergonomics of material handling. The report shared the fact that carts and mobile equipment are used in nearly every industry. Medication, supplies, and patients are moved about a hospital on wheeled devices; process equipment is often on wheels to allow for greater flexibility in lean manufacturing facilities; office supplies and mail are delivered by cart, and most office chairs are fitted with casters. Nearly all manufacturing and distribution facilities rely on a variety of wheeled carts and equipment throughout their processes.

According to Ed Brown, founder of Topper Industrial, the new vision guided vehicles (VGVs) paired with industrial carts are ideal for large manufacturers to reduce labor costs. Cost per hour is often dependent on manufacturers' location; the fully burdened pay will be between $40-55K per year, per worker. One vision guided vehicle (VGV) truck that can do the work of three workers. The total cost of ownership, with the automated solution, will not have much product or equipment damage because the human element is taken out of the equation; there are fewer repairs to an autonomous vehicle; humans run driving fork lifts run into things.

Large manufacturing companies stay competitive in today's business environment by improving throughput time, eliminating waste, reducing costs, and improving product quality. According to Ed Brown, founder of Topper Industrial, the new vision guided vehicles (VGVs) paired with industrial carts are ideal to achieving these objectives and moving to a Fork Truck Free Environment.

Large manufacturing companies stay competitive in today's business environment by improving throughput time, eliminating waste, reducing costs, and improving product quality. According to Ed Brown, founder of Topper Industrial, the new vision guided vehicles (VGVs) paired with industrial carts are ideal to achieving these objectives and moving to a Fork Truck Free Environment.

According to Jason Bullard, Topper Industrial Sales Engineer, Fork Truck Free (FTF) Initiatives are being implemented at a rapid rate throughout North America. Bullard explained that FTF provides a higher efficiency environment, eliminated waste while improving material flow.