Production Safety Equipment for the Working
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Every year, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) sets aside millions of dollars for one purpose: helping companies buy safer equipment. And every year, too many industrial manufacturers shrug it off. Let’s be real—this isn’t free money...
In manufacturing, downtime is the enemy. When materials aren’t moving, production slows, schedules slip, and costs rise. The best way to protect both your people and your output? Keep your lifting equipment in peak condition—always ready, always...
Every excavation crew knows the pain: dig deeper, order new trench boxes. Change conditions, reorder again. Time wasted. Budgets blown. Safety on the line. KUNDEL’S Universal Stacking System was built to end that cycle. This isn’t another trench...
The Quiet Cost You’re Not Measuring In most facilities, ergonomics gets treated like a compliance checkbox: “Are we OSHA‑safe? Did we buy the anti‑fatigue mats?” It’s buried under HR initiatives and safety posters. But here’s the uncomfortable...
You Measure Everything… Or so you think. Load weights. Cycle times. Downtime. Injuries. Throughput. You track it all. But there’s one silent metric that rarely shows up in dashboards—yet costs you more than you realize: Friction. Not the mechanical...
Why most cranes underperform in tight spaces, and what smarter design really looks like. A crane system can check every box on paper—and still let you down in practice. It happens all the time: a system is installed, meets the technical spec,...
Cold mix is being phased out—not because it’s inconvenient, but because it’s unsafe. Cities and counties across the U.S. are rewriting trench safety protocols, moving away from outdated, high-liability materials in favor of more secure, long-term...
6–8 Week Lead Times: Don’t Let the Shop Schedule Wreck Yours Jobs don’t wait. Neither should you. Aluminum and steel trench boxes are moving at 6–8 weeks lead time on smaller orders, and that window can slam shut fast when the shop fills up. Larger...
By KUNDEL Crane Systems Idle equipment is expensive—and risky. These six clear benchmarks, shaped by KUNDEL’s decades of crane innovation, show when it’s time to replace. 1. Annual Repairs Near or Exceed 50% of Replacement Cost Once your yearly...
