Articles by SCMFG/Staff

Carolina Handling Wins Kautex Safety Award For AGV Implementation

Carolina Handling has received the 2023 Health & Safety Award for Excellence from Kautex, A Textron Company, a Tier One automotive supplier with more than 30 manufacturing facilities in 13 countries. The award was received for an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) project at the company’s facility in…


Are You Ready for Better?

Ready for Better Do you want to become a better leader, embrace personal development, or improve your team’s engagement and innovation? Perhaps you have an idea for a book or a passion for learning a new subject or language. After founding and working in a marketing company…


Everybody Matters at BW Flexible Systems in Duncan

Last week marked the first OpExChange plant visit of Q2 2024, hosted by BW Flexible Systems in Duncan, South Carolina. The primary focus of the tour was to offer insights into their people-centric culture and their ongoing implementation of lean manufacturing principles through a tiered reporting system….


Carolina Handling Named 2024 Raymond Dealer Of Distinction

For the 33rd year in a row, Carolina Handling has been named a Dealer of Distinction (DOD) by The Raymond Corporation, a global provider of best-in-class material handling equipment and intelligent intralogistics solutions. The DOD award is given annually to the top performers among Raymond Solutions and…


Carolina Handling Names Joe Perkins Chief Operating Officer

Carolina Handling, one of the Southeast’s leading integrated material handling solutions providers, has named Joe Perkins its Chief Operating Officer. Perkins has served as executive vice president of operations at Carolina Handling since April 1, 2020. He joined the company in 2012 as a sales representative, moving…


Jenga Leadership: Long Term Planning in the Manufacturing Space

In 2001, Jack Welch, on his retirement as CEO of General Electric, stated that his effectiveness as CEO for twenty years could be measured by the company’s performance over the next two decades. While this assessment was far from wrong, it appears to rate quite highly on…


Honda Talon Voted ‘Coolest Thing Made in SC’

The Honda Talon, a side-by-side power sports vehicle, has earned the title of the Coolest Thing Made in SC after a two-month contest that yielded more than 218,000 votes from the public. The Honda Talon 1000R-4 Fox Live Value, which is manufactured by American Honda Motor Co., Inc….



Top 4 Products Announced in Coolest Thing Made in SC Competition

Four products have advanced in the 3rd Annual Manufacturing Madness contest presented by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. The winner will earn the title of “Coolest Thing Made in SC.” The public voted March 11-14 for their favorites during the Top 8 round, and more than 41,000 votes were cast…