Material Handling in Pop Culture

Penguins of Madagascar is an American 3D computer-animated comedy adventure produced in 2014. The film is a spin-off of a film series called Madagascar, and takes place as the most recent film in the series. Three young penguins from Antarctica- Kowalski, Rico, and Skipper- for reasons we may never .....

Everyone loves a good Pixar movie, and what’s not to love about Monsters Inc.? It’s downright hilarious, and believe it or not, it can also teach you a thing or two about material handling! Monsters Mike and Sulley work together to scare children for Monsters, Inc. When one little girl accidentl .....

Image via FOX Material handling is everywhere although most of us probably don’t realize it. A recent episode of FOX’s Wayward Pines demonstrates that regardless if it’s the past, present, or very far future, the material handling business is crucial to our human existence and the way the worl .....

A forklift: the noblest of vehicles. Driving one says “I’m king of this warehouse.” Everyone wants the experience of getting behind the wheel of one of these powerful, majestic pieces of warehouse equipment. One industry that has taken notice of Forklift Envy is the video game industry. Though .....

When’s the last time you saw a ninja? Let me rephrase that – when’s the last time you saw a fairly sizable white ninja? Released just 11 months prior to his death, Chris Farley’s Beverly Hills Ninja took the country by storm. Farley, known most notably through his Saturday Night Live car .....

Sylvester Stallone’s latest movie, Bullet To The Head, has been opening to middling reviews so far, but let’s focus on what’s really important about the film – is there any material handling equipment in it? If you’ve followed our blog, you know we’re the internet .....

Pre “the Govenator” and post Mr. Universe, Arnold Schwarzenegger spent his days kicking butt on the silver screen.  However, Arnold took time out of his busy schedule to provide us this week’s often-forgotten gem, “Jingle All The Way.”  Despite never-ending funny pronunciations of the hy .....

“Boy, that escalated quickly.” It’s hard to go a week without hearing an Anchorman quote. It’s even harder to believe that this comedy icon is over 8 years old!  Ron Burgundy and his band of misfits have had us all laughing for years – little did I know that I’d be watching .....

Today, we’re going to branch away from our Material Handling Equipment in Movies series and look at a music video featuring material handling equipment. “Separate Ways” by Journey is set at a wharf in New Orleans. This location is prime for material handling warehouses and shipping ports. We s .....