Forklift-Free Factories
Apr 01, 2025•11 min
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Episode description
The lowly forklift. Invented in 1917 by Eugene Clark, it is a mainstay in thousands of warehouses, freight depots and manufacturing plants around the world. However, the persistence of serious injuries and even deaths from mishaps with forklifts have some of the country’s biggest manufacturers backing away from the equipment. This is big.
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