Earlier this month RMH Systems earned the "Best Places to Work in 2020" distinction in the small business category from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (MSPBJ). This annual award goes out to 50 companies across Minnesota, both large and small. The MSPBJ uses anonymous employee surveys to provide each participating company a score. Twenty of the 100+ participating small businesses received the award. This is [...]
Efficiency is one of the most important aspects of a business’s ability to thrive in today’s challenging environment. Ensuring consistent progress and minimal delays are some of the keys to staying competitive while driving down your costs. But while recognizing an efficiency problem is fairly straightforward, identifying the ideal solution is a little trickier, especially when so many processes are intertwined in a single system. [...]
The RMH Management Team and David Kenealy (RMH President) celebrate. Waukee, IA, August 30, 2022. RMH Systems, a full-service industrial automation systems integrator headquartered in Waukee, announced the acquisition of RMH Solutions of Elmhurst, Illinois. RMH Solutions is a material handling equipment distributor and industrial automation solutions provider that has serviced the Chicago area and 45 states for 30 years. This move emphasizes RMH’s [...]
This year, RMH Systems, Inc. earned the "Top Workplace of 2021" award from the Des Moines Register for the 6th consecutive year. Based in Waukee, Iowa, RMH is one of sixty small companies across the state to receive this recognition. We are proud of cultivating a people-first, innovative culture and this recognition celebrates our commitment to ensure employees feel empowered to make decisions, voice their [...]
When dealing with lifting loads, a closed track workstation crane offers a higher rate of productivity when compared to a similar I-Beam design for cranes. The amount of force required to move the bridge is far lower than what an I-Beam design would require, and for many applications, the increase in productivity rate alone can justify the cost requirements for purchasing a crane. In addition, [...]
The pandemic is over but manufacturers are still coping with the chronic labor shortage issues. Even back in 2015 Deloitte, in association with The Manufacturing Institute, projected that manufacturing would face a labor shortage of some 2 million workers by 2030, even under normal conditions. We all know 2020 and 2021 have left us scratching our heads and wondering if the labor situation will ever [...]
By Ryan Howard, President RMH Systems, Inc. TS Eliot said, “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” I have zero clue what he was applying the philosophy to, but it resonates with me when I reflect on the growth of RMH Systems. In quarter 1 of 2021, RMH Systems surpassed 100 employees for the first [...]
Get to know our productivity experts! Name: Jake Crowley Title: Mechanical Engineer Length of service: 2.5 Years Q. Favorite place you have traveled to and why? A. Negril, Jamaica. It is pretty tough to beat leaving the cold winters in Iowa behind to go enjoy a week of sun and warm weather on the beach or at the poolside bar with friends. Q. Biggest fear? [...]
New Expectations Consumers today are living in an on-demand world where they can do more from their homes and get things faster and this sends ripple effects across nearly every industry, boiling down to the need to have more items readily available, with a greater variety, and the ability to get it quicker. Within the manufacturing industry, this means there is an ever-increasing need to [...]
RYAN HOWARD President, RMH Systems, Inc. Ryan is the 3rd generation of Howard family leadership at RMH. Based in the Minneapolis office, he leads strategic planning, growth initiatives, and marketing for RMH. At Kirby Puckett’s Hall of Fame induction, he said, "Don’t take anything for granted. Tomorrow is not promised to any of us." Now I am sure #34 wasn’t the first person to [...]
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