The first wheeled suitcases appeared 50 years ago. Before 1970, luggage was lugged and shoved through airport terminals around the world. By adding casters, the humble invention transformed travel and eventually led to the carry-on bag trend.
Mobility is also becoming more important for workstations today, whether it’s to meet demand for flexible production, to make parts-picking operations more efficient or simply to reconfigure a line to meet social distancing requirements.