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productSuperior support as Interroll UK moves to larger premises
Interroll moved to new, larger and more modern premises, while remaining in the Kettering area in mid August. The site offers increased office and storage accommodation, as well as additional space to expand its motorised drum service department and showrooms. The company held an Open Day in September to show customers around the new facility.
productOptimum solution for 24V DC conveyor technology
Interroll’s latest ConveyorControl has streamlined the management of 24V drive technology for system integrators, plant manufacturers and end-users, providing for maximum cost efficiency.
productNew precision adapters range
MiniTec has extended its modular positioning system with newly developed precision adapters allowing all linear axes to be combined easily and economically to form multi-axis systems.
productAutomation cuts costs
European Conveyor Systems has completed a compact, cost-effective packing cell with a high degree of automation that minimises manual handling and staffing levels at Vauxhall Motors’ aftersales warehouse in Bedfordshire.
productIn floor roll conveyors
SCM has provided two mill roll handling systems to one of Europe’s major paper mills.
productTotal versatility
Plastek UK has engaged UPM Conveyors for automation of its product handling.
productHigh level spiral case system
Astec Conveyors has designed and installed a high level case conveyor system for Intersnack.
articleAutomation: plan to succeed
The decision to opt for any form of automated handling solution requires careful analysis and detailed planning. Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA), presents a 12-point plan to a successful project.
productChains for the beverage industry
Chain specialist iwis has introduced hardened, wear-resistant stainless steel flat top chains which are used, for example, for conveying bottle crates and returnable bottles. The new chains are surface-hardened with a special process to reduce wear and maintenance costs.
productCompact column
Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) has launched its new ‘Super Grip’ slat-spiral elevator/lowerator, a space saving, compact column spiral conveyor that can provide a smooth, continuous high throughput and flow of product vertically to/from different floor levels.
productSafety connection advances
The SICK Flexi Loop offers a simple connectivity solution for safety and plant design engineers to meet recent regulatory changes.
productSDI Group wins contract to maintain DCs for George at Asda
Automated material handling systems integrator, SDI Group, has secured a three year contract to maintain all three of George at Asda’s UK automated distribution centres.
productAutomotive automation
A leading supply chain management company involved in the distribution of automotive parts recently awarded Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) a contract to design a conveying solution to support inbound and out bound stock replenishment and order picking at its distribution centre.
productRobotic solutions
Plastic bearing and energy chain innovator, igus offers budget conscious, yet innovative and effective, robotic solutions for the ever-evolving automation market.
productCalculate chain stretch
Chain specialist, iwis drive systems, offers wear gauges for roller chains and leaf chains. The wear gauges allow measurement and calculation of chain stretch due to wear, in particular if the chain is situated in areas which are difficult to access.
productOptimum solution for 24V DC conveyor technology
Interroll’s latest ConveyorControl has streamlined the management of 24V drive technology for system integrators, plant manufacturers and end-users, providing for maximum cost efficiency. The overall system can be rapidly installed and commissioned to provide flexible, simple configuration and continuous IP54 protection rating in order to meet the requirements for industrial installations.
productMiniTec to exhibit at Southern Manufacturing
Designers and engineers visiting Southern Manufacturing who aim to use the show to develop ideas for production and test machinery will find plenty of scope in MiniTec’s Profile System machine framing range, on display at stand F50.
productSpace saving design
When Thomas Hardy installed a new shrinkwrapper to handle a wide range of bottles/packaging, the company approached Walsall Engineering to help overcome space issues by coming up with the optimum design solution to modify the bottle conveyors feeding the new machine.
productRusmail takes to the big ground
Rusmail has solved one of its most challenging handling problems to date using an inclined belt conveyor which needed to reach from ground level to a height of almost 6.5 metres for a food processing client.
