articleWorker loses leg after forklift drops heavy load
A Tameside factory worker had to have part of his left leg amputated after he was struck by an 850kg metal frame being delivered to a plant in Glossop, a court has heard.
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productConveyor transports 1,000kg cardboard stacks
Astec Conveyors designed and manufactured a heavy duty modular flat belt conveyor system for a leading corrugated cardboard manufacturer to transport stacks of corrugated cardboard weighing up to 1,000kg each.
articleConveyor transports 1,000kg cardboard stacks
Astec Conveyors designed and manufactured a heavy duty modular flat belt conveyor system for a leading corrugated cardboard manufacturer to transport stacks of corrugated cardboard weighing up to 1,000kg each.
productEfficient distribution of warm air for automotive supplier
Powrmatic has supplied seven NVS condensing warm air heaters and 11 CECx destratification fans to Eberspächer UK’s newly constructed warehouse and test facility at Ringwood in Hampshire. The units were specified and installed by PWB Industrial Heating Service.
productNew dimensions in automated storage
KASTO designs, manufactures and project manages the installation of a vast range of automated warehouses and other computer controlled storage and retrieval systems for bar, tube, profile, sheet and other items.
articleDoosan rolls out 7-series trucks up to 16 tonne capacity
The forklifts are aimed at demanding industrial environments including heavy manufacturing, mining, construction and the metals and timber industries.
articleFirst Linde Robotics trucks released
Linde Material Handling has launched the Linde L-MATIC L HP robotic stacker and the Linde P-MATIC robotic tractor which are both “driven by Balyo”.
articleSwisslog and KUKA combine on innovative logistics robots
The two companies will present a human-robot workstation at Hannover Messe in Germany.
productProcess and planning
A German manufacturer of frozen cakes and flans is using bespoke software from CSB-System to help maximise production and planning efficiencies and provide full traceability.
productHandling longer lengths a boon for precision steel firm
Bird Stainless, headquartered just north of stainless steel’s home city of Sheffield, has taken delivery of its second Combilift 4-way forklift to enable it to cope with increasing demand for its products.
articleIntegrated transport investment
Continental brought in Egemin to automate the transport between the automated warehouse and the production zone.
productDelivery driver killed as forklift drops load
A Sheffield steel company has been sentenced after a catalogue of safety failings led to a 42-year-old worker being killed when he was knocked off his lorry and then crushed by a three-tonnes load of steel tubes.
productHigh-strength adjustable forklift hook deployed
Contact Attachments has showcased the versatility of its forklift attachments after providing a family-run formwork contractor with a more effective solution to moving heavy goods.
articleSwisslog makes strategic acquisition in robots and AGVs
The automation solutions provider has acquired a carefully selected portfolio of technologies and employees from Grenzebach Automation in Germany.
productManufacturer upgrades printers
Europe’s largest ice manufacturer has installed seven Zodiac thermal transfer overprinters from Interactive Coding Equipment (ICE) to meet growing demand for its products.
productManufacturer automates heavy pallet handling
Mirka is a world leader in abrasive technology innovation and recently expanded its production facilities.
articleCement manufacturer automates dispatch processes
Holcim has automated some logistics services using LOGiQ software from Schenck Process.
articleKION Group to acquire Handling Automation division of Egemin
The KION Group has signed an agreement with the Belgian automation specialist Egemin Group to purchase its Handling Automation division for an enterprise value of approximately € 72 million.
articleAdvanced hazardous-area safety light curtains released
By designing an explosion-proof enclosure for its leading light curtain technology to ATEX and UL Listed hazardous area standards, SICK is said to offer unprecedented safety protection for high risk flammable gas, vapour and dusty industrial environments.
productMini warehouses offer quick turnaround storage solution
Aganto is to launch a new ‘off the peg’ range comprising mini warehouses at competitive prices.
