productFelixstowe-based Imorex Shipping Services was the first in the area to recognise the benefits of Combilift’s Straddle Carrier (SC). The machine has since clocked up over 2000 hours and has made container handling much quicker, safer and more flexible.
productKalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a contract to supply four new generation reachstackers and one terminal tractor to Stockholms Hamnar, one of the top five container terminals in Sweden.
productCompleting the re-design of its Profi range of air operated hoists, J D Neuhaus has launched the Profi 75 TI and Profi 100 TI hoists, offering SWL capacities of 75 and 100t, respectively. Existing products in the Profi range cover lift capacities from 250kg up to a full 60t, suited to engineering environments.
articleWhile the sector is looking up, the Manufacturing Technologies Association is asking for more, saying for British Engineering world class should come as standard.
articleTerex Material Handling has redesigned the Demag KBK Aluline light crane system to create a versatile and ergonomic modular lifting and moving solution.
productDP World has placed an order with Kalmar, part of Cargotec for two new generation Gloria reachstackers to serve its new container terminal T3 at Jebel Ali in Dubai, with delivery scheduled for June 2014.
newsToyota Material Handling has expanded its range of Toyota Tonero engine-powered forklifts with the launch of its high tonnage trucks from 3.5 to 8.0 tonne.
newsThe extent of Combilift’s product development in the last three years will be evident on its large stand at this year’s CeMAT, where the company will exhibit handling solutions with lift capacities from 1,450kg up to over 50t.
newsColdSped, a specialist division of Schencker Oy in Finland, provides mainly temperature controlled storage and distribution of frozen & chilled food around Europe.
productMora (from Parma, Italy) has appointed W.Hall as sole UK and Ireland distributor for its range of heavy lift forklift trucks.
productIn the 20 years since the invention of RoundTracks, Strothmann Machines & Handling has delivered 116,975 metres of the intralogistics rail system, the equivalent of about 6,500 truck and trailer lengths.
productAt a new, largely automated biomass heating system in France, managed by Somec, a Verlinde 6.3t EUROBLOC VT hoist dedicated to the management of green waste plays an important role in the management of a shredded wood storage area and in the continuous supply of fuel to the boilers.
articleThe full range of Hyster materials handling equipment, from pallet trucks to container handlers, plays a key role in many portcentric operations, says Hyster brand manager Kate Pointeau.
articleTata Steel is developing a new family of larger fork arm flats, which will be available to the market by the end of 2014.
productStreet CraneXpress has enhanced its overhead crane diagnostic service with a new device that acts as an early warning system for potential crane rope defects, avoiding unexpected faults and costly crane downtime.
articleTata Steel is developing a new family of larger fork arm flats, which will be available to the market by the end of 2014.
productLinian has successfully installed two 3.2t overhead cranes in the new hi-tech testing facility of an aerospace company. In this instance, headroom was critical, as was maximising the floor coverage.
productThe latest generation of Konecranes reach stackers feature a fuel-efficient engine that delivers high torque even at low rpm and a load-sensing hydraulic system with variable piston pumps to ensure optimum balance between engine power and hydraulic demand for any given lift.
productCurtiss-Wright used year’s CeMAT show to promote products from its newly-formed Industrial Group – Arens Controls, PG Drives Technology, Penny + Giles and Williams Controls – which have extensive experience in designing and manufacturing solutions for the monitoring and control of materials handling vehicles.
articleIndependent materials handling specialists, Rushlift, has provided a major new fleet of materials handling equipment to PD Ports, including a fleet of 45t counterbalance forklifts fitted with a new integrated generator powering magnetic plate attachments.
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