articleLarger fork flats to increase lift capacity
Tata Steel is developing a new family of larger fork arm flats, which will be available to the market by the end of 2014.
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productDouble girder cranes
Linian 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.
productHigh torque at low rpm
The 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.
productMonitoring & control
Curtiss-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.
articlePD Ports opts for 45 tonne trucks from Rushlift
Independent 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.
productWidest range of reachstackers
Less than one year since launch, Kalmar Gloria reachstackers are claimed to have created new standards of productivity for cargo handling operations. With thirty different Gloria models available, designated for container, intermodal, barge and industrial handling, Kalmar offers the industry’s widest range of reachstacker models.
productFriction-free support
Solving’s latest Heavy Duty air film Mover is designed to lift and move power transformers weighing up to 500t though the various processes of production and test.
articleKalmar and Navis install port automation at London Gateway
Kalmar and Navis, both part of Cargotec, have provided the operational backbone consisting of Kalmar automated stacking cranes (ASCs) and shuttle carriers and Navis N4 terminal operating system (TOS) for DP World’s London Gateway port.
articleTwo major signings
Impact Handling has increased its offering of heavy-duty materials handling and distribution equipment after being appointed sole UK distributor for German-based MAFI and Italian-based Carer.
articleImpact Handling takes on Konecranes heavy lift trucks
Impact Handling has been appointed as a nationwide distributor for the Konecranes range of heavy-duty lift trucks, extending its materials handling portfolio from the smallest pallet trucks to specialist port-based machines with lifting capacities of up to 80 tonnes.
productDirect controlled chain hoists
Terex Material Handling has released an additional model within its Demag DC chain hoist family.
productLogistic train systems
Offering customers a modern, flexible and convenient cycle-flow of materials throughout their production facilities, Linde Material Handling has launched two new load train solutions.
articleCostain hit with £600,000+ fine and costs after telehandler death
Global engineering specialist Costain has been ordered to pay more than £615,000 in fines and costs after a worker was killed when a telehandler overturned during the construction of the Parkway development in Newbury.
articleHybrid straddle carriers impress
The hybrid straddle carrier supplied by Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is said to have set the industry benchmark for fuel consumption and emissions in operation at MSC Home Terminal in Antwerp, Belgium.
productPractical engine access
Designed for the safe and effective powered manipulation of large engines or other heavy workpieces weighing up to 25t, the latest engine stand supplied to Clarke Energy is a Benco 25 unit, manufactured by the Brixworth Engineering Company.
articleMoving safely in healthcare
Materials handling specialist MasterMover is alerting healthcare providers to the significant advantages its range of electric tugs can deliver within hospital environments in terms of improving efficiency, safety and cost savings.
productUnderwater operation
Engineered for performance, reliability and longevity when operating in extreme environments, lifting and handling products from J D Neuhaus have found application in offshore oil and gas exploration.
articleTake a walk on the wide side
Electric models will gain growing traction in the sideloader market predicted Bulmor as HSS Editor Simon Duddy visited the manufacturer’s facilities in Austria.
productAn uplifting history
Including turntables for supermarket yards and bespoke military applications, there are few heavy lifting challenges not tackled by Movetech in its illustrious history.
productTransformers walk on air
Since the 1970s Solving has been providing Air Film Movers to all the major transformer manufacturers to enable these industrial giants to be moved, efficiently and safely through production, into test and beyond, enabling cranes to be dedicated to essential assembly processes.
