articleMichelin updates its automated warehouse
In 1991 Michelin built a highly-automated warehouse facility in Gothenburg, Sweden. When the time came for the site to be updated, the manufacturer turned to Swisslog.
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productHeavy duty AGVs tackle engine assembly
Nine Solving AGV Movers were installed to marry engine and transmission assemblies with the bodies in Valmet Automotive’s new assembly line.
articleHeavy duty AGVs tackle engine assembly
Nine Solving AGV Movers were installed to marry engine and transmission assemblies with the bodies in Valmet Automotive’s new assembly line.
productPorts Authority orders more empty container handlers
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a follow-up order from the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) for 12 empty container handlers including five used machine trade-ins, to the SCPA Charleston area port facilities. Delivery is set for the first quarter of 2017.
productPort of Sunderland upgrades fleet
One of the UK’s largest municipally-owned ports is strengthening its partnership with Cooper Specialised Handling, the independent and dedicated provider of specialised heavy lifting solutions, as it enhances its materials handling capability.
productBeam grab attachments assist in smooth delivery
Based near Ashington, Lynx Precast is a specialist in the design, manufacture and installation of precast concrete flooring systems to the UK construction industry.
productCranes and hoists installed following fire
VERLINDE EUROBLOC electric wire rope hoists and EUROCHAIN power travel electric chain hoists have been installed in conjunction with a series of PELLOBY cranes as part of a reconstruction process at a busy warehouse that was severely damaged by a fire.
productStreet Crane celebrates 70th anniversary
Started in 1946 by Peter Street in an 800 sq ft workshop based in Sheffield with just £88, the family-run business has gone from strength to strength, now employing 350 people on sites in High Peak and Sheffield.
productAutomatic stacking
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, delivered two new 9-wide Automatic Stacking Cranes (ASC) to DP World Brisbane.
productLet there be light
Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products has supplied BGV-C1 wire rope winches from Pfaff-silberblau for sun simulation systems.
productComplete solution
95% of the world’s cargo is transported on ships in containers, from the clothes we are wearing to the mobile phone we have in our hand. As you read this, there are between 5-6 million containers currently travelling around the world on ships, trains or trucks.
articleThe real cost of unsafe lifting
Geoff Holden, chief executive, LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) explains the costs of accidents cuts much deeper than fines.
productVetter BIGForks excel at tough applications
Vetter relies on state-of-the-art manufacturing technology to produce large forks under its BIGForks range.
productFreightliner inks £3.5 million deal to replace reachstackers
Freightliner is boosting operational efficiencies across its 13 inland rail sites with a new fleet of 10 Hyster reachstackers, supplied and maintained by Briggs Equipment.
articleDown by the water
HSS editor Simon Duddy visits Italian sideloader manufacturer Baumann and hears of high expectations for a new compact, electric sideloader with extended battery life.
productBespoke airport trolley
Airport baggage handling specialists BEUMER Group UK, with help from Rotair Moving Systems, in 2015 designed and trialled a custom built piece of equipment for moving a number of new baggage X- ray scanning machines at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 2.
productThe hovercraft principle
Equipment for moving heavy industrial loads based on the hovercraft principle has been available in the UK for 50 years or more. It is therefore surprising that to so many of the enquirers to Rotair Moving System’s website, this tried and tested method appears a “modern and magic solution” for their application.
articleMetal storage guidance updated
The Health & Safety Executive has published the second version of HSG246 Safety in the storage and handling of steel and other metal stock.
productSideloader manufacturer Baumann UK appoints new distributor
Baumann has appointed Hannaman Material Handling as official distributors for North Wales. The appointment takes the total number of UK distributors to six.
productHigh levels of hygiene
JD Neuhaus can provide a host of hoist solutions for working environments that demand high levels of cleanliness and hygiene.
