articleIntegrated transport investment
Continental brought in Egemin to automate the transport between the automated warehouse and the production zone.
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productModular handling
Handling and storage efficiency in manufacturing, assembly and service applications is enhanced with carts and trolleys built using Trilogiq’s modular Graphit system, available in the UK from The Tube & Bracket Company.
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.
articleNew pallet stacker generation from Linde Material Handling
Industrial truck manufacturer Linde Material handling is launching a new generation of pallet stackers, L14 to L20 in the capacity range of 1.4 and 2.0 tonnes. Designed either as a pedestrian truck or with a folding stand-on platform the trucks will offer lift heights in excess of 5.30 metres.
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.
articleDon’t risk cutting corners
You must ensure safety-critical equipment is fit for purpose through thorough maintenance, says Geoff Holden, chief executive, LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association).
productTug meets hospital’s requirements
New Cross Hospital has recently taken delivery of an additional tow tractor from Bradshaw Electric Vehicles to work in the Receipts and Distribution Centre, carrying out deliveries of medical consumables around the hospital site.
productGreat manoeuvrability
City of London Corporation has recently taken delivery of a pedestrian controlled PFB500 from Bradshaw Electric Vehicles.
productBespoke drum handling
Providing a key piece of equipment to a large-scale transfer flask project in Gloucestershire, forklift attachments specialist Contact Attachments has worked with Aquila Nuclear Engineering and provided one of its fully automatic Drum Tongs.
articleLogistics robots – now and in the future
Robots and automated processes are taking a greater role in logistics, so what is do-able now and what is waiting in the future, asks HSS Editor Simon Duddy?
productPremium features as standard
Since Lift Turn Move Limited (LTM) became the UK and Ireland agent for Planeta Hebetechnik in April 2014, the company reports a great deal of interest in the Planeta Manual Handling product range including beam clamps and magnetic lifters.
productSecurity by functionality
Denios offers a wide range of products for the safe handling of hazardous materials including systems for drum handling, which are characterised by high functionality and help ensure optimum safety for the workforce and the environment.
articleSling snaps during lift crushing worker
Pelloby Engineering has been fined after a beam weighing two tonnes fell onto an employee causing severe injuries.
articleEnhanced mini units facilitate smooth product handling
Alwayse Engineering has announced performance improvements across its range of Mini Ball Transfer Units.
productTeam up promises automated tow trains
Seegrid and Topper Industrial have announced a partnership to provide automated tow tractor and cart-based materials handling solutions.
productAGV for mid-sized companies
Due to make its UK debut at PPMA 2015, JBT has launched an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) system designed specifically for mid-sized companies that is said to be lower cost than fully automated alternatives, more productive than manual or semi-automated solutions, and can be delivered and installed in less time and with less support than traditional systems.
productSeven generations of expertise
This September marks 270 years of manufacturing for German-based hoist and crane manufacturer, J D Neuhaus, and after seven generations, the company is still managed by a descendant of the original owner.
productRoll cage rentals launched for the Christmas peak
K. Hartwall has launched a new cage rental business to support the ever increasing seasonal demand for roll cages. Foldia roll cage and Performance A-frame are among the highlights.
productBespoke solution
Bradshaw Electric Vehicles has provided a bespoke tow tractor to a dump truck manufacturing company.
productFormer Sainsbury’s CEO headline speaker for PPMA Show
Justin King CBE, former CEO of Sainsbury’s, and a leading figure in the FMCG and Grocery Retailing sectors, has been confirmed as the headline seminar speaker at the PPMA Show.
