productLifting equipment keeps Alstom on track
Wilmat is supplying vital lifting equipment for a heavy engineering programme that will improve journeys for millions of rail passengers.
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productBespoke transport solutions
Efficiency is key for most businesses, as well as health & safety, but how do you tackle a manual handling problem with a better solution that is going to be both efficient and safe, when that problem is a little more different from the standard?
articleStill revamps its high lift pallet trucks
The German manufacturer has modernised and expanded its range of high-lift trucks with and without an operator’s stand-on platform.
productHeavy battery lifting
Lift Safe has lightened the load of Adept Power Solutions (APS) by supplying it with a bespoke lifter to move large industrial batteries.
productElectric shunters
DB Schenker Rail UK has announced it is the first rail freight operator in the country to introduce electric shunting units. The battery operated units are part of DB Schenker Rail UK’s environmental improvements and will be used across its maintenance depots at Crewe and Toton, where almost 14,000 locomotive moves are undertaken each year.
productDrum mixer units
Adding to its range of drum handling products, STS is reported to be enjoying success with its range of Drum Mixing units. The standard models tumble 200 litre drums end over end through 360 degrees offering a fast and efficient way of mixing chemicals.
articleIntegrated transport investment
Continental brought in Egemin to automate the transport between the automated warehouse and the production zone.
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.
