articleElectric hoist for 35 tonne crane at BMW Swindon
The first of three cranes featuring Verlinde Eurobloc VT electric-hoist technology has been installed in the busy press at BMW Group´s Mini plant in Swindon.
article
productElectric pallet truck with swap and go battery
SHS Handling has released the PowerGlide 1200, said to be a fully electric pallet truck for half the usual cost.
productWheels for container handling applications
Following major advances in its manufacturing technology, GKN Wheels & Structures has enhanced its product range for the container-handling sector, with the company’s latest wheels delivering a number of significant benefits for the original equipment manufacturer, operator and maintainer.
articleCrystal ball gazing
Take a look at the future and you find our what is important now – eCommerce, concerns about finite warehouse space, Brexit, automation and robots et al – the following Special Report give managers an insight into the challenges that are here now and on the horizon, with some ideas as to how you may plan for them.
productScrappage scheme
Cesab’s Hand Pallet Truck (HPT) Scrappage Scheme encourages customers to trade in their old hand pallet truck and receive a cash back payment of £250 when they purchase a new Cesab P113 powered pallet truck.
productMove trailers single-handedly
Trailer moving system allows pedestrians to move up to 11,000kg.
productHome delivery sector growth drives investment
A transport company in Mansfield has geared up for the growth of the home delivery sector having invested more than £26,000 in a new fleet of electric pump trucks.
articleManufacturer takes 11 Verlinde hoists
The hoists will be used to back up the firm’s seven overhead cranes and two semi-gantry cranes.
productPowered pallet trucks pack a punch
Electric models from SHS Handling described as heavy lifting and environmentally friendly.
productCrane Advisor support tool launches globally
Konecranes has simplified the overhead crane specification process with the introduction of its online tool, Crane Advisor.
productAutomation ready
Kalmar’s new Rail Mounted Gantry Crane offers more flexibility for intermodal and container terminals.
productOff-the-shelf lifting solution released
Modulift has launched a combined lifting and spreader beam utilising a clamp system that provides a safe, fast and adjustable beam, enabling users to lift from multiple points top and bottom.
productReach stackers
Since August, eight new machines have reinforced CSX Intermodal Terminals (CSXIT) existing fleet of 16 Konecranes machines, and in December 2017 another three machines will be delivered to CSXIT.
productTurntables reduce operator fatigue
Tecmach supplied a series of scissor lift tables which have indexing turntables to improve efficiency and safer manual handling in a manufacturing facility.
productColumn lifts
Previous successful use of Stertil Koni vehicle lifts was a crucial factor when Abellio decided to opt for four sets of wireless mobile column lifts to support operations at one of its newly-extended bus workshops.
productGentle transportation of sensitive goods
The Blickle SoftMotion is designed to ensure operational comfort and safety.
articleSafer manual handling for loads of up to 500kg
Demag Cranes & Components has added a new model to its DCM-Pro Manulift range to accommodate increased load capacities.
articleMastering maintenance
Who does what to ensure lifting equipment is safe? asks Ben Dobbs, technical manager, LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineering Association).
productSafer manual handling
Over the last two years, a staggering 4.5 million working days were lost to workplace injuries.
articleEgemin to fold into Dematic brand
Dematic, a leading global supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimise the supply chain, announced the next step in the integration of Egemin Automation and NDC Automation with Dematic by consolidating the brands into a single global Dematic brand.
