articleIntelligent storage system
Extensive automation from SSI Schaefer for automotive component supplier Brose leads to highly dynamic production and a forklift free factory.
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productReel rotator with straddle legs
Packline Materials Handling has launched the Reel Rotator with Straddle Legs, which is suited to handling heavy reels to and from all types of pallets.
productSmall grabbing crane works with conveyor
Grabbing cranes are usually large machines with wide spans and high lifting heights. Not so the Condra grabbing crane installed in February at the railhead serving Sishen Iron Ore Mine, near Kuruman, South Africa.
newsLifting apprenticeship enters draft form
A draft proposal to develop an occupational standard for the provisionally titled ‘Lifting Equipment Technician’ apprenticeship has been devised, following a meeting of the Trailblazer Working Group (TWG).
productNew mast-driven lift opens up major new opportunities
Industrial lifting specialist SLG Group UK has further expanded the Hymo range of mast-driven lifts (MDLs) for industrial applications, with a new model providing safe, vibration-free lifting for loads of up to 1500kg.
productMore than 400 suppliers confirmed for IMHX
Logistics specialists can meet over 400 suppliers of a vast array of storage and materials handling solutions at IMHX 2019, the UK’s biggest and longest running intralogistics equipment exhibition, returning to the NEC, Birmingham, in September.
productClever city storage enabled
Where do bikes and bins go in slick commercial buildings in space-strapped cities? In the revamped Kings House office building in central London a Stannah Goodsmaster 1000 CD Plus goods attendant lift handles the issue.
productCustom jib range extended
Contact Attachments designs and manufactures an extensive range of forklift jibs from its base in Mid Wales, helping customers to handle long and/or awkward loads through providing additional reach to their existing equipment.
productKonecranes Demag UK partners with the Women’s Engineering Society
Lifting equipment manufacturer and service provider Konecranes Demag UK has reaffirmed its commitment to providing equal employment opportunities by entering into partnership with the Women’s Engineering Society (WES).
articleDouble-castor launches
Blickle has released a new flagship product in its heavy duty castors range – the welded steel heavy duty double-castor, LSD-GSPO 500K with a load capacity of up to 30 tonnes.
productManager trapped and killed by moving gantry crane
A superconducting electromagnet company, Tesla Engineering, has been sentenced after a worker was fatally hit and crushed by an overhead gantry crane.
product3D warehouse 5G commerce – Tomorrow’s Warehouse predictions
We predict a mix of familiar headaches and new opportunities in the warehouse of the future. Lack of space is still a major concern, and unlikely to go away, while barely noticed new tech such as 5G may have a much bigger impact than anticipated.
productHyster adds models to rider tow tractor range
Two new models have been added to the Hyster tow tractor range to support operations in the automotive and engineering industries. Built to enhance productivity, the new Hyster rider tow tractors are suited for any type of line feed operation.
productQuicker handling of pipes with Combilift’s WR4
SANHA GmbH & Co. KG, is one of the leading European manufacturers of piping systems for the gas, solar, heating and cooling sectors. The company’s range of around 8,300 products are used throughout Europe, Russia, Asia and Australia in domestic and industrial buildings as well as in applications including shipbuilding.
productLightweight crane optimises work space
Demag Cranes & Components has added overhung and extending configurations to its KBK Aluline light crane system.
articleSeminars to tackle the next generation of supply chain challenges
Speakers will address the critical developments driving change across the supply chain sector during a series of free-to-attend seminars taking place across four days at IMHX 2019.
blogAnnual service key to drum handling attachment safety
It is important that lifting equipment is kept in good working order, and that includes drum handling attachments.
productImproved level control for lifting equipment
The Logitrans products are designed to provide constant working height and relief for the back and shoulders of the operator.
productGetting a lift at IMHX
Visitors to IMHX will have the opportunity to get hands-on with a selection of Advanced Handling’s products, including:
productEisenmann goes into insolvency
The German lifting manufacturer filed a petition for the opening of insolvency at Stuttgart District Court with the aim of accelerating the restructuring and strategic reorientation of the Eisenmann Group, which began in March 2019.
