articleSling snaps during lift crushing worker
Pelloby Engineering has been fined after a beam weighing two tonnes fell onto an employee causing severe injuries.
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articleEnhanced mini units facilitate smooth product handling
Alwayse Engineering has announced performance improvements across its range of Mini Ball Transfer Units.
productMini spider cranes
GGR Group’s mini spider cranes have helped in the construction of Christie’s new ground-breaking Manchester Cancer Research Centre. A pair of UNIC spider cranes, URW095 & URW295 teamed up with GGR’s glass vacuum lifting equipment to help glaze the new £28.5m building.
productFully automated handling system
Intralogistics automation specialist, Cimcorp, has secured the biggest order in its history from Chinese tire manufacturer, Qingdao Sentury Tire Co, for a turnkey handling solution at its new factory in Thailand.
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.
productBespoke to fit
Overhead process cranes from Street Crane Company have been installed to meet the unique process requirements at specialist hose producer, Dunlop Oil & Marine. The cranes have been specially engineered to fit the existing structure which presented a limited height envelope.
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.
productDough hopper handling
Weston Handling Consultancy’s latest reel handling project covers the design and manufacture of special purpose trucks for lifting and turning bulk dough hoppers at a leading pastry manufacturer.
productBespoke lifter
Materials handling equipment specialist Lift Safe has provided digital printing services company C3 Imaging with a custom-built lifter to lift large rolls of materials onto its awkwardly-sited digital printing machine.
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.
productRetailer installs bespoke pallet elevator
A major high street retailer of domestic white goods and electrical equipment required a bespoke pallet elevator for its new factory and approached Lancashire based Blackstar Handling Systems, in partnership with Keymas to provide a solution.
productHammerhead modernised
Konecranes has carried out an extensive refurbishment of the river Tyne’s most historic Hammerhead heavy lifting crane, which worked on such exceptional maritime vessels as Ark Royal and HMS Illustrious in the golden era of the North East shipyards.
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.
productTwin offshore cranes
Global offshore crane manufacturer Sormec has supplied matching cranes for a Dutch-built vessel operating in one of Nigeria’s largest deepwater oil fields. The Italian firm was tasked with manufacturing two M350/EL hydraulic elbow knuckle-boom marine cranes for the Awaritse Nigeria vessel Prince Job I.
productElevating cabin boosts safety when moving bulkier loads
Linde Material Handling has added the elevating cabin to its range of safety products in response to the increasing problem of moving larger and bulkier loads for forklift truck operators.
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.
productLifting and moving chemical containers
Materials handling equipment specialist Lift Safe has made the lifting and moving of chemical containers much easier at the Tyne and Wear factory of filter manufacturer Essentra Components.
productClarks’ automated warehouse hits 10 year milestone
KNAPP has rewarded its team of resident engineers for 10 years service at the automated warehouse of Clarks, the global shoe supplier.
article14,000 Newtons of pushing force
The Egytech plant in Ramadan City, Egypt, manufactures medium and high voltage power cables and the company contacted Nu-Star in search of a machine powerful enough to push the larger 40,000kg+ cable drums produced.
