productOverhead 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.
productDue 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.
productWeston 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.
productMaterials 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.
productThis 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.
productA 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.
productKonecranes 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.
productK. 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.
productBradshaw Electric Vehicles has provided a bespoke tow tractor to a dump truck manufacturing company.
productGlobal 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.
productLinde 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.
productJustin 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.
productMaterials 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.
productKNAPP has rewarded its team of resident engineers for 10 years service at the automated warehouse of Clarks, the global shoe supplier.
articleThe 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.
articleThe new power and free (P&F) system for heavy loads rounds out Eisenmann’s portfolio of conveyor solutions for painting lines.
productIn August 1965 “Help” by the Beatles was at number one, the group played Shea Stadium, New York, the first ever super-group stadium gig, and the Rolling Stones released “I Can’t Get no Satisfaction”. A keen follower of both groups, a young man called Brian Wood joined Street Crane as an apprentice.
articleBaumann UK will be headed up by Jason Reynolds as MD and will market diesel, LPG and electric models.
productLift Turn Move Limited (LTM) became Ireland and UK agent for Planeta Hebetechnik in April 2014 and has seen a great deal of interest in the Planeta Manual Handling product range, which includes beam clamps and magnetic lifters.
productFully fledged robot functions for simple gantry systems and automatic stackers can be designed more easily with the new robotics module in the Lenze FAST application software.
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