New layouts
Colwall Conveyor Systems (CCS) has recently completed a £480K contract for one of the UK’s contract packers.
Air hoists for difficult foundry conditions
A range of air operated hoists manufactured by J D Neuhaus have been designed to provide safe and reliable load handling facilities, with 100% duty ratings and minimum downtimes to maintain maximum production efficiency, no matter how difficult the working conditions.
Overhead crane takes on trams
The new Edinburgh tram network’s Gogar depot is using a double girder 6.3 tonne travelling crane to maintain its fleet of 27 trams.
High-Speed Sorter – “Jet Surfing” Shoe Sorter
Daifuku’s sliding-shoe sorter, named the Jet Surfing Sorter, is a high-speed automated sortation system for channeling and sorting medium size items, totes, and cartons.
New BDM at PPS Group
As part of strategic plans to grow the business, the PPS Group has appointed Steve Penney as its business development manager.
North West appointment
Jason Hicks has been appointed sales executive at SSI Schaefer for the North West, with responsibility for growing its portfolio of customers in the region.
Record turnover
Austrian-owned group, KNAPP AG, has improved on last year’s record turnover, reporting an all-time high of approximately 380 million Euros on 31 March 2013.
Powered pallet truck offer
Bluetruck.co.uk is the exclusive UK source for the HanseLifter German materials handling brand.
Royal role
Forklift trucks aren’t often seen in palatial surroundings, but four Cat machines from Impact Handling performed their debut duties at Buckingham Palace for the Coronation Festival, marking the Queen’s 60 years on the throne.
Vehicle-mount computer
New from Honeywell, the Thor VM2 is the company’s tenth generation vehicle-mount computer (VMC) and provides the mobile workforce with flexibility and productivity.
Improved illumination
LED Eco Lights has delivered massive savings in energy and CO2 costs by replacing high bay lighting with Goodlight retrofit LED luminaires for IAG Cargo within the company’s Ascentis handling centre at Heathrow Airport.
Training doubled
Leading temporary buildings supplier, Spaciotempo, has invested more money in training its employees than ever before in order to capitalise on the booming market and meet an increase in customers’ demands.
Flood protection
While traditional methods of using sandbags to prevent or limit the amount of water entering property during a flood can help for short periods, they do allow water to seep through and are not as effective as purpose-designed flood products.
Saving 60t of CO2
With the help of lighting manufacturer, MHA Lighting, Solvents with Safety has tripled the light levels in its Doncaster warehouse, while reducing lighting energy consumption – saving 60t of CO2.
Industrial floor care range
The Rawlins 2013-14 Floor Care Catalogue is now available and contains an updated range of high specification cleaning machinery and matting systems targeted at the industrial and commercial sector.
Curtis lights the way
Curtis Instruments has just introduced a low cost multi voltage beacon that offers customers an inexpensive and powerful safety light that, unlike conventional xenon technology requires little or no upkeep during its long lifetime.
Site survey service
Leading plastic reusable transit packaging (RTP) company Schoeller Allibert is now offering customers the opportunity improve health and safety procedures in the supply chain through a new site survey.
VSD cuts baler energy costs
Cardboard packing manufacturer, Smurfit Kappa is saving nearly £2800 a year on electrical energy costs following the installation of an ABB variable-speed drive on its baler, which is used to compact offcuts from cardboard processing lines.
Cooling key at Nestlé York distribution centre
Honeywell has installed three liquid-cooled chillers at the York distribution centre of global food giant Nestlé.
Balers relaunched
Baler manufacturer and recycling equipment engineers Middleton Engineering re-launched its baler division under the SCAPA brand at RWM 2013 in a move to differentiate this growing area of its operations from other heavy engineering projects.
