First port of call for new customers
Increased demand and a number of new retail contracts have prompted Core Management Logistics (CML) to appoint a new customer service manager, Karl Holdcroft.
Single-piece housings
At the 2014 Hannover Fair, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS will showcase high-efficiency drive solutions for conveying applications. Compact two-stage helical bevel gear units are combined with energy-saving motors.
Promising manoeuvrability
The compact low-lift pallet truck Piccolo PLL from Atlet by UniCarriers combines maximum manoeuvrability with easy operation in one truck.
Port-centric expansion
Import Services is set to open an extension to its dockside facilities in Southampton this summer – a move which is set to create up to 25 new jobs and enable the company to move to a 24 hour operation.
Self-retracting key reels
Designed to secure keys, tools and ID badges to belts or clothing, Securikey Self-Retracting Key Reels are available in 30 models, all of which are ruggedly constructed and reliable.
Maximising height
A key feature of Timber and Builders Merchants Ridgeon’s warehouse in Suffolk is some 640 linear metres of adjustable cantilever racking which serves as the structural support for the building and gives much better storage at 6m high rather than the usual 5.4m.
Get your fill of flexibility
At interpack 2014 BEUMER will be exhibiting for the first time as a one-stop supplier of filling, palletising and packaging equipment.
Access named one of best UK employers
Software and solutions provider, Access, has received recognition as one of the top UK employers in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For list.
Machine vision & verification
Barcode, machine vision and lighting technology specialist, Microscan, will demonstrate its product line for packaging applications at booth CS104 at the Components for Processing & Packaging show, which runs alongside Interpack 2014, 8th-10th May, Düsseldorf.
Licenced to practice
The UK Nilfisk sales team is undergoing individual training to achieve the BICSc CPSS qualification. The qualification is designed to ensure the safety of operatives, building users and the sustainability of the facility.
High storage density
Foods and beverage manufacturer, California Natural Products (CNP) has unveiled its new technologically advanced automated warehouse facility.
De-Ioniser system
Specialist supplier of battery accessories for the maintenance and servicing of forklift trucks, UK Powertech has launched PURAFLO, a new water de-ionising system.
Escaping heat prevented
Leeds-based Union Industries, which designs, manufactures, installs and maintains its own range of fast acting doors, has installed two of its Bulldoors at fancy dress experts, Smiffy’s in Gainsborough to prevent heat escaping from its stock room.
Enhanced service offering
Mosca Direct is adding further new features to its comprehensive service and after sales care programme.
Adjustable height ramp
A bespoke 3m wide mobile yardramp from Thorworld Industries has improved loading efficiency and extended capability for tractor and plant dealer RJ & KD McLean.
Sweet success
In partnership with GM Technical Services (GMTS), a South African crane fabricator, Street Crane has completed a major installation at Illovo Sugar’s new 51,000m2, 170,00t capacity, high-bay warehouse.
Robotic cask handling
SCM Handling has supplied a high speed cask handling system to handle beverage casks as part of a washer/racker system which fills casks at a rate of 600 per minute.
Sensor bridges the gap
Helping achieve high levels of accuracy and throughput speeds whilst reducing the risk of pile-ups and stoppages, the DeltaPac from SICK UK is claimed to be the first photoelectric sensor able to detect individual packs on a conveyor without a gap between them.
Bridging the inspiration gap
According to Epicor Software Corporation’s new study of businesses in UK manufacturing – ‘Inspired to Make It’ – success in is being held back in the sector by an Inspiration Gap.
Safe biomass handling
The movement of biomass within power stations and factory environments requires high-quality conveying systems that meet statutory requirements for the safe and dust-free distribution of potentially hazardous materials.
