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Materials Handling - Page 41
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Modular belt conveyor fits in tight spaces
- Sep 29, 2016
- Product Release
Dorner’s newly redesigned 2200 series modular belt conveyor features additional belt options, an open-frame design, and a universal T-slot. It is suitable for applications within the metalworking, packaging, assembling, and general manufacturing industries. The ladder-style, open-frame design...
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Stainless steel air-operated conveyors turn pipe into conveying system
- Sep 28, 2016
- Product Release
Exair’s 303 stainless steel 3/8 NPT and 1/2 NPT Threaded Line Vac™ air-operated conveyors convert ordinary pipe into a powerful conveying system for parts, scrap, trim, and other bulk materials. Their small size makes them suitable for fitting in the cramped spaces and tight confines of many...
- From The Fabricator
Portable Solutions Group to expand in Kentucky
- Sep 22, 2016
- News Release
Portable Solutions Group Inc. (PSG), Worthington, Ky., has announced plans to add a facility in Wurtland, Ky. The new location has more than 50,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing floor space, which is more than double the company’s current manufacturing footprint. PSG provides turnkey ISO shipping...
- From The Fabricator
Moving additive manufacturing forward
- By Tim Heston
- Sep 14, 2016
- Article
EWI’s Buffalo Manufacturing Works, which opened in 2015, has resources covering all seven major categories of additive manufacturing. But having access to the technology and equipment in-house is just half the story. The other half involves experts in design, materials, processes, and quality all working together to move additive technology forward.
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Diesel engine-powered forklifts handle loads up to 7,000 lbs.
- Sep 13, 2016
- Product Release
UniCarriers Americas Corp. has introduced the FK series forklifts with capacities of 4,000 to 7,000 lbs., powered by the new ZD30 diesel industrial engine. The engine uses electronically controlled fuel injection, cooled exhaust gas recirculation, and a diesel oxidation catalyst to provide emission...
- From The Fabricator
Prab expands manufacturing operations in Michigan
- Sep 1, 2016
- News Release
Prab Inc., a manufacturer of equipment and systems for processing metal scrap and spent fluids and treating oily wastewater for recycle and reuse, has announced plans to expand its manufacturing campus in Kalamazoo, Mich. The company has purchased existing manufacturing space and warehouse...
- From The Fabricator
Daifuku North America moves headquarters to new location in Michigan
- Aug 18, 2016
- News Release
Material handling equipment provider Daifuku North America Holding Co. has announced plans to move its headquarters from Farmington Hills, Mich., to Novi, Mich., in Q3 2017. The new building is four miles from the current headquarters. The 76,889-sq.-ft. facility, housing more than 300...
- From The Fabricator
Illinois Material Handling named as authorized Linde forklift dealer
- Aug 18, 2016
- News Release
Illinois Material Handling (IMH), a member of Wolter Group LLC, has been appointed as the authorized Linde forklift dealer in northern Illinois. The company has represented the Linde forklift brand through its Wisconsin Lift Truck division and now expands this offering through IMH’s Bolingbrook...
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Dorner appoints territory manager for Georgia and Florida
- Aug 16, 2016
- News Release
Hartland, Wis.-based conveyor manufacturer Dorner has appointed Jon Schadeberg as a territory manager covering the states of Georgia and Florida. In this newly created sales position, he works with sales channel partners and key accounts to increase the company’s industrial and sanitary conveyor...
- From The Fabricator
Modulift appoints first Canadian distributor
- Aug 8, 2016
- News Release
Below-the-hook equipment manufacturer Modulift has named Ontario-based Equipment Corps its first distributor in Canada. Equipment Corps will stock spreader beams, from the standard-line MOD12 to the heavy-range MOD110H, complementing its current line of hoists, winches, and gantry...
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World demand for material handling equipment to reach $176 billion by 2020
- Aug 4, 2016
- News Release
The “World Material Handling Equipment” study from the Freedonia Group, Cleveland, indicates that global demand for the equipment is forecast to rise 5.3 percent per annum through 2020 to $176 billion. Advances at the global level will be driven largely by market growth in China and other...
- From The Fabricator
Columbus McKinnon appoints VP human resources
- Jul 28, 2016
- News Release
Columbus McKinnon Corp., Amherst, N.Y., a manufacturer of material handling products, has appointed Charlene Miraglia as vice president of human resources and chief human resources officer. Miraglia most recently served as vice president of global human resources food and beverage at SPX Flow....
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Wynright hires vice president
- Jul 27, 2016
- News Release
Wynright Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Daifuku North America Holding Co. and a provider of intelligent material handling systems based in Elk Grove Village, Ill., has named Gordon Hellberg as vice president integrator sales for North America. Before joining the company, Hellberg spent much...
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FlexMove launches new website
- Jul 27, 2016
- News Release
Malaysia-based FlexMove, a Dorner Holding Corp. company and manufacturer of flexible chain conveyor systems, has launched a new website at www.flexmove.com. The site is designed for viewing on tablets and mobile devices. It presents large photos and detailed technical information on its six...
- From The Fabricator
Automated guided vehicles get flexible
- By Tim Heston
- Jul 8, 2016
- Article
A camera-based automated guided vehicle may have potential in high-product-mix environments. The vehicle takes pictures of its surroundings, remembers them, and then drives itself along that path.
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