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Materials Handling - Page 45
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Hydraulic tilt tables hold up to 6,000 lbs.
- Feb 2, 2016
- Product Release
Verti-Lift offers a line of standard and wide-base hydraulic tilt tables featuring a heavy-duty design for demanding environments. With a tilting range of 0 to 90 degrees and capacities to 6,000 lbs., the tilt tables are suitable for automotive and appliance manufacturing environments in which...
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Bluff Mfg. receives industry award
- Jan 22, 2016
- News Release
Bluff Mfg. has earned the Most Valuable Supplier Award for 2016 from the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA). The award recognizes companies that have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to their dealer network, their employees, and their community. In addition to...
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Open-frame steel belt conveyor designed for quick scrap removal
- Jan 18, 2016
- Product Release
Prab Inc. offers a heavy-duty, open-frame steel belt conveyor. The design allows operators and maintenance personnel to see if carryover has fallen between the belt and bottom cover. The removable guard panels allow simplified access to the area for scrap removal. The conveyor comes in 6- and...
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Lift magnet system helps users transfer multiple cut pieces from burn tables
- Jan 18, 2016
- Product Release
The new air-operated Burn Table Lift Magnet System from Eriez® moves multiple parts or cutouts up and off of burn tables. The transfer system also can lift single sheets or plates up to 3 in. thick from a stack to load the table. When activated, a stainless steel stripper pan retracts to engage...
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Manual palletizer raises, lowers loads automatically
- Jan 18, 2016
- Product Release
Presto Lifts offers the P3 Spring level loader for pallet loading and unloading. A system of heavy-duty springs automatically lowers or raises a pallet as weight is added or removed, keeping the top layer of boxes in an easy-to-access position. The operator remains in the same position...
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Handling Specialty launches new website
- Jan 14, 2016
- News Release
Handling Specialty, Grimsby, Ont., has redesigned its website at www.handling.com. The site offers a more streamlined navigation process, an expanded menu, and additional online forms to assist visitors with acquiring parts and services. The site features a detailed list of services, along with...
- From The Fabricator
Dorner completes facility expansion in Wisconsin
- Jan 12, 2016
- News Release
Dorner Mfg. Corp. has completed a 25,000-sq.-ft. facility expansion in Hartland, Wis. The new area houses machining equipment that is used in the manufacturing of frames, stands, and other conveyor components, as well as new product development. The company custom-builds conveyors at time of...
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Southworth Products announces expansion in Arkansas
- Jan 11, 2016
- News Release
Material handling manufacturer Southworth Products, based in Falmouth, Maine, has announced plans to expand its plant in Manila, Ark., the company’s center for North American production. The $935,000 expansion is expected to create 35 jobs. Two new assembly lines will be added, and shipping...
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Conveyor moves large scrap, small slugs across long distances
- Jan 7, 2016
- Product Release
Prab Inc. offers the oscillator conveyor for transfer of almost all types of hot, dry, or wet abrasive metal scrap across long horizontal distances. The conveyor is designed with an eccentric-drive configuration that propels scrap by metering material forward at a rate of 10 to 20 FPM. A single...
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Dorner appoints Southeast regional sales manager
- Jan 6, 2016
- News Release
Dorner Mfg. Corp., Hartland, Wis., a manufacturer of conveyors and related equipment, has appointed Lincoln Frazier as Southeast regional sales manager. Frazier brings to the position strong sales and regional management experience from an extensive career in the automation and packaging...
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Prab launches Spanish-language website
- Jan 6, 2016
- News Release
Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Prab, a manufacturer of engineered conveyors, chip and fluid management, and wastewater systems, has launched a comprehensive Spanish-language website at www.prab.com.mx. The website offers information on methods for automatically processing all types of metal scrap and...
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The impact of lean manufacturing on structural steel fabricating
- By Paul Kwiatkowski
- Jan 4, 2016
- Article
As fabricators strive to eliminate waste in the modern structural steel facility, the fab shops have taken on a new look. This definitely is not your grandfather's structural steel fabricating.
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Suction cups offer stability at high speeds
- Dec 30, 2015
- Product Release
Piab has introduced XP DURAFLEX® cups (0.39 to 4.33 in.), designed with a single bellows. According to the company, the cups stay stable when in motion, allowing users to run their robots or production lines at high speeds while maintaining accuracy and precision. The suction cups combine firm...
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Low-profile gravity rollers introduced
- Dec 24, 2015
- Product Release
Creform Corp. has introduced a new, low-profile version of its wide Placon® gravity rollers and conveyor mounts. The rollers, available in two styles, are 80 percent of the height of the standard wide Placon conveyor. The rail base is 1.25 in. compared to the 1.57 in. for the standard variety....
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UniCarriers Americas launches new website
- Dec 17, 2015
- News Release
Material handling equipment provider UniCarriers Americas Corp., Marengo, Ill., has launched a new website at www.unicarriersamericas.com, offering mobile-friendly content, search function, and updated equipment information. The new site also features an improved dealer portal, putting all of...
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