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      <title><![CDATA[Moving material beyond the Emerald Isle]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Figure 1A worker at Leonard Engineering, Monaghan, Ireland, uses a four-way sideloader to maneuver a steel beam around a corner. 

Visiting Monaghan, I could tell the Irish take pride in their hedges,...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The squid head and the stamping press]]></title>
      <link>http://www.thefabricator.com/article/materialshandling/the-squid-head-and-the-stamping-press</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Figure 1This so-called &quot;squid head&quot; gripper on the end of a pneumatic part manipulator allows workers at NIC Global to lift parts of various geometries, including blanks with holes. Photo courtesy of...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Everything you wanted to know about overhead cranes]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Figure 1Overhead traveling bridge cranes are very familiar sights in metal fabricating shops. These cranes come in single- and double-girder bridge designs. Photo courtesy of North American...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pipe supplier reduces aisle width, material handling]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SITUATION Pipe-Valves Inc., Columbus, Ohio, opened its doors for business 46 years ago. A family-owned company, it employs 40 people and is an independent supplier of industrial pipe and tube and...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Curbing waste at Power Curbers]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Power Curbers can receive, fabricate, paint, and assemble material for a curb-making machine in a matter of days. The company has no finished-goods inventory.Three fingers. Thanks to a custom material...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:31:03 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New press? What will you do with the scrap?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.thefabricator.com/article/materialshandling/new-pressr-what-will-you-do-with-the-scrapr</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[So, you found the  money to buy a press. You've got a commitment from your best customer for  250,000 pieces a year for 12 different parts. You've gotten everything lined  up: the cradle, the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:31:03 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pallet changer, tower, or shelving system with that laser?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.thefabricator.com/article/materialshandling/pallet-changer-tower-or-shelving-system-with-that-laserr</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you decide to automate material handling in your laser cutting operations, you have several choices to make. The decision on whether to automate&amp;mdash;and from there what kind of system makes the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:31:03 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Conveying flexibility]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Figure 1When selecting a conveyor, consider present and future material handling needs. For instance, two narrow conveyors, ganged together in a timing-belt setup, could carry wide parts for a current...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:31:03 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A new look at lift trucks]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Late-night legend Johnny Carson often played a character called Karnak, who could provide the answer to a question before the question was revealed to him. So in the spirit of this Nebraska-born...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:31:03 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The finer points of coil handling for fineblanking]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fineblanking requires a heavy-duty press and special tooling. The goal is to produce a part that requires minimal work after the press operation. The proper coil handling equipment will help your...]]></description>
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