Materials Handling Tech Cell

Welcome to the Materials Handling Tech Cell. Here you will find information on C-hooks, clamps, conveyors, cranes, die storage systems, hoists, lift trucks, lifters, scrap handling systems, sheet stackers and destackers, shelves and racks, tables, and tube and pipe handling systems.

A holistic view of holemaking

Drill lines must be robust enough to properly support the aggressive speeds and feeds of modern tooling. At the same time, shop layout and material handling strategies must ensure no drill line sits idle for excessive periods, just waiting for that next piece of material.

Beltless magnetic conveyor handles 10 million lbs. of scrap

A Midwestern stamper installed a new press with an unusually high drop from the passline of the press to the scrap removal conveyor. The stamper determined that a magnetic conveyor could handle the challenges presented.

Moving material beyond the Emerald Isle

In April 2010, more than 100 wordsmiths from 30 countries traveled from as far away as New Zealand and Australia to the picturesque hills of County Monaghan, northwest of Dublin, to visit Combilift, a forklift manufacturer that manufactures locally, but sells globally.

The squid head and the stamping press

A stamper streamlines part handling, replacing the grunt work with a part manipulator, and designing a flexible manufacturing cell. In the end, the company's efforts improved worker ergonomics and part quality.

Everything you wanted to know about overhead cranes

Most fabricating operations have an overhead crane, but just what do these companies know about these material handling tools? This feature provides the answers to their questions.

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Hydraulic upender facilitates loading, tilting steel coil 90 degrees

Pentalift Equipment Corp. has designed a coil-handling upender for a manufacturer of medium and large transformers. The 60,000-lb.-capacity upender facilitates a process of loading and tilting a steel coil 90 degrees to begin the decoiling procedure. Both platforms are 8 ft. wide and 16...

Hydraulic upender facilitates loading, tilting steel coil 90 degrees

Pentalift Equipment Corp. has designed a coil-handling upender for a manufacturer of medium and large transformers. The 60,000-lb.-capacity upender facilitates a process of loading and tilting a steel coil 90 degrees to begin the decoiling procedure. Both platforms are 8 ft. wide and 16...

Angled frame conveyors designed to enable elevation changes not possible with flat conveyors

QC Industries has introduced the Automation series AS40Z angled frame conveyors. According to the company, they enable elevation changes that aren’t possible with a flat conveyor. The conveyors feature 1.95-in.-high, rigid aluminum frames that resist twisting. They also feature a...

Vacuum lifter provides powered rotation in both directions, custom antiskid side grippers

Anver Corp. has introduced a new vacuum lifter that provides powered rotation in both directions and custom antiskid side grippers for rotating large, bulky loads. The PROT series rotator can be locked in place and operated from a single pendant control. It can handle loads up to 2,000...

Fully integrated vacuum lifter with manual tilting handles compact metallic loads

A fully integrated vacuum-hoist lifter with manual tilting, designed to handle compact metallic loads in pick-and-place assembly applications, has been introduced by Anver Corp. Featuring a custom pickup suction pad, the VM series is suitable for assembly operations and feeding machining...

Medium-duty reel designed for handling heavy coils in widths from 12 to 36 in.

Coe has developed a 10,000-lb. series coil reel to fill the gap between small- and large-capacity reels. Designed to serve press lines handling heavy coils in narrow widths from 12 to 36 in., the reel can handle a variety of material thicknesses. The reel can be combined with a traveling...