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Materials Handling - Page 28
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Eriez appoints executive VP/chief marketing officer
- Jan 22, 2019
- News Release
Erie, Pa.-based separation technology provider Eriez® has promoted Charlie Ingram to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief marketing officer. He has been with the company for more than 25 years, serving most recently as vice president of sales and marketing. Before...
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Orbitform-led investor group acquires Wardcraft
- Jan 21, 2019
- News Release
An investor group led by Orbitform, a manufacturer of product assembly systems, has acquired conveyor and QDC equipment manufacturer Wardcraft of Spring Arbor, Mich. Wardcraft’s hinge, belt, mesh, and magnetic conveyors transport metal stampings, parts, and metal shavings. Its QDC products...
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Serapid Group opens Asian subsidiary, adds staff
- Jan 8, 2019
- News Release
Serapid Group, a supplier of lifts, quick die change, and horizontal transfer systems, has announced the opening of a regional office in Singapore. Robert Degenkolb, formerly of JR Clancy, has been named managing director of the office. In addition, Ivan Seigneur has transferred from Serapid France...
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KASTOecostore storage tower designed to hold a high variety of materials
- Dec 27, 2018
- Product Release
The KASTOecostore tower for sheet metal is a standardized storage system is suitable for applications in which a high variety of materials like sheet metal need to be stored. High-density storage is achieved by height-optimized compartment division based on the user’s needs, and the tower can be...
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Piab piGRIP FXI suction cup handles patterned, perforated surfaces
- Dec 20, 2018
- Product Release
Piab has introduced the piGRIP®FXI suction cup, which features a long, thin, soft lip designed to grip highly perforated and heavily patterned surfaces. Its extra sealing capability makes the cup suitable for handling surface-leaking materials with, for instance, wrinkled and textured surfaces....
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DURAFLEX friction cups from Piab help reduce product droppage
- Dec 19, 2018
- Product Release
Piab offers DURAFLEX® friction cups for gripping oily and wet surfaces and reducing product droppage. Their grip pattern enables operators to move slippery metal goods without slowing production lines, the company states. The cups feature a rough cleat surface and sharp cleat edges and channels....
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TAB Wrapper Tornado earns Product of the Year Award
- Dec 14, 2018
- News Release
Reading, Pa.-based TAB Industries LLC has announced that its TAB Wrapper Tornado line of orbital wrapping machines has been named 2018 Product of the Year by readers of Material Handling Product News. A recipient of the 2016 Product of the Year Award, the machine led the voting in the...
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Eriez names managing director of Eriez-Australia
- Dec 14, 2018
- News Release
Separation technology provider Eriez®, Erie, Pa., has promoted James Cooke to the position of managing director of Eriez-Australia. He joined the company in 1994 and has served as factory manager since 2005. Cooke has focused on continuing education throughout his tenure with Eriez. He earned a...
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Clinkenbeard expands operations in Illinois
- Dec 10, 2018
- News Release
Clinkenbeard, a producer of complex castings and machined parts in a variety of ferrous and nonferrous materials, has relocated to a 40,000-sq.-ft. facility in South Beloit, Ill. The new facility is two times larger than the previous facility and includes space for engineering, machining, a...
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Eriez appoints senior director of Asia-Pacific operations and strategy
- Dec 6, 2018
- News Release
Eriez®, a separation technology provider based in Erie, Pa., has promoted Jaisen Kohmuench to the newly created position of senior director of Asia-Pacific operations and strategy. In this role, Kohmuench, who has been with the company for nearly two decades, will serve as part of the company’s...
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Top 5 in 365—Articles about safety
- By Vicki Bell
- Dec 5, 2018
- Blog Post
This installment of “Top 5 in 365” is about safety, possibly the single most important aspect of running any business. Failure to provide a safe work environment is illegal and unethical. Metal fabrication shops have many potential safety hazards that must be addressed.
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Bystronic ByTrans Extended system loads/unloads, stores, and retrieves materials
- Dec 3, 2018
- Product Release
The Bystronic ByTrans Extended compact material handling system loads and unloads material in 60 seconds, so that the system is always faster than the shortest cutting plan, says the manufacturer. The short cycle time is independent of the thickness of the metal sheet. It integrates into any...
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Hyster-Yale Materials Handling to move production of Bolzoni attachments to Alabama
- Dec 3, 2018
- News Release
Cleveland-based lift truck manufacturer Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc. has announced it will move Bolzoni's North America attachment manufacturing into the company's significantly larger Sulligent, Ala., manufacturing facility. As a result, effective Jan. 1, 2019, the Sulligent facility will...
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Eriez appoints VP/GM of U.S. operations
- Nov 29, 2018
- News Release
Erie, Pa.-based separation technology provider Eriez® has promoted Tim Gland to the newly created position of vice president and general manager of Eriez USA. He has been with the company since 2014, serving most recently as director of Erie operations. Before joining the firm, Gland worked for...
Custom-made bundle unloader handles extremely cambered tubes
- Nov 28, 2018
- Article
Untangling long, flexible tubes from a bundle usually is a manual task, but machine builder Haven developed a way to do it efficiently enough that it feeds the next machine and keeps up with its 7-second processing time.
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