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Materials Handling - Page 46
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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...
- From The Fabricator
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...
- From The Fabricator
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.
- From The Fabricator
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....
- From The Fabricator
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...
- From The Fabricator
Yale three-wheel stand named Plant Engineering Product of the Year finalist
- Dec 16, 2015
- News Release
Yale Materials Handling Corp., Greenville, N.C., has announced that its ESC030AD three-wheel stand has been recognized by Plant Engineering as a finalist for Product of the Year. The competition awards innovation and recognizes new product designs that help improve productivity in manufacturing...
- From The Fabricator
Southworth Intl. Group acquires Marco Group AB
- Dec 14, 2015
- News Release
Falmouth, Maine-based Southworth Intl. Group, a provider of ergonomic material handling equipment, announced the acquisition of Marco Group AB, a European manufacturer of similar lifting and positioning technologies in Ängelholm, Sweden. The acquisition accelerates Southworth’s presence in...
- From The Fabricator
FlexArm earns ISO 9001:2008 certification
- Dec 10, 2015
- News Release
Wapakoneta, Ohio-based FlexArm Inc. has received ISO 9001:2008 certification.
The company manufactures and distributes tapping machines, assembly arms, grinding arms, and ergonomic material handling systems.
- From The Fabricator
Conveyor system can be positioned horizontally or vertically
- Dec 3, 2015
- Product Release
Destaco has launched the new Camco iQue™ conveyor, powered by iTrak™, for packaging, material handling, manufacturing assembly, and testing. The system can be positioned horizontally or vertically with an axial or radial configuration. Capable of asynchronous and synchronous movement,...
- From The Fabricator
Cutting costs automatically with automated material handling
- Nov 30, 2015
- Article
Schletter Inc., a producer of solar mounting systems, invested in an automated sheet metal storage and handling system from Volz-Stopa America Inc. for its Shelby, N.C., manufacturing facility.
- From The Fabricator
Portable scissor lifts transport heavy loads between workcells
- Nov 25, 2015
- Product Release
Verti-Lift has introduced a line of portable scissor lifts for moving heavy loads between workcells. They are available as electric hydraulic with push-button hand pendant or manually foot-operated. Features include heavy-duty cylinders, lifetime-lubricated bearings, safety maintenance blocks,...
- From The Fabricator
Dorner opens office in Ontario
- Nov 19, 2015
- News Release
Hartland, Wis.-based Dorner Mfg., a manufacturer of industrial and sanitary conveyor systems, has opened a new office in Burlington, Ont. Supporting the Canadian operations are Tony Dell’Unto, conveyor applications specialist; Ron Heasman, national sales manager - Canada; and Dan Nasato, vice...
- From The Fabricator
UniCarriers Americas announces new local supplier
- Nov 18, 2015
- News Release
Material handling equipment manufacturer UniCarriers Americas Corp. (UCA) has announced that its supplier, Shanghai Leading, has opened a U.S. branch, Leading Harness Americas, on UCA’s Marengo, Ill., campus. Tokyo-based Shanghai Leading Electric Co., a provider of assembly and wire harness...
- From The Fabricator
Illinois Material Handling acquires Servicemax Inc.
- Nov 18, 2015
- News Release
Wolter Group LLC, Brookfield, Wis., has acquired material handling distributor Servicemax Inc. of Bolingbrook, Ill. Servicemax will join forces with Illinois Material Handling, a member of the material handling sector of Wolter Group LLC. “As our seventh acquisition in the last five years,...
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