Don’t slip up on flooring issues
Ensuring your workplace meets Health and Safety Executive (HSE) standards when it comes to non-slip flooring is surprisingly easy, as Dave Hale, general manager of DeckSafe Solutions, explains.
Warehouse management systems: Commodity items?
Alex Mills, sales & marketing director of Chess Logistics Technology, considers whether warehouse management systems (WMS) are now accepted as a commodity or whether there remain important differences between them.
Recipe for efficient handling
Every second counts in the food and drinks industry, which is why materials handling system manufacturers are continually called on to create faster, slicker production lines. However, due to the variety and complexity of factory specifications, a company’s experience in the industry is one of the most important qualities it has to offer. Daniel Lambie, sales and marketing director for Kensal Handling Systems, comments
Selecting a WMS: Look before you leap
Modern warehouse management systems (WMS) have to be very flexible to master the challenges of increasingly complex supply chain networks, making their selection something of a challenge. Gursh Atwal, sales manager, AEB (International) comments
Hybrid cables: Power and control
A new generation of sophisticated, high-tech hybrid cable solutions is now emerging that integrates individual power, data and signal transmission functions within a single cable. Jürgen Daut, Segment Manager Automation Europe, Nexans, explains
Sounds a recipe for success
Acoustic emission technology from Holroyd, part of Parker Kittiwake, is said to be preventing hundreds of hours of downtime for a century-old flour specialist.
Bespoke solutions in the yard
Loading and unloading equipment specialist, Thorworld Industries details some of the reasons why its customers require bespoke yardramps.
Vibration data aids Virtual Engineer
Vibration level data is at the heart of a real-time asset monitoring system developed by Stork Food & Dairy Systems and the Institute of Industrial Research. Andy Anthony, managing director of Monitran, explains
Holistic approach: Bottom line benefits
Richard Hale, managing director of Deritend Industries, explains how a more holistic approach to the maintenance of electrical and mechanical equipment can deliver tangible benefits to the bottom line.
Savings possible? Blow me down
It’s absolutely critical to production, yet when did you last spend money on your boiler house? Improving boiler make-up water treatment can significantly reduce energy costs and carbon footprint, as Dave Rouse of ELGA Process Water explains
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