Industrial Plant & Equipment

Direct printing

The new range of industrial digital
printers from Kaye-Dee Marking
Solutions offers new opportunities
for direct printing on products and
components. High speed printing
of products on the move
allows increased output

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Lifters make a positive impact on safety

Hovmand has added some
new products to its range
of moving and lifting
equipment, designed specifically to
eliminate the potential problems of
manual handling and increase
efficiency in the
workplace.

Hovmand’s
lif

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Slick movers

Using re-useable pallets and dollies
can create efficiencies in both the
transportation and accessibility of
products, according to LINPAC
Allibert. The company offers a
compact Universal Pallet and
Universal Dolly whic

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Heavy-duty

Cargotec has delivered four Kalmar
DRT450-type reachstackers to a
major freight forwarder and logistics
specialist in Australia. They will be
used for rugged heavy-duty handling
at the Australian Maritime Complex
in Hen

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Hanging scales

Adam Equipment has introduced
heavy-duty SHS and LHS hanging
scales to safely measure suspended
items. Suitable for many different
applications, both hanging scales are
of solid construction, allowing
them to perform de

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Mini additions

Heli has increased its investment in
Maeda Mini Cranes with an order
for a further 11 units.

Eight of the machines are
destined for the construction and
housing industry, the remainder
will be put into the sales
depa

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In a rescue role

A 4t SWL overhead crane from
Street Crane Company enables
trainees to simulate a helicopter
ditching into the sea at Blackpool
College’s Fleetwood Nautical
Campus (FNC).

EDM produced a module known
as the helicopter

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High bay order

Krka, a leading manufacturer of
generic pharmaceuticals based in
Slovenia, has commissioned
Swisslog to design and implement
an automated high-bay warehouse.

The order value amounts to
approximately £14m. Swisslog
de

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Different loads, different needs

Broadly, lifts fall into two categories – passenger lifts, and
goods-only lifts. Their names are self-explanatory, but
because of their different loads, there are different health
and safety requirements, as Mike Carp, sal

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The need for a written plan

When written and followed correctly, a lifting plan provides
real control over the lifting operation and can reduce the
risk of an accident. Geoff Holden, chief executive of the
Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEE

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