productWorking well in cold, tight spaces
The requirement to make optimum use of its relatively expensive cold storage facilities prompted JDM Food Group to install a Combi-WR pedestrian reach stacker from Combilift.
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productEmployee owned company inspires
Employee owned Packaging Group, Kite Packaging, has been named by London Stock Exchange Group as one of the top ‘1000 companies to inspire Britain in 2016’.
productLatest lift trucks focus on ease of maintenance
Joining Nexen Lift Trucks’ premium ‘X’ range, the new FBXT/FBX 3 & 4 wheel electric machines are available in 1600-2000kg capacity in both long and short wheel base.
productAGVs: matching automation with application
JBT has redesigned its range of Automatic Guided Vehicle systems (AGVs) into standard modules, which can be combined to suit different applications, with the aim of simplifying AGV solutions and the way customers make purchases.
productHardware upgrade for bonded warehouse
Renovotec has replaced the entire complement of rugged hardware in Accolade Wines’ 650,000ft2, 85,000-pallet capacity bonded warehouse operation with 55 Honeywell Thor VM1 truck-mounted and 30 Honeywell Tecton handheld mobile computers.
productTrack & trace
A medium sized automotive parts producer is reported to have achieved an 18% reduction in error rate in the first six months after installing Forcam’s manufacturing execution system (MES)
articleTemporary structures key to ‘Celtic Phoenix’
At a time when rental costs for warehousing in Ireland are being predicted to increase by a further 20% over the next 12 months, Spaciotempo highlights an alternative solution to solve the shortage of space in the country – temporary buildings.
productPrecision power awareness
Curtis UK comments that with companies spending thousand pounds on the right forklift battery, a few hundred pounds on the right charger ought to be a wise decision.
productQuick attach/release drum handler
St Clare Engineering’s quick attach/release drum handler fork attachment – the Grab-O-Matic QR-2-DLR – can be securely attached to the forks and released without the need for the truck driver to dismount from his cab.
productRemoving guesswork
An IMPCO reserve tank aims to help fleet managers fully use the fuel in their LPG cylinders.
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