Ramping up safety
Rent-to-own retail chain, BrightHouse, has improved safety and the carbon footprint of nine UK distribution centres by modifying its loading bays using mobile pedestrian ramps from Thorworld Industries.
Workshop accreditation
The Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) has launched a Material Handling Equipment Workshop Accreditation programme.
Lightweight comfort
The HardCap AeroLite from JSP is claimed to be the lightest, best performing, full shell Bump Cap on the market weighing less than 135g. It is designed to be worn where there is a risk of impact to the front, top and also scrapes to the side of the head from stationary objects.
TV role for taper shank drill
Robot Wars was been back on our TV screens during the summer with 40 distinct combat robots battling it out to become the 2016 champion. One of the house robots featured – Sir Killalot – is a 740kg robot with a 2.5t pincer grip and top speed of 10mph. On one of its arms is a 2in taper shank drill from Guhring.
Entry-level 3D profile sensor
The Gocator 2100 series of self-contained 3D profile sensors from Stemmer Imaging brings advanced 3D smart imaging capabilities to a wider market, providing factories with a greater range of tools to improve efficiencies in product validation at a fraction of the cost of sophisticated 2D solutions.
Cargo handling solutions
At IMHX 2016 Kalmar explained how the company’s cargo handling solutions and services to ports, terminals, distribution centres and to heavy industry can have a positive impact on their businesses.
Low cost conversion to 5 axis
With new low cost Lehmann retro-fittable 5 axis units, which can be retrofitted to existing VMCs and milling machines, Avon CNC Machine Tools can turn 3 axis VMCs into 5 axis machining centres for just £15K.
PIR occupancy switches
Danlers has launched a new range of High Bay PIR occupancy switches suitable for energy saving lighting control in areas such as factories, storage aisles and entrance halls.
Bigger Big Book
Arco’s latest Big Book catalogue features safety equipment, workwear, and workplace safety products. With more than 20,000 own brand and leading named brand products, including 561 new solutions, this year’s Big Book is bigger than ever with 1000 pages.
Lifting the spirits
A premium alcoholic drinks manufacturers appointed Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) to provide a solution to transit caseloads of flat packed Whisky cartons from a lower floor storage area up to the bottling hall before entering a carton erector and robot packer.
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