Material Handling Product News back issues from June 2005:
Lift and tilt tables.(Editor's Choice)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Advance Lifts, Inc. has developed a combination lift and tilt table line to make load positioning and order picking easier. Units feature a lift table to raise the load up and down so it can be positioned at the best ergonomic ...
Steel guard system.(Editor's Choice)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Cubic Designs has introduced "Cubic AisleGuards" a steel guard system that protects rack system corners and aisles. Cubic AisleGuards prevent damage to materials and merchandise and protect rack uprights by absorbing the impact of a ...
Hand held computer.(Editor's Choice)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Designed for one-handed operation, the JETT*RFID features the Microsoft Windows CE.NET 4.2 operating system, an Intel XScale Technology Processor and a sunlight readable color display with touch screen technology. With the addition of an RFID reader/writer, the JETT*RFID is an ideal ...
RFID integrated order picking system.(Editor's Choice)
Jun 01, 2005; ... Remstar International has introduced an RFID integrated split-case order fulfillment workstation. The fulfillment workstation consists of Remstar Horizontal and Vertical Carousels plus pick-to-light flow rack. Utilizing Remstar carousels, RFID technology will improve inventory control, ...
Dock levelers.(Editor's Choice)
Jun 01, 2005; ... Hydraulic, air-powered and mechanical loading dock levelers address the risk of back injuries by reducing jolts to lift truck drivers crossing the leveler platform and warehouse floor. In addition, the new levelers are engineered to deliver improved productivity and lower lifetime ...
Airbag lift tables, tilters and lift & tilt tables.(Editor's Choice)
Jun 01, 2005; ... A new line of pneumatic lifting and positioning equipment has been introduced by Southworth Products Corp. The line provides users with many of the benefits of mechanical lifts at a fraction of the cost. Models include 2000- and 4000-lb. capacity lift tables, tilters and lift & tilt ...
Aluminum Pallet.(Editor's Choice)
Jun 01, 2005; ... RHINO has introduced the 9-Block Aluminum Pallet. The lightweight pallet's construction creates a true four-way pallet, allowing a forklift to approach it from any direction. The 9-Block Aluminum Pallet is completely repairable with a Lifetime Bolt System and 100 percent recyclable. The ...
Flow Racks.(Editor's Choice)
Jun 01, 2005; ... Nexus System Flow Racks are designed for presenting parts for picking, kitting or assembly. Nexus Flow Racks, part of the complete Lista Nexus System, use gravity to deliver parts, ...
Extension plug doubles conveyor belt length.(Editor's Choice)
Jun 01, 2005; ... Plant engineers can reduce equipment costs and increase efficiency in conveyor belt applications with the AS-i Extension Plug. Traditionally, the maximum length of a conveyor belt using one AS-Interface master with two repeaters was limited to 300 meters. Now, the AS-i Extension Plug ...
Case palletizer.(Spotlight On: PALLETS & PALLETIZERS)
Jun 01, 2005 ... FKI Logistex offers upgraded design and interface options for the A-780 case palletizer. These options significantly increase the palletizer's capacity. Particularly suited for single-line applications in the food and consumer goods industries, the A-780 utilizes high-level infeed and ...
Pallet approved by FDA.(Spotlight On: PALLETS & PALLETIZERS)
Jun 01, 2005 ... LINPAC Materials Handling, manufacturer of ROPAK reusable container systems, offers the T-PAK 4456 pallet. The 4456 pallet's one-piece design was created specifically to serve as a platform for the transport of metal, plastic and composite beverage and food cans from manufacturer to ...
Thermoformed pallets, containers and trays.(Spotlight On: PALLETS & PALLETIZERS)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Decade Products is the exclusive source for thermoformed plastic pallets, containers and trays by Hampel. Thermoformed pallets are constructed of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), which eliminates rust, splinters and paint chips. Available in sizes 30" x 32" through 48" x 49", these ...
Four-way entry plastic pallet.(Spotlight On: PALLETS & PALLETIZERS)
Jun 01, 2005 ... The FA4840 Model from DIC International (USA), Inc. is a double-deck, four-way entry plastic pallet that has a dynamic load of 2,200 lbs and static load of 8,800 lbs. The cost-effective pallet, which is suitable for all types of cargo, is made from carefully selected polypropylene or ...
Palletizer builds double-stacked loads.(Spotlight On: PALLETS & PALLETIZERS)
Jun 01, 2005 ... The FL Series from Columbia Machine, Inc. is designed to build double or triple-stacked loads while in the palletizing operation. The palletizer can place a pallet on top of a completed load and build additional loads--assuring tight square loads centered on each pallet while maximizing ...
Rackable plastic pallet.(Spotlight On: PALLETS & PALLETIZERS)
Jun 01, 2005 ... ORBIS Corp. manufactures a high-density polyethylene 40" x 48" rackable pallet approved by Factory Mutual Research Corporation (FM) for having met fire rating requirements equivalent to wood pallets. The 40" x 48"x 5-11/16" RACK'R pallet meets FM's standards for commodity classification of ...
Loading dock door.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... The MxV Loading Dock Door features flexible panels that yield under forklift impact and return to their original form and function. The flexible panels are guided in the PVC track by a polypropylene brush, which also gives under impact. The brush provides a 360-degree perimeter seal, which ...
Plastic belt conveyor.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... The Model PSB Plastic Belt Conveyor from Hytrol can be utilized where conventional fabric type belts won't work. Because of its innovative construction, the Plastic Belt Conveyor can be used as a transport belt on conveyors with right angle pushers/pull-offs to maintain belt tracking. An ...
Pail shipping system for hazardous materials.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... The Ergo-Pak Overpack Shipping System from BASCO is designed for five-gallon steel and plastic pails containing UN regulated material. This system eliminates the "Additional Handling Charge" imposed by UPS and FedEx for unboxed pails. The ErgoPak ...
Storage and Retrieval Machine.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... HK Systems had developed a fully automated rotating fork-type Storage and Retrieval Machine (SRM) that is compatible with most every conventional warehouse design. The HK3000/RF is designed to move pallets between an end-of-aisle stand, rack, load platform, floor location or device and a ...
Automated pallet transfer solution.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Schneider Packaging Equipment Co., Inc. offers the Shuttle Car, an automated pallet transfer solution for end-of-line operations. The Shuttle Car automatically transfers full pallet loads from multiple unit load build stations to a specific destination without operator interaction. The ...
Hose reels.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Hose reels are available with quality hose and hose stops as a complete, affordable package. Since reel packages come completely assembled from the manufacturer, distributors can be in full operation in three steps: just bolt the reel in place, connect the inlet and add the nozzle (or ...
Loading dock products help distribution center improve efficiency.(Loading Dock Equipment)
Jun 01, 2005 ... The Solo Cup Company (formerly known as The Sweetheart Cup Company) has experienced significant growth over recent years, which led to the construction of new facilities. As part of the expansion Sweetheart/Solo Cup moved their shipping/receiving operations from an enclosed environment on ...
Dock lift design for handling heavy loading.(Applications & Solutions: Loading Dock Equipment)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Advance Lifts, Inc. offers a dock lift design for handling heavy loading. The Advance 4000 Series of dock lifts is equipped with four hydraulic cylinders, one for each corner of the platform. By locating the cylinders on each corner of the lift the platform has maximum support. For safety, ...
Loading dock safety device.(Applications & Solutions: Loading Dock Equipment)
Jun 01, 2005 ... A safety device designed to prevent forklift roll-off and overhead door damage is available from Blue Giant Equipment Corporation. The XDS Extra Dock Safety Series features the Door and Dock Guard. The XDS's raised safety guard protects forklifts from the dangers of the "drop-zone" when ...
Aluminum wheel chock.(Applications & Solutions: Loading Dock Equipment)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Users can quickly remove aluminum wheel chocks from tires with this newly designed handle with warning sign. With this device users no longer have to bend to pick up or get down on the ground to remove wheel chocks. The user simply ...
Ultra-miniature photoelectric sensors.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Banner Engineering Corp. has introduced WORLDBEAM Q12 Series ultra-miniature photoelectric sensors. About the same height as a quarter and only 8 mm wide, the Q12 is the smallest model in Banner's WORLD-BEAM Series family of sensors. Completely ...
Lean manufacturing assembly systems.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... A Unidex Lean Manufacturing Assembly System is designed for the manufacture of a product, part or component requiring worker interface and a high level of assembly and/or transfer. Unidex can incorporate standard, modified and custom-designed manipulators, work ...
Powered vacuum lifter.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... The Anver PF Series Door Lifter/Tilter is a below-the-hook vacuum lifter with an integrated pendant control on the handlebar which is removable and provides full up-down and attach-release. Featuring 360-degree manual rotation, 90-degree powered tilting and two narrow ...
Housekeeping cart.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Creform Corp. has developed a housekeeping cart design that stores and transports cleaning supplies, brooms, dust pans and hand brushes, plus trash containers and bags. The cart's frame is constructed using the company's adaptive material handling ...
High-level palletizer.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Columbia Machine's HL2000 high-level palletizer is designed for cold room operations. This model features a 7' x 14' footprint, soft product handling and standard side retainers for load squaring. It is an affordable investment that enhances dairy plant ...
Steel Drum inserts.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... DrumSaver steel Drum inserts significantly reduce container cleaning time and cost. Drums that have been replaced in the past can now be reused. DrumSaver inserts are ideal for storing nearly any liquid, powder or paste. The inserts protect steel drums from a product and ensure product ...
Voltage safety detector.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... The Personal Voltage Detector Model 44SVD from AEMC is designed to detect high voltage from 2.5kV and up without physical contact. It detects 44kV from up to 30' away. As the Model 44SVD is moved closer to the voltage-carrying conductor its AC sensor plate picks up the radiated electric ...
Mini-racking for NC tool storage.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Ideal for central stock-rooms, the Rousseau specialized numerical control tool storage system was designed to provide maximum protection and ease of storage for NC tools. The system includes three levels with platform for tools and label holders, and two steel decking levels for bulk ...
Bulk container.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... The Unitote intermediate bulk container from Meese Orbitron Dunne Co. is now available with two bulkhead fittings. With the double bulkhead fitting design, the Unitote IBC accommodates the addition of drainage tubes and other auxiliary equipment ...
Spool handler.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Paxton Engineering offers a spool handler attachment for forklifts, which allows the operator to actually "see" where the spool is located, even 16' in the air. This allows for the precision placement of spools by watching a video monitor and utilizing a joystick right on the forklift ....
Collision-avoidance alarm.(Applications & Solutions: Loading Dock Equipment)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Watchman 2000 collision-avoidance alarm is designed to hang in front of and slightly below overhead doors and fixtures to warn drivers of forklifts or overheight vehicles of impending collisions. When contact is made with the Watchman, flashing red lights and a 120-decibel ...
Pallet Truck Scale.(Applications & Solutions: Loading Dock Equipment)
Jun 01, 2005 ... METTLER TOLEDO Xpress Economy Pallet Truck Scale is a mobile battery operated unit available in two different fork widths. The durable Pallet Truck Scale line offers an onboard weighing system with a six-digit, high contrast LCD indicator and four color-coded tactile keys. The new Pallet ...
LED lamps for loading dock lighting.(Applications & Solutions: Loading Dock Equipment)
Jun 01, 2005 ... LEDtronics offers direct incandescent replacement AUT-1156 LED lamps for loading dock traffic signal fixtures. UT-1156 LED Lamps integrate the latest LED chip technology and optical grade epoxy for the brightest illumination. These sunlight-visible LED lamps emit ...
Tandem Tilting Bin Rotator.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Pentalift offers the Tandem Tilting-Bin Rotator. The pneumatically powered rotating device features two tilt-bin platforms, each with a ...
Portable reel platform.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Roll-A-Reel Co. offers its Style A for efficient pay-out and take-up of cable, wire, rope or anything stored on ...
Conveyor belt.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Series 2400 Raised Rib Belt simplifies retrofits of roller curves, increases conveying versatility, and reduces new ...
Modular workstations help GM supplier provide "just-in-time" delivery of engine/transmission assemblies.(Application From the Field)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Android Industries has been a BM supplier since 1989. At its seventh and newest facility in Shreveport LA, it takes top quality outfitting or "engine dressing" of approximately 1,000 BM engine/transmission assemblies per day, sequenced and delivered "just-in-time." Eighteen-wheelers make ...
Dock lifts.(Applications & Solutions: Loading Dock Equipment)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Advance Lifts, Inc. offers its T2000 Series of dock lifts. The T2000 Series offers ten lift models with capacities from 5000 to 6000 lbs. and platform sizes from 6' x 8' up to 8' x 10'. The 8" lowered height of these units allows them to be installed in a pit ...
Wheel scale.(Applications & Solutions: Loading Dock Equipment)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Alliance/CAS Wheel Weighing Scale is especially effective for making certain that truck owners are not overloading their axles and exceeding the tire's weight ratings. Made of cast aluminum, the scale is designed to let users drive each wheel of their vehicle onto it separately and then ...
Hydraulic Dock Leveler Conversion Kit.(Applications & Solutions: Loading Dock Equipment)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Rite-Hite's Hydraulic Dock Leveler Conversion Kit converts a mechanical style dock leveler into a hydraulic style leveler. The mechanical dock leveler conversion kit features a pushbutton hydraulic lifting system, which lifts the dock leveler and helps increase loading dock ...
Bulk bag and box filler.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... This bulk bag filling system from Material Transfer & Storage, Inc. features a rotating and traversing bab fill carriage (patent pending). The bag support carriage and fill head lower to a programmed operator height, extend towards the operator then rotate for "reach-free" bag ...
Pallet trucks.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Nissan Forklift offers the WPN and RPN Series of Walkie and Walkie Rider pallet trucks. Available in both 6000 and 8000 lb. capacities, these pallet trucks have been redesigned to incorporate the latest technological advances. The pallet trucks feature a smooth, separately excited control ...
Position sensors.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... ifm efector, inc. offers a line of non-contact intrinsically safe position sensors and switching amplifiers for hazardous area applications. These devices can be installed in environments that contain atmospheres with ignitable gas-air mixtures, dusts and ...
Wall storage system.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... WalStor from Eagle MHC is a durable wall storage system that maximizes work area efficiency. By eliminating horizontal tubular supports, the system design has fewer parts, making it easier to install because it locates to existing wall stud supports (no molly bolts). Shelf brackets fit ...
Corner guard.(New Products)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Sentry Protection Products offers the Column Sentry Corner Guard. Corner guards can be mounted anywhere a wall corner is exposed to vehicle traffic. Typical corner guards are fashioned from steel and painted, adding a rigid barrier at that spot. This barrier is meant to spread vehicle ...
Label holders from top to bottom.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Aigner Index is a manufacturer and distributor of insertable label holders for material handling applications. Products come with self-adhesive, magnetic or hook/loop backings. Trade names include Holdex, Superscan, ...
Rack and conveyor guard netting.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Rack and conveyor guard netting from Carron Net Company can reduce costly product damage and significantly reduce the danger of employee injury. One-hundred percent nylon mesh industrial ...
Storage solutions.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... New 180-page general catalog for 2005 from Lyon features "Safe, Secure Storage Solutions" involving 9 major product categories, including safety and ergonomic products, lockers, workspace furniture, ...
Propane cylinder handling.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... American Standard Manufacturing, Inc. offers a new all-aluminum Forklift Cylinder Handler. The lightweight and compact Forklift Cylinder Handler facilitates sound ergonomic lifting of even the heaviest LP motor fuel tanks. It ...
Lift tables.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... This comprehensive catalog from Lift Products, Inc. features the MAX-Lift line of scissor lift tables. Lift Products manufactures an extensive variety of lift tables and other ergonomic products. Products include ...
Battery Watering System.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Millennium SPW Battery Watering System is independent of water supply pressure, topping accurately at any water supply pressure from low gravity head to 35 psi (2.4 bar). Millennium SPW tops off batteries in ...
Lifting solutions.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Autoquip provides lifting solutions for numerous applications. Products include scissor lifts, docklifts and vertical conveyors. High-Lift Hand Truck is available in two different sized models with a capacity of 2,220 lbs. Autoquip offers ...
Safety light curtain.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Banner Engineering Corp. offers new features for the EZ-SCREEN non-contact, point-of-operation machine guarding safety light screen system. Additions include fixed blanking to accommodate materials and tooling inflow ...
Dock light.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Phoenix Products Company, Inc. has introduced a compact fluorescent docklite[R] to its line of lighting fixtures. The docklite[R] has three times the lamp life compared to the 150 watt incandescent lamps ...
Speed reducers.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Boston Gear offers the QC 700 Series of worm gear speed reducers. The QC 700 Series utilizes a patent pending "quick connect" coupling system that enables the motor to connect and disconnect ...
Machinery guarding/materials mgt.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Catalog includes safety and guarding solutions for equipment, mezzanines and in-plant offices. Rigid PalletGard wire mesh panels keep product from falling off storage racks. Self-dumping hoppers, chip and waste trucks and manual ...
Custom material handling solutions.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Positech offers manipulators with custom tooling and other special customized products. Positech designs, manufactures and services manipulators in three power sources: electric, hydraulic and pneumatic. Products ...
Econo-Skid.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... The lightweight Econo-Skid from RHINO is made of extruded aluminum. The one-way pallet, which is designed for overseas shipping, has a load capacity of 3000 lbs. racking, 3000 lbs. dynamic and ...
Sloped top wall-mount enclosures.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Sloped Top CONCEPT enclosures from Hoffman are adaptable to a wide variety of industrial applications. These UL Type 4 rated wall-mount enclosures feature a 20-degree sloped top which prevents articles from ...
Bin tilters.(Marketers' Focus)(Advertisement)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Advance Lifts, Inc. offers three types of bin tilters. The BT model is a portable fork type unit designed to handle bins and containers. The BTS model is a portable straddle fork type unit designed to handle pallets. The BTP ...