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Article: Handle with Care.(Brief article)
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- Modern Materials Handling
- Article date:
- September 1, 2009
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By Lorie King Rogers, Associate Editor
A residential window glass supplier uses an overhead lifting solution to reduce handling time and increase safety and efficiency.
When it comes to manufacturing window glass, there's only one way to handle the process: very carefully.
The Cardinal Glass company, Spring Green, Wisc., supplies energy-efficient glass to residential window manufacturers. The glass is coated with an ultra-thin metallic layer in a process that sends raw product through a series of cathodes over a conveyor. The cathode tubes rest in box of casings that weigh about 4,600 pounds. When a cathode needs maintenance or replacement, it ...