productFerguson Modular has taken delivery
of a Combilift Straddle Carrier, the
first to be implemented in North East
Scotland, to improve safety and
efficiency when loading and
unloading the company’s
accommodation modules. Until the
SC was in place the handling of
modules was a complex logistical
exercise which entailed the hiring of
cranes, the completion of lifting plans
and the deployment of four
banksmen to ensure safe operations.
productKalmar says that its new TR626i and
TR632i fully CAN-Bus controlled
heavy terminal tractors are the most
powerful models available. Targeting
heavy-duty industrial and terminal
applications, the new models meet
the market’s need for a higherpowered
tractor that can handle
increasingly heavy loads.
productLifting Technology will display a
number of its most innovative lifting
devices at the show, including
Translyft’s popular lifting tables and
scissor lifts, and Hovmand’s highquality,
high-performance lifters.
productBEUMER Group’s competence in
palletising and packaging
technology was on show at the 21st
UPAKOVKA, the international
trade exhibition for packaging
systems, packaging production
machinery and
packaging
material, which
took place on
January 29 to
February 1 in
Moscow.
productThe vehicle mounted cranes and
platform lifts by Penny Hydraulics
allow employees to handle all sorts of
loads efficiently and economically
without any need for manual lifting or
carrying. As well as reducing the risk
of industrial injuries, fatigue and
enabling compliance with regulations,
these devices allow a single person to
work on their own. Penny Hydraulics
says that this improves productivity,
efficiency and resource flexibility.
productLinde Material Handling has
introduced a hand pallet truck with a
brake. The Pro Brake model is
capable of lifting loads up to 2,500kg,
providing a safer, more productive
alternative in manual handling. The
effort involved in moving Pro Brake
from stationary is said to be one
sixth of that compared to a similar
machine without a brake.
productAt the start of 2012 Toyota Material
Handling launched a dedicated
safety campaign called ‘Taking Care
with Toyota’ to support companies to
reduce injury and accidents in the
workplace. Toyota has now
announced that the campaign will
continue in 2013. The objective has
been expanded to provide additional
support to companies relating not
only to workplace safety, but also
providing advice on best practice and
driving down costs in materials
handling.
productCastell has redesigned Salvo
Chock, its interlocking wheel
chock, to improve its technical
specifications and operational
performance. The restraint for rigid
vehicles is designed to satisfy the
demanding conditions of the
loading yard. The result is said to be
a chock that is lighter, stronger,
significantly easier to use and faster
to manoeuvre.
productEvery day in thousands
of industrial
environments,
pedestrians and forklifts
move through the same
buildings. When their
paths cross, the result
can be damaging – not
only to the equipment
and facility – but to
people.
productThorworld Industries’ new microsite
www.containerramps.co.uk is to act as
an information hub about all aspects
of container ramps, targeted at
anybody needing to know more about
these versatile loading and unloading
devices.
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