productHiab has received major funding
from the European Union for a
three-year research cooperation
project with three academic partners
to develop a new approach to control
systems designed to improve
operational safety and efficiency of
load handling equipment.
productAt the IMHX international materials
handling and logistics exhibition,
held at Birmingham’s NEC in
March, KASTO won the BITA
(British Industrial Truck
Association)-sponsored IMHX
Design 4 Safety Award 2013 in the
category: Specialist Winner, Racking
& Storage. The award was presented
to Ernst Wagner, MD of KASTO, for
the Unitower automated storage and
retrieval system for long stock.
productVoted for by the entire show, Sentry
Protection Products, with its new
Collision Sentry collision warning
device, is the IMHX 2013 Design 4
Safety Awards overall winner. Earlier
in the week, Collision Sentry won the
top award in the technology category
of the competition.
The Design 4 Safety Awards
recognise the industry’s commitment
to safety and highlights the
importance of product design in
improving safety standards.
productContact Attachments has launched
the ‘Transfer Platforms’ range to
provide an easier way of
loading and unloading
pallets and goods to
various heights and levels.
productFive Aisle-Master articulated trucks from Combilift, soon to be a sixth, have been deployed at the UK manufacturing and distribution centre of personal care products manufacturer the Mibelle Group, in Bradford.
productTecmach pitless goods lifts are an effective solution for loading bays where the site does not allow a pit or where only a shallow pit can be built.
productProviding a solution for customers wishing to ensure working areas are kept clear, and allowing safe and speedy removal of scrap or rubbish, Contact Attachments designs and manufactures a diverse range of forklift tipping skips.
productDesigned to improve operator safety and prevent drive-offs when using mobile yardramps and loading bays, Thorworld Industries, has launched new interlock devices.
productTool-Mover from RUD is a manipulation device for the safe turning and tilting of heavy and awkward plant items such as plastic injection moulding tools.
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