The popularity of flexible intermediate bulk containers (also known as FIBCs, big bags, or bulk bags) has grown significantly over the past few decades, due largely to the advancements in weaving technologies and the widespread use of an ...
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When Oak Ridge Pharmacy needed a DEA pharmaceutical storage cage, they knew to call their local material handling distributor, and they knew to call WireCrafters, a leading U.S. manufacturer of woven and welded wire partitions. The ...
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An Overview of Rolling Resistance, How to Calculate, & Apply to Industrial Wheel Applications Friction plays a major role in the industrial world, and also in everyday life. Friction is the resistance to sliding, rolling, or flowing ...
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As industry continually strives to extract maximum efficiency in production methods, environmental awareness becomes ever more important to distributors and consumers alike. Minimizing the negative impact inherent in plant equipment ...
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PepsiCo's Frito-Lay snacks division is to invest US$38m in the expansion of its distribution and manufacturing facility in Connecticut. The 370,000 sq ft plant in Killingly, which employs around 600 staff, will benefit from "innovative ...
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This year The Raymond Corporation is celebrating its 90th anniversary as a leader in the materials handling industry.From the company's invention of the first hydraulic hand pallet truck in 1934 to its current advancements in lift truck ...
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, Taylor "Big Red" has expanded its range of specialized attachments for steel mills and service yards. Its TS-9972 Reach Stacker can now be equipped with a hydraulically powered 45 ton coil grab, designed and built by Winkle Industries, to ...
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A southern Atlantic area vocational center provides job training and working opportunities to the disabled. More than that, the center is a highly efficient supplier of batteries to the federal government, serving as the largest single ...
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Jack Mans -- Packaging Digest, 12/4/2012 10:16:30 AM Lenze Americas has expanded support to material handling operations ith its fully integrated energy efficient solution package comprised of DSD software, MF(multiple frequency) gear motor ...
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Representing the first in the company's next generation of compact full-featured drives,the PowerFlex 525 AC drive features a modular design in power ranges from 0.5-30 horsepower or 0.4-22 kilowatt at 100-600 volt input. It's embedded ...
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ElectroMech, India's largest industrial crane manufacturer and customized material handling solutions provider, was awarded the Excellence in Innovation award in the SME category for its specialized Tunnel Mucking System, by Manufacturing ...
Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., (TMHU) celebrated the ground breaking of the expansion of its Columbus, Ind. offices at its manufacturing facility, Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg, Inc. (TIEM). When complete in 2013, TMHU's new ...
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UK-based ESAB has announced its partnership with KUKA Robotics to create products and services for robotic arc welding customers. ESAB Automation VP George Learmonth said its relationship with KUKA will enable it to create products and ...
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Pro Mach Inc. has acquired KLEENLine Corp., a leading provider of sanitary production solutions including conveyors, material handling equipment, vision systems, robotics, automation controls and systems engineering services. KLEENLine, ...
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US-based Jeco Plastic Products has announced that its plastic pallets meet all standards for use of Heidelberg logistics presses. Jeco Plastic Products CEO Craig Carson said Heidelberg Logistics presses owing to their high speed and ...
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