Material Handling Product News articles from July 2002

Material Handling Product News archives from July 2002

Seamless, square tube Raptor-Rak withstands abuse.
July 1, 2002... SpaceRak has introduced its strongest storage system, the Raptor-Rak. The Raptor-Rak's 3" wide upright column rack system can withstand the abuse of heavy volume forklift traffic and the associated abuse that may weaken the structure. The...

Shipping and storage containers.
July 1, 2002... Ship Shape shipping and storage containers from Meese Orbitron Dunne Company feature permanent, molded-in serial numbers, FDA/USDA codes, company logos, addresses, symbols, letters and numbers to speed identification of containers and their...

Reach truck.
July 1, 2002... ETVC 16 Retrak from Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corp. is designed with high-traction tires for outdoor use and narrow profile for indoor applications. The truck's strong open mast design provides an unobstructed view of loads and the reach legs...

Tilt Tray Sorter.
July 1, 2002... The S-3000E Tilt Tray Sorter from FKI Logistex Crisplant Inc. reaches new, higher levels of accuracy and capacity for high-speed sortation systems. The S-3000E, which is the latest generation tilt tray sorter from FKI Logistex Crisplant,...

Heavy equipment moving system.
July 1, 2002... AeroGo products bring lean manufacturing advantages to industries making or moving heavy equipment. Aero-Casters are used in all industries to move heavy equipment on a thin film of air--virtually eliminating friction and the common problems of...

Intelligent assist devices.
July 1, 2002... Gorbel's G-Force BXi and BX Intelligent Lifting Devices are featured in a new eight-page brochure. These innovative units enable operators to lift and maneuver loads naturally as if the devices were an extension of their arms. Both are...

Forklift impact monitor.
July 1, 2002... Spec sheet from Shockwatch outlines the benefits of its Shockswitch RFID wireless forklift impact monitor and management system. The Shock-switch RFID can help businesses comply with OSHA regulations by providing a real-time link between...

Material handling lifts.
July 1, 2002... ALM Corporation manufactures custom designed material handling lifts. Lifts are available in a wide assortment of types and sizes to meet almost any lifting requirement. IBC Lifts have standard capacities to 3000 lbs. and employ a pneumatically...

Lift and Tilt tables.
July 1, 2002... Lift and tilt tables from Ergo Lift Systems eliminate the need for the operator to bend and reach, thus preventing back injuries. These lift and tilt tables are built to withstand rugged industrial applications and have a one-year warranty from...

Loading dock safety device. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... An innovative safety device designed to prevent forklift roll-off and overhead door damage while increasing productivity is available from Blue Giant Equipment Corporation. The XDS Extra Dock Safety Series features the Door and Dock Guard. The...

Battery-powered hydraulic stackers.
July 1, 2002... Battery-powered hydraulic stackers/lifters from Wesco Industrial Products feature a load capacity of up to 2000 lbs. and a full complement of standard features in both fork (25" forks) and platform (24" x 24" or 30" x 32" platform) models. A...

Tray carts. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... New electronic tray carts from Eagle MHC offer a practical and economical method of storing and transporting trays. These carts are designed to maximize product visibility, while adding ease and flexibility to manufacturing, assembly and...

Storage and retrieval machine. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... The HK220 from HK Systems is an extremely agile and configurable picking, sorting and warehousing tool for small and medium sized material handling. It provides application versatility with state-of-the-art technology in a tote and carton...

Pendant Station Controller. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Cattron-Theimeg's new Pendant Station (PS) Controller has eliminated the biggest problems associated with pendant systems-cables and cords. PS Controllers have been designed to provide safe, efficient and accurate control of overhead cranes....

Vertical Lift Module. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... The Shuttle Vertical Lift Module (VLM) from Remstar International Inc. offers improved inventory management and up to 75 percent space savings for storage and retrieval of tooling and fixtures. The Shuttle VLM is an enclosed system of...

Smooth-walled drum liner for open-head fiber drums. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... CDF Corporation announces the availability of their new smooth-walled liner, the PRO100, manufactured specifically for 55 gallon, open-head fiber drums with a 21.5" diameter. Ladings can permeate fiber drums. CDF's Ultraliner PRO Series solves...

Polypropylene tote features cargo security seal. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... TydenTek's new VeriTote combines the convenience of a small container and the protection and tracking capabilities of a DataSeal. This rugged and durable polypropylene tote features a TydenTek electronic cargo security seal built-in, making the...

Nissan Forklift launches the EDGE Engine System. (Technology At Work).
July 1, 2002... Nissan Forklift Corporation, North America, has introduced their newest generation of CARB compliant industrial engines, the Nissan EDGE Engine System. Efficient fuel Delivery Governed Electronically, Nissan's EDGE system delivers the lowest...

Work positioners. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Advance Lifts offers 36 models of lift and tilt tables for production and assembly operations. The lifts come in capacities from 2000 to 5000 pounds with vertical travels of 24, 36, and 48 inches. The platform sizes range from 24 x 36 inches to...

Adjacent panel printer applicator. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Label Mill 3501APL adjacent panel print and apply label applicator uses a simplified method of two-panel labeling which uses very few moving parts. As the product comes down the conveyor line the compliant applicator pad swings out and tamps a...

Service tray rack. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Platt & LaBonia has introduced economy service tray rack, part number PL-4LD The four-drawer rack is manufactured from cold roll steel and features a spot weld construction with a durable gray powder coated finish. This rack was designed...

Wire-Sided Platform Trucks. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Quality crafted in America, EUROKRAFT Wire-Sided Platform Trucks offer the top features of Europe's best selling trucks. Features include a no rattle, 1/8" x 1-1/2" angle iron base frame; removable 2-1/4" square, 1/4" diameter, 23" high wire...

Dryer trays. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... These 400[degrees]F reinforced polymer composite drying trays are formulated to withstand continuous exposure to temperatures from -60[degrees]F to 400[degrees]F They are designed for drying and curing seals, gaskets, electronic components,...

Counting Scale. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Weigh-Tronix model PC-220 Counting Scale features patented high-resolution vibrating beam technology. This digital innovation provides display resolution of 1:30,000. With an internal resolution of 1:1.5 million parts, the PC-220 delivers very...

Pin Racks. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Steel King Industries offers the solution to safely shipping items of varied shape and size with the StacKing portable rack with adjustable parts retainers. Pin Racks with a 4000 lb. capacity are available for immediate shipment through Steel...

Drum motor lagging. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... An extensive line of drum motor lagging options and motor face patterns, which improve belt traction and belt tracking, are available from Van der Graaf Inc. A variety of laggings can be added to complement the standard parabolic...

Roll-A-Reel. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... The Roll-A-Reel Style B facilitates efficient pay-out or take-up of material on two reels 24" wide and smaller. Single reels up to 48" are also accommodated. The device provides a fast, safe way to wind or unwind wire, rope or anything on...

Wire rope hoists. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Harrington Hoists has introduced new RH electric wire rope hoists and trolleys designed and built for heavy-duty applications', including fabricating, die handling, paper mill and production line work. The new RH single-axis or in-line...

Heavy-duty IBC. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... BASCO now offers Premium Square Stackable Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) for both hazardous and non-hazardous commodity liquids. The 1/2" all-polyethylene wall thickness design provides superior corrosion and chemical resistance, better...

Bar code reader. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Accu-Sort Systems now offers the AccuVision (AV) 3800 CCD camera-based bar code reader. A more compact replacement for its Model AV3700, the new unit measures just 12" x 10.5" x 6.5" compared with 16" x 13-1/2" x 8.7". It supports all AV3700...

Powered Roller Controller. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... The Powered Roller Controller (PRC) is a new control mechanism that communicates with Microroller Brushless DC rollers to provide zero pressure accumulation in roller conveyors. Designed for ease of installation and operation, the PRC is ideal...

Linear guide. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Wide Minirail features an extra wide carriage and rail to handle higher loads and moment forces. What makes it perform under high stresses arising from greater load, speed and acceleration is a ball recirculation system inside the carriage....

C-frame inverters. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Heavy-duty C-frame inverters rotate heavy loads through 180 degrees safely and efficiently. These inverters are built for high capacity, high cycle operations. With platform sizes ranging from 36 by 36 inches to 120 by 120 inches, they are...

Digital label printer. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... QLS-4100 X four-color digital label printer utilizes thermal transfer printing technology, producing labels and tags in full process color without printing plates. This label printer is cost-effective for both small and large quantity print...

All-purpose transport cart. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Akro-Mils has introduced its new transport cart, the Compact Tote Truck. The tote truck features a three-position fold down handle and compact shape for better handling and storage. Designed for user convenience, the molded-in deck can be...

Compact shoe sorter. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Designed to sort books, CDs and other small items common in e-commerce operations, ESKAY's compact sliding shoe sorter offers a space-saving solution for sorting thousands of items. The compact shoe sorter is 10" narrower and has a much smaller...

Case Erector. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... The C1500 Case Erector is designed to minimize the biggest problem in case erecting--machine jams. Case erector jams can be traced to a variety of sources including defective or irregular cases; the mechanical process of opening the case and...

EASi Orderpickers. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Many of the product innovations that Raymond has introduced in the past 50 years have been in response to feedback provided by customers. This is certainly true of the latest improvements to the EASi Orderpicker product line. The most recent...

Robotic inserter/extractor. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... StorBot4, White Systems' newest inserter/extractor robot for its automated carousel systems, handles multiple width loads and is designed for continuous operation 24/7/365. When integrated with White carousels, StorBot4 provides totally...

Electrically released spring set brakes. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... The ERD Series of electrically released spring set brakes.perform two jobs: dynamic stopping, as in a conventional brake and fail-safe, power-off braking to hold loads in the event of electrical outage. This dual capability is ideal for...

Pallets are here to stay: think the pallet is headed for the landfill in the sky? Think again. Pallet use is not only pervasive but growing, according to our biennial survey of pallet users. (Courtesy Of Modern Materials Handling).
July 1, 2002... Catalogs, the Internet, and other direct-to-consumer channels of marketing were supposed to be the death of the wooden pallet. After all, who needs a pallet to ship a sweater, VCR or CD one at a time by UPS, Federal Express or the post...

Folding Corrugated Steel Containers. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... American Bulk Containers' Folding Corrugated Steel Containers provide reduced freight costs (2.3:1 ratio) and virtually maintenance-free storage on an array of products weighing up to 4000 lbs. The containers offer storage space savings when...

Handheld bar code reader. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... The laser light sources used in most handheld bar code readers pose a danger to the user's eyes. The new BL-80 bar code reader from Keyence employs an LED light source that is extremely safe and completely capable of reading bar code widths up...

Label printer-applicators. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Model 5200 Series includes a high-density, on-demand thermal/thermal-transfer printer that provides crisp text, in-spec bar codes and graphics at 203 or 300 dpi. Pressure-sensitive labels from 1.0" to 6.0" wide and up to 6.0" long can be...

Variable Speed Wire Rope Hoists. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Demag Cranes and Components has expanded its Xpress Program (48 hour hoist delivery) to include the new 3.5-ton and 5-ton Demag DHVS (Variable Speed) Wire Rope Hoists. Demag's DHVS Wire Rope Hoists have variable speed digital inverters mounted...

Stretch-wrap machine. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... The Yellow Jacket 110 has been engineered utilizing patent-pending orbital Lock Down Technology to stretch-wrap cargo of any size and shape right to the pallet while the load is already on the forklift. The Yellow Jacket 110 stretch-wrap...

Three-point heavy load moving system. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Hilman Rollers has introduced Tri-Glide, a three-point heavy load moving system that creates a stable, secure platform to safely move heavy, cumbersome equipment and extra wide loads in open or tight spaces, around corners and through doorways....

AC motor controllers. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... Curtis has introduced three AC Induction Motor Controllers: Models 1230, 1236 and 1238, designed for 24-80V battery systems, with 60-800Arms 2 minute current ratings, and targeted for a wide range of battery powered vehicles. Model 1230 is a...

Reusable, folding container. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... LINPAC Materials Handling's strong and durable ROPAK 3230 reusable, folding container with a 32"x 30" footprint offers a return ratio of 3:1. The container, which collapses to one-third of its assembled height, has a weight capacity of 2000...

Turnkey integration solutions. (Spotlight On In-Plant Offices).
July 1, 2002... PK Structures provides turnkey integration solutions for mezzanines and in-plant office structures as they fit into total building system designs. Stylemasters, Chicago, IL, recently integrated several new mezzanines and pre-assembled modular...

In-plant modular offices. (Spotlight On In-Plant Offices).
July 1, 2002... PPI Modular Structures offers System 40 modular in-plant offices that can range in size from 10' x 10' to 25,000 square foot complexes. These structures are pre-manufactured to meet specific customer requirements. Available in two levels for...

Electronic assembly trays. (Spotlight On In-Plant Offices).
July 1, 2002... LEWISBins+ has added Electronic Assembly Trays to their line of ESD-Safe products. The trays, available in Static Dissipative material, provide excellent resistance to solder, abrasion and chemicals and are easily cleaned in steam or water....

Storage and dispensing system. (Spotlight On In-Plant Offices).
July 1, 2002... The IFH Storage and Dispensing System for oils, lubricants, and industrial fluids is a centralized system that can be located anywhere in a plant, and is available in 21 standard models. Systems include six, eight, nine, or more modular...

Identification labeling device. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... LabeLase allows manufacturers to produce automatic identification labels directly onto their products, such as catalytic converters, engine blocks, pipe products, and automotive components. These on-demand, high contrast, black and white labels...

"Smart Scanner" verifies bar codes. (New Products).
July 1, 2002... The D4000 Laser Optic Smart Scanner Verification System is ideal for verifying on wet ink, easily wrinkled material, easily scratched material, curved surfaces and short bar codes (0.25" or less). The hand-held D4000 offers simple point and...