Material Handling Equipment Reference Materials

Description: Achieve cost savings through more efficient finishing operations. As finishing operations look to stay competitive in an increasingly global economy, it's no surprise that efficiency has become a ...

Description: McDougall & Sons, a fruit distributor in Wenatchee, WA, faced the challenge of needing to transfer the pallet load of fruit from their in-house pallet to a shipping pallet. They found success with the ...

Description: Faced with heightened customer expectations and production requirements, Feroleto Steel recognized the Company needed to acquire a new facility. After purchasing the selected facility, Feroleto Steel ...

Description: Excelsior Steel installed an automated overhead handling system to improve inventory tracking and provide product protection. ...

Description: In a growing company as the business expands the challenge for management is to get as much as they can out of their floor space to avoid the cost of a facility expansion and eating into the revenue ...

Description: Leading Industry, Inc. is a growing thermoplastics manufacturer turning out products such as blister packs, clamshells, plastic trays and packaging for electrostatic discharge (ESD), food, medical and ...

Description: When a company does one thing, it has to do it well. In the case of West Pak Avocado, one of the largest packers of this healthy green fruit, their process has to do it with food safety strongly in ...

Description: Eric Swartwout, the Senior Engineer whose responsibilities include the mechanical, electrical and environmental activities at the facility, determined that Climate Curtains from Goff's Curtain Walls ...

Description: The historic and famous lighthouse that stood on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and guided mariners to safety for more than 100 years was threatened to destruction by an encroaching sea. The ...

Description: This is an alternative lift & roll system supplied by Hilman Rollers for Rig 102. The cantilever beams are supported by six rollers-1,250 tons each. Each roller is supported by six hydraulic cylinders ...

Description: Hilman Rollers proved to be a high capacity and low profile solution used for the on site transport of nuclear fuel casks at this nuclear power facility. The rollers used are 150 metric ton capacity, ...

Description: Eight 200 ton capacity XOT Hilman Rollers with Accu-Roll Guidance System were used for moving the M/V Blue Marlin's portside casing. The 8 rollers were fitted to 4 load spreader beams, which where in ...

Description: Hilman Rollers are an integral part of the rocket launch mission, adding safety and efficiency to critical load movements. Final assembly and fitting-up of the rocket occurs in a "S.C.A.T." building, ...

Description: The basic information necessary to select an appropriate lift for an application includes all of the topics listed below: ...

Description: Download the comparative report evaluating the Rotatruck to a standard hand truck. It details the improved ergonomic safety and increased productivity and immediate ROI delivered by the Rotatruck. ...

Description: Dock lifts have two advantages over other means of unloading trucks. 1) Level unloading from the bed of a truck is safer than any other alternative and 2) dock lifts are the only type of equipment ...

Description: An inclined vibratory surface, screen section was used. A vacuum is drawn through screen to remove fine dust from the product and aid in cooling material. Removable covers with quick clamps were ...

Description: Grid Deck Weight Table (GWT) enables packing of 20% more product in drums, reducing number of drums used by 25% ...

Description: Cleveland Vibrator fabricated a feeder to convey the materials to the mixing bin, allowing the operator to feed them in a controlled flow. The feeder also prevents damage to the mixing blade allowing ...

Description: Glen-Gery Landmark Stone improves production throughput with Vibratory Belt Conveyor Table (BT) ...

Description: Vibra-Might VMR 1125 and VMR 1200 metallic impact pneumatic vibrators from Cleveland Vibrator Company were selected by Truck Equipment Service Company to offer as an option to truckers transporting ...

Description: The Challenge: A customer recently purchased and remodeled an older building for use as a restaurant, and architectural plans placed the kitchen level above street level. This meant that food and ...

Description: Tips of selecting and using wire straighteners ...

Description: The past century has been witness to unprecedented changes in industrial manufacturing technology. Advancements in materials, methods, and control systems have led to higher quality, tighter ...

Description: The Challenge A food processing company installs an airbag-actuated work station lift and turntable combination to provide a clean (fluid-free) method of improving ergonomics and efficiency at a ...

Description: Scissors lifts have been moving men and material from ground level to higher elevations for more than 60 years. They offer a distinct advantage over vertical reciprocating conveyors because people ...

Description: Product innovation article explaining why Secure-ID Tamper Evidence Seals are needed for physical access security in election polling places. ...

Description: A manufacturer of high pressure flat-bed, liquid-solid filtration systems uses a Flexicon flexible screw conveyor for consistent and safe delivery of a variety of large quantities of dry chemicals. ...

Description: A food manufacturer uses a flexible screw conveyor from Flexicon Corporation for undamaged conveying of bulk materials having dissimilar particle sizes, bulk densities and flow characteristics. ...

Description: New Advnaces in spiral conveyor technology offer significant productivity and operational benefits in a wide number of industries and applications where space for material handling systems may be ...

Description: Accurate coil weight is becoming increasingly important as customers and manufacturers work to improve the efficiency of their process lines and facilities. A true coil weight is used in a number of ...

Description: Steel mills utilize tongs because they can be designed to withstand significant heat, are not affected by electromagnetic interference, have low maintenance requirements and can withstand significant ...

Description: A unique, rotating axis grab solved a challenging problem faced by a manufacturer of special refractory products. The application required a unique grab that could safely pick up and gently rotate ...

Description: Bushman AvonTec recently partnered with Cochran, Inc., a developer and integrator of a patent pending, shore-based, electric power system for cruise ship terminals. Bushman AvonTec designed and built ...

Description: Whether the economy is good or bad, it will always be a "buyer beware" economy. The CMAA members want to educate prospective buyers of overhead cranes so that they ultimately buy cranes that meet or ...

Description: E-One, a leading manufacturer of fire-fighting equipment selected the West Bend Division of Bushman Equipment, Inc. to design and build a high capacity tilt table to test their new breed of fire ...

Description: Today's slitting lines have become increasingly sophisticated to achieve operating economics through greater productivity and to produce a higher quality product that is demanded in today's ...

Description: Large industrial hydraulic/mechanical inverters are an essential feature at many steel producing and user sites. Design principles, types, selection and safe working practices are discussed. ...

Description: Bushman AvonTec teamed up with J&B Equipment, Inc. to design and build this 15-metric ton, ceiling-mounted, hydraulic scissors lift station. ...

Description: Many of the C-hooks, coil grabs, tongs, and load beams used in the steel industry are among the least expensive components of the steel processing line. However, when the shipping dock stops loading ...

Description: Downtime for maintenance is a standard part of production. It helps to ensure reliable equipment performance. However, it still means that for some period of time, you are not making product, but ...

Description: The pharmaceutical manufacturing environment creates unique design requirements for process machinery being utilized in that setting. This paper will discuss the necessary steps taken by a process ...

Description: In most bottle production environments, standard inverted tooth conveying chains perform admirably and can deliver years of trouble-free service. However, in some situations, conveying chains can be ...

Description: What to Know When Considering a Cleanroom covers basic areas such as how a cleanroom works, ISO standards for the various grades of cleanrooms, and developing procedures and protocols for the ...

Description: Multisorb Technologies increased production of silica gel granule adsorption packets with an automated multi-line bulk solids handling system that simultaneously feeds four form/fill/seal machines. ...

Description: A frozen foods producer cut manual labor and boosted process efficiencies while improving operator comfort and safety, minimizing product loss due to spillage, and cutting dust emissions with a ...

Description: A chemicals producer upgraded the packaging of surfactants by adding a purpose-built room with a rotating drum and bulk bag filler that automates the process and yields greater product output and ...

Description: For many years, silent chain, also known as inverted tooth chain, has been used to transport glassware in both hot-end and cold-end applications. Providing a flat, stable, smooth, and heat resistant ...

Description: There is a demand for increasing the capacity of new and old elevators particularly for handling grain. Factors that influence the capacity of an elevator are: bucket type, shape and discharge ...

Description: With the demand for larger capacities, for more efficient and cost effective elevators to carry industrial products such as cement, 4B Components has researched, tested and supplied the industry for ...

Description: Question: What type of motor is standard on Shepard Niles Hoists? Answer: Shepard Niles hoists employ a totally enclosed motor. Our motors are normally rated for 30 minutes but we can supply motors ...

Description: This document explains the different types of hoists and their specifications. ...

Description: Product losses during production are a fact of life in the food industry, but they can still drive you nuts - particularly if your product is nuts. The largest grower-supplier of pistachios and ...

Description: The people at the Mr. Coffee plant in Bedford Heights, Ohio, have a reason to be happy with their production line - they use Designer System conveyors. From 1991, when the SpanTech conveyors were ...

Description: Immediately upon starting work on the project, SpanTech Project Manager Bruce Gray learned that the customer was seeking solutions for a number of concerns. Because of limited floor space on the ...

Description: Isotopic chemical characteristics require integration of mechanical and pneumatic conveyors for batching accuracy ...

Description: A pharmaceutical company needed to fit a bulk solids mixer, conveyor and filling machine in a confined area, leaving enough space for boxing, taping and labeling. A flexible screw conveyor fits the ...

Description: A fertilizer manufacturer upgraded its materials-handling process with screw-fed conveyor systems and a bulk bag unloading system that improved worker safety, gained process efficiencies and complied ...

Description: Even in tight economic times, strategic upgrades in bulk handling components can pay off in the short term. In particular, bulk bag dischargers and flexible screw conveyors stand out as short term ...

Description: To determine the most efficient method to move your material, match material flow characteristics, process parameters and space limitations to the performance windows and dimensional restrictions of ...