Material Handling and Packaging Equipment Reference Materials
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Better Results & Lower Costs Lead Fastmile Logistics to Use Rubber Pallet Bands Move Quickly & Safely In The Warehouse With Cost Effective with Pallet Bands
Description: This is Why Moving Quickly & Safely In The Warehouse Proves Cost Effective with Pallet Bands ...
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Cleaning Rousseau Products
From: Rousseau Metal inc.Description: We often receive questions about how to clean Rousseau storage solutions. What product should I use? What brush or cloth can I use? To help with this chore, we are providing our recommendations in ...
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Conductive drum containers in vacuum cleaners increase operator safety and prevent contamination
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Avoiding contamination of employees during cleaning and dust extraction operations is an important issue for pharmaceutical companies. Using conductive CurTec drums, Krahnen has developed a special ...
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The hidden difficulties of changing pharma packaging
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: When changing packaging, the first thing a pharmaceutical manufacturer will think of is registration: the process of acquiring approval to market a product. It is a challenge in itself, but you also ...
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3D printing revives demand for niche raw materials and packaging
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: 3D printing has revived the demand for an ancient niche product, namely powdered metal. These extraordinary and expensive materials such as nickel, titanium, cobalt but also graphene, require special ...
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Four common hazmat violations
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Each year upon initial inspection 54% of hazardous materials are rejected for shipment. "In most cases, these hazmat violations are repetitive and easy to avoid," says Maxence Wittebolle, Director of ...
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Fiber Drums vs. Plastic
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Does your company use fiber drums to pack valuable products? This type of packaging material often suits its purpose, but in certain situations it can also entail various risks. Fortunately there is a ...
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How to maintain tablet elegance during bulk shipment
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: When making tablets, it is not only important that they contain the correct amount of active ingredients and excipients, they also need to look attractive or 'elegant' if you will. People will ...
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10 Signs It's Time To Rethink Your Intralogistics
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: Uncovering one or more of these symptoms might indicate it's time to consider a new methodology for handling inventory, components, goods and/or spare parts inside your operation. ...
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5 Ways To Increase Profit With Simple Picking Automation
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: Increase your operation's profitability through improvements in inventory accessibility, floor space, time, improved ergonomics and better accuracy. ...
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6 Ways To Increase Inventory Control With Simple Automation
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: Whether you run a distribution and fulfillment operation, or a tooling and spare parts warehouse supporting manufacturing, learn how an automated storage and retrieval system with integrated inventory ...
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A New Approach To Minimizing Downtime In Highly Automated Operations
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: Facilities throughout the supply chain are increasingly installing large scale automation process and handling technologies that require readily available routine maintenance supplies and spare parts ...
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ASRS Capacity & Floor Space Savings
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: Rare is the manufacturing, warehousing or distribution facility that does not suffer from some amount of space limitations. Sometimes inventory, parts or work-in-process have exceeded current ...
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Benchmarking Your Order Fulfillment Operations
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: Five different companies in five very different industries used one of these five criteria to justify integrating automation into its picking processes. Each invested in a low-risk automated storage ...
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Calculating the True Cost of Productivity
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: Warehouse labor-whether deployed in a manufacturing or distribution operation-is frequently the dominant cost of a facility, no matter where it is located within the U.S. Discover how implementing ...
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Calculating the True Cost of Storage Space
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: Regardless of where in the U.S. your manufacturing or distribution operations are located, square footage is a significant cost. Learn how to maximize your inventory density and reduce storage space ...
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Connecting Islands of Automation
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: Connecting existing islands of automation for a more efficient order fulfilment process that meets rising customer service expectations. ...
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Cost Avoidance for Lean Operations
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: The economic realities of the past few years have forced most companies to make cuts, frequently in personnel headcount, to accommodate the downturn in business as they fought hard to survive. Indeed, ...
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Defining The Perfect Order
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: While delivering the 100% perfect order may be the Holy Grail for many distributors and manufacturers, it isn't necessarily the right mission for every organization. ...
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Evaluating Goods-to-Person Technologies
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: A guide for determining the optimal automated goods-to-person storage and retrieval system in order fulfillment operations. ...
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Five Ways To Increase Productivity In Picking Operations
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: Organizations often overhaul picking operations, implementing new picking techniques, new processes and new order picking equipment, in an attempt to gain productivity in their operations. These ...
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Hidden AS/RS Data Reveals Opportunities
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: Automated storage and retrieval systems offer more than just maximized inventory density and reduced storage footprint. They also contain a trove of specific picking and inventory handling data points ...
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Lean 2.0: Take Lean To The Next Level
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: Utilizing horizontal carousels, vertical carousels and vertical lift modules (VLM) to reduce waste and enhance production processes for further lean gains. ...
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May The Labor Force Be With You
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: As the human workforce ages and shrinks, automated storage and retrieval systems can help to maximize warehouse associates' productivity levels while reducing overall labor requirements. ...
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Optimizing E-commerce Returns with Automated Storage Systems
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: Quickly organize returned items by dispensation category to minimize inventory costs, labor requirements and space demands through deployment of flexible automated storage and retrieval systems. ...
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Order Picking With Vertical Carousels
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: First introduced more than 60 years ago, today's vertical carousels feature a variety of design improvements that deliver increased accuracy and throughput for optimized order picking. More affordable ...
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Positioning Your Order Picking Team For Success
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: How automated goods-to-person storage and retrieval systems deliver ergonomic benefits that yield higher productivity, better accuracy and reduced operational costs. ...
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Seize Manufacturing "Reshoring" Opportunities with ASRS Efficiencies
From: Kardex RemstarDescription: The underlying factors for moving manufacturing back to the United States from overseas may finally be trending in favor of U.S. sites. This shift-known as reshoring-is being driven by multiple ...
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Dilemmas in Packaging Development
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: 'Over 3.5 billion are lost to the costs of packaging, packaging should add value and not be seen as waste', says Professor Ten Klooster. Better packaging can lead to a better product, he claims, which ...
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How to Avoid Common Mistakes when Selecting Packaging
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Selecting the best possible packaging for your product is a real challenge. Quite often companies do not have a complete insight in their packaging requirements which leads to the wrong choices, ...
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Is It Ever Safe to use Plastic Drums in Hazardous Areas?
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Newson Gale addresses the issues associated with static electricity on plastic packaging and provides solutions to grounding plastic drums and IBCs. ...
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Security and Tamper Evident Protection Systems
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: In maintaining the security of high value pharmaceuticals, APIs and chemicals there are a number of systems that can be adopted. ...
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UN for Dummies: Choices and responsibilities when packaging dangerous goods
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Maxence Wittebolle from the Belgian Packaging Institute (BVI) gives step-by-step advice on the choices and responsibilities that apply when dangerous solids need to be shipped. ...
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A Compact Solution for DSM Food Enzymes
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: DSM Food Specialities produces many specialty chemicals including food enzymes which help food manufacturers to get more out of their raw materials. ...
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Battery Collection Safer, Thanks to Sauerkraut
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: UN certified packaging as a collection vessel for spent batteries was one of Stibat's (Stichting Batterijen = Dutch Battery Foundation) main requirements. ...
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Chemtura: Granulates and Powders with a High-quality Appearance
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Chemtura was looking for a solution to transport and package premium powders and granulates. Amongst their requirements were safety and ease of use. ...
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Every Supply Chain has its Risks
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Having a thorough understanding of the manufacturing requirements that lead to the right package to fit the entire supply chain process requires a niche packaging manufacture with the experience and ...
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Innovative Bio Chemicals Require an Innovative Pack
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Bachem is a bio chemicals company servicing the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. Bachem is specialised in the process development and manufacturing of peptides and complex organic molecules as ...
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New Battery Drum Collection Sets Standard
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: A German company was looking for a solution for recycling batteries. They needed a UN rates container that allowed for off-gassing. Working with CurTec they were able to find an attractive, clean, ...
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Risks Should Not Be Underestimated
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: medentex from Bielefeld (Germany) is a full service provider in the area of dental waste collection. They use CurTec screw top drums and jars as collection containers for waste containing mercury, ...
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Sorbo's Helping Hand
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Nedac Sorbo is a trading and distribution company specialising in non-food products in areas such as household products, pet food, home and office, fashion accessories and self-medication ...
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Synthon Chooses Custom Designed Packaging for Pharmaceuticals
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Synthon was looking for a new high-quality package for its tablets and capsules. CurTec developed custom packaging that is not only easier to use and recognize but also able to reduce supply chain ...
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Twinoxide Starts Using the New 10 Litre Click Pack
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Last week, CurTec was invited by TwinOxide® to celebrate the first delivery of the 10-litre Click Packy. CurTec developed the new Click Pack capacity together with TwinOxide®. ...
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UV Lacquers Require Clean and Secure Packaging
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: UV curable lacquers are high value liquids that require clean, safe and secure packaging. These lacquers are part of the range of coated films and blended liquids that MacDermid Autotype manufactures ...
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Vitamin E Derivatives Well-protected in Click Pack
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Isochem have been using CurTec drums for packing active pharmaceutical ingredients for more than 20 years now and are very satisfied users. ...
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Why Unither Uses Plastic Drums as Primary Pharma Packaging
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Packaging plays an important role in satisfying supply chain needs. In order to guarantee safe storage and internal distribution of pharmaceutical powders, Unither decided to replace one-way ...
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Zehentmayer Increases Customer Acceptance of Dietary Supplements
From: CurTec USA, Inc.Description: Packaging is of great importance for the quality perception and customer acceptance of a product. Nobody wants to buy or use a product that is damaged or contaminated. Zehentmayer manufactures dietary ...
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Dual Monorail Helps Paper Company Work Outside the Box
From: Gorbel Inc.Description: Green Bay Packaging is a pulp and paper manufacturer using 100% recycled materials to produce a wide variety paperboard packaging. Large bulk rolls are slit and sized based on customer demand, and ...
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Gorbel Aluminum Gantry Crane Helps Paradigm Hyperloop Team with Maintenance, Installation, and Loading
From: Gorbel Inc.Description: Paradigm Hyperloop is an international team of college students from Northeastern University and the Memorial University of Newfoundland. The team aims to prove the viability of air based levitation ...
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Label Applicator Cuts Labor Costs for Bottled Water Supplier
From: Loveshaw, an ITW CompanyDescription: Due to the warm and humid environment, employees of Rusco Packaging would utilize fans to cool their areas. Depending on the proximity of the fan to the labeler, some labels which were being tamped ...
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How Should Packaging Tape be Stored?
Description: A roll of tape is susceptible to damage before it even gets to the packaging line. The proper storage of packaging tape can make the difference between a strong carton seal and tape failure that leads ...
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Free Standing Work Station Cranes Aide Process Improvement for Motor Home Manufacturer
From: Gorbel Inc.Description: Tiffin Motorhomes has flourished in Red Bay, Alabama, and the surrounding area for more than four decades. A family-owned business, Tiffin stresses the value of listening to those who craft the ...
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Free-Standing Jib Crane Reduces Need for Other Types of Handling
From: Gorbel Inc.Description: A supplier of a diverse line of undercarriage components for use in the manufacturing of heavy construction equipment lacked a consistent process for preparing finished products for shipment. A ...
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G-Force® Improves Ergonomics and Productivity
From: Gorbel Inc.Description: Workers at this Iowa seed company spent all day unloading boxes from pallets onto a gravity conveyor for staging. Due to ergonomic issues, the company started using G-Force and Workstation Crane. ...
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Paper Manufacturer Benefits from Easy Arm® Solution
From: Gorbel Inc.Description: A manufacturer of paper products was using air balancers to change out roll cores in their plant. Multiple times each day, workers were required to remove the 50 lb. cores from one roll and transfer ...
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Material Specifications for ASE, American Standard and Metric Hardware & Handles
From: RAF Electronic HardwareDescription: MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS ...
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New Standards Coming for N.A. Mobile Elevating Work Platforms
From: Rieker, Inc.Description: New requirements are being drafted in the interest of increasing operational safety and providing standardized products for global use ...
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What Will Revised Standards for Aerial Work Platforms Mean to You?
From: Rieker, Inc.Description: One of the biggest changes in the draft standard is the requirement for load-sensing alarms and cutouts to be built into new work platforms. The comment period for revised ANSI standards ends on May ...
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Handling of Spent Nuclear Fuel
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: Most operating nuclear reactors do not possess sufficient in-pool storage capacity. For such plants, dry storage and, for the moment an on-site dry storage facility, is the only viable option. ...
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How to Adjust an A95 Anti-backlash Device
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: Steps to adjust the A95 Anti-backlash Device ...
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Handling Hazardous, High-Value Chemicals Doesn't Have To Be High Risk
From: OPW Engineered SystemsDescription: Minimizing the amount of chemicals lost during the connection and disconnection of coupling systems is a significant benefit to the health of the environment and operators, but it can also provide ...
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FIPA in Practice: Workers Effortlessly Move Planks Weighing 160 kg (353 lb)
From: FIPA, Inc.Description: More than 50 years of experience in building, restoring and renovating stairways - Krieger Treppen GmbH from the town of Traben-Trarbach enjoys a good reputation. Customers of this local business ...
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Integrating Lean Thinking
From: Autoquip CorporationDescription: To fully understand how lean manufacturing, ergonomics, and material handling interlink, one must understand lean and ergonomics as well as the intersection between the two. This paper will explain ...
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FIPA Innovation: Who Can Lift a Ton of Steel Without Batting an Eyelash?
From: FIPA, Inc.Description: South Korea's DAHO TECH COMPANY is highly skilled in steel and mechanical engineering. As part of an automation measure, a new lifting solution was developed to meet their individual needs precisely ...
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Case Study: Perfecting Picking at Ziegler Cat
From: Cubic Designs, Inc.Description: Ziegler was founded in 1914 by Wm. H. Ziegler with one guiding principal "sell the best equipment, provide the best service." Over 103 years later, that philosophy still holds true. Today, Ziegler ...
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Four (4) Choices for Mezzanine Access Lifts
From: Advance Lifts, Inc.Description: This white paper explores the pros and cons of the 4 four types of lifts commonly used to move goods between grade and mezzanines. No matter your mezzanine access needs ...
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How a Color-Coded Bin Storage System Can Improve Your Bottom Line
From: Akro-Mils, Inc.Description: An effective color-coding system will instantly help to reduce wasted efforts searching for tools or supplies needed for the job. ...
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Rider Lift for Mezzanines In Automobile Dealerships
From: Advance Lifts, Inc.Description: An automotive holding company in Minnesota with more than nine (9) dealerships has installed mezzanines serviced with Advance rider mezzanine lifts in six (6) of their dealerships with plans for more ...
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Rider Lift to 2nd Floor For Spring Manufacturer
From: Advance Lifts, Inc.Description: A spring manufacturer in the Chicago area purchased an existing building to expand their manufacturing area. Prior to occupying the building, they installed an Advance rider mezzanine lift and an ...
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VRC For Roof Access
From: Advance Lifts, Inc.Description: A large manufacturing company in North Carolina installed a VRC to take equipment and maintenance items up to their roof. ...
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Case Study: Hospital System Using Akro-Mils Products to Go Mobile
From: Akro-Mils, Inc.Description: Relocation of active departments in a medical facility is a daunting process. Materials managers at a Midwestern medical system - with multiple locations serving more than 1 million patients annually ...
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What's the Capacity of Your Mobile Workstation?
From: Rousseau Metal inc.Description: A few weeks ago, we published an article on the load capacity of fixed workstations. In the same vein, this article focuses on the capacity of your mobile workstation! ...
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NFPA 650 Standard for Pneumatic Conveying Systems for Handling Combustible Particulate Solids
From: ACS ValvesDescription: Complete NFPA 650: 1998 edition. ...
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Advantages in Using Tubular Drag Cable Conveyors for Coffee & Tea
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: The first application of Cablevey Conveyors technology saw the US-based company provide Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company (SWDCC) in Burnaby, British Colombia with conveying technology for ...
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Choosing the Right Conveyor for Coffee
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: The coffee "industry" is large and in constant flux. One "State of the Industry" article regarding coffee processing each year cannot possibly capture all the current best practices within a roasting ...
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Corrugated Printing Troubleshooting eGuide
Description: This 16-page problem/solution guide will help you identify the source of everyday issues you may encounter as a corrugated printer. This downloadable brochure uses information provided by industry ...
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Free Flexographic Troubleshooting eGuide
Description: This 20-page problem/solution guide features input gathered from flexographic print industry suppliers and manufacturers. Use this guide to identify problems and implement solutions in your printing ...
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Free Gravure Troubleshooting eGuide
Description: Compiled with input from a number of suppliers and manufacturers in the gravure printing industry, this 20-page problem/solution guide will help you identify the causes - and find the solutions to - ...
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ATS Supertrak™ Conveyor Case Study
From: ATS AutomationDescription: Clean, efficient Supertrak conveyor keeps pace with market demand. ...
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"Without Jacks, They Were Sitting Ducks"
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: The time was 1941. It was a much different time, but Joyce was there to help when duty called. And the nation called for jacks. ...
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Bearing Support Configurations Used to Create End Fixity
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: End fixity refers to the method by which the ends of the screws are supported. ...
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Column Load Charts
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: The type of load on a jack, and the way the jack is mounted, affects its load bearing capacity. ...
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Mounting Configurations
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: If the screw is the only support for the load, it is considered unguided. The screw must be large enough to support the load and prevent buckling. On the Column Loading charts, use the row labeled ...
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Using Loading Charts
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: Step 1: Determine the type of jack you wish to use and locate that column load chart. ...
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Almondco Installs Cablevey Almond Conveyor System
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Almondco Australia of Renmark in South Australia, as part of an upgrade of its processing facilities, has installed five Cablevey Conveyor systems. AF Systems is US-based Cablevey Conveyors' local ...
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Cable Conveyors for Tea
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Not long ago, I toured the production facility of a major tea operation that uses tubular drag cable conveyors. It is very interesting to observe tea whizzing by in story-high, modern configurations ...
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Conveying Pumpkin Seeds
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Sunshine Produce challenged Cablevey to use their test protocol to prove that a Cablevey would be superior to what cheaper competitors offer ...
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Pecan Conveyor at Hamilton Ranches Inc.
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Operators at Hamilton Ranches Inc. can't help but feel a bit nutty about their new pecan conveyor system. That's because they spend their days processing pecans and walnuts. The family-owned company, ...
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Tubular Cable Conveyors for Breakfast Cereals
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Luckily for food manufacturers, conveyor technology has not stood still. A number of vendors have introduced innovations this year that move the technology that moves your products. ...
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Tubular Cable Conveyors for Pet Food
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: A pet food manufacturer installs tubular drag cable conveyors in a new processing line to increase production and reduce operating costs. ...
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Steel Drums 101
From: New Pig CorporationDescription: Many plants use steel drums in their processes. The way they are used is as varied as the thousands of types of manufacturing plants they are found in. Some of the most common uses are bulk ...
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General Glossary of Terms
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: Common terms related to the screw jacks and actuators. ...
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What Plastics Are Approved for Food Contact Applications?
From: Custom-Pak, Inc.Description: If you're looking to create plastic food packaging, it's essential that you understand which plastics are food-safe. Food-safe plastic resins are those approved for contact with edibles by the Food ...
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Case Study: CSSS Laval, Laval, Canada
From: Rousseau Metal inc.Description: The Centre de santé et services sociaux de Laval is one of the largest healthcare centers in Quebec. It has a hospital with an integrated cancer center, four CLSCs (local community service centers), ...
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Case Study: Ford Dealership, Canada
From: Rousseau Metal inc.Description: The Team Ford dealership had been operating out of the same building for nearly 30 years when they decided to demolish and replace it with a more modern construction. At the same time, they decided to ...
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Case Study: Graymont, Pleasant Gap, USA
From: Rousseau Metal inc.Description: As the second largest producer of lime in North America, Graymont needed an efficient maintenance system to complete repairs quickly and to allow the mine to function properly. As Darrell Sharp, a ...
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Case Study: Nelson Motors, Saskatchewan, Canada
From: Rousseau Metal inc.Description: Nelson Motors, a major John Deere dealership group in Southern Saskatchewan, have been serving their customers from five locations since 1976. Curtis Kilback, General Manager of the Redvers Branch, ...
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Mission Two: The Path of Continuous Improvement
Description: What exactly is Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)? That was the second challenge for our Mission: Packaging students. ...
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Selecting the Right Caps and Plugs to Protect Products Throughout the Supply Chain
From: Daemar Inc.Description: Protection for Packaging Applications As a leader in managing the sourcing and delivery of millions of essential components to a diverse customer base involved in the manufacturing and MRO ...
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Trends Driving the Material Handling Sector Forward
From: Daemar Inc.Description: There's been a lot of press surrounding the manufacturing resurgence and economic growth observed across North America. But behind the scenes, the material handling sector has been continuing to ...
