Material Handling and Packaging Equipment Reference Materials
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Bulk Bag Discharger Ups Efficiency of Cocoa Powder Line
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: From locally grown cocoa beans, Singapore-listed JB Cocoa manufactures and markets cocoa butter, cocoa powder and cocoa mass. Located 30 km (19 miles) from the port of Surabaya in the province of East ...
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Bulk Bag Unloading System Improves Productivity and Cleanliness for Packaging Operation
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: GSC Packaging operates a state-of-the-art contract packaging facility, producing pouches, stick packs, envelopes and other flexible containers for packaging of food products and nutritional ...
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Bulk Bag Weigh Batching Controls Compensate for Terra Cotta Ingredient Variations
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: To streamline batching and mixing of clay blends for different products, the company installed five bulk bag dischargers and five pairs of flexible screw conveyors from Flexicon to automatically ...
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Fruit Grower Turns to Hemp, a Dryer and Conveyor for Higher Yields
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: On the western slopes of Mesa County along the Colorado River is the city of Palisade. Known primarily for its fruit trees and vineyards, it holds the title "Peach Capital of Colorado," but small ...
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Goya Foods Ups Output with 16 Automated Bulk Bag Dischargers
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: Founded in 1936, Goya Foods has become the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the US. It imports ingredients from around the world to create more than 2,500 food products of Latin cuisine ...
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Hannah's Sweets Improves Manual Sack Dumping, Plant Hygiene, with Material Handling System
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: To reduce manual bag handling and dust, and prevent pallets from entering the hygienic mixing room, the company installed a Flexicon bag dump station and pneumatic conveying system integrated with an ...
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Humanitarian Food Relief Increased Sevenfold with Bulk Handling System
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: Breedlove Foods, Inc. produces nutritious food products for humanitarian relief in the aftermath of hurricanes, earthquakes and other catastrophic events. The non-profit company produces shelf-stable ...
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Weatherable Bulk Bag Discharger Aids Bio-Cleanup Project
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: In 2018, bio-remediation specialist XDD Environmental won a contract to design and build a system that treats contaminated groundwater at a New Jersey site. Operating since April 2019, the system ...
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Yalumba Winery Converts to Bulk Bag Discharging of Granular Tartaric Acid
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: Today's wine business is global and highly competitive, requiring successful wineries to respond not only to consumer preferences but also to unforeseeable fluctuations in the supply and market price ...
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Engineering Almond Processing Company Chooses Gentle, Clean Conveying
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Hilltop Ranch Inc., Ballico, Calif., a family-owned almond processing corporation that processes 50 million pounds of almonds each year, recently chose Cablevey Cable Conveyor Systems. Industry ...
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The Evolution of the Processed Foods Industry
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: From farm to fork, from field to plate, from seed to shelf... More and more people are looking to learn as much about their food as possible in today's day and age. Consumers want to know where their ...
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What Are Processed Foods?
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: From minimally processed food such as a salad mix or a bag of frozen fruits and vegetables to ultra-processed foods like instant meals or snack foods, processed foods make up a huge share of most ...
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Application Story - Custom Lift Table
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: Choose from the links below to download catalogs, operation & maintenance manuals, and product brochures for Joyce/Dayton products. If you need further assistance, see our Products section, or contact ...
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Application Story - Loading and Undloading Cruise Ships
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: Choose from the links below to download catalogs, operation & maintenance manuals, and product brochures for Joyce/Dayton products. If you need further assistance, see our Products section, or contact ...
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Proactive Containment Boosts the Bottom Line
From: Andax IndustriesDescription: The goal of this document is to help identify critical features that management should consider when choosing the right tool to empower employees faced with managing the risks and challenges from ...
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The Ultimate Guide to Food Processing and Processed Foods
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Food processing equipment represents an umbrella term that covers numerous machines, components, and systems used to cook, handle, prepare, preserve, package, and store different types of processed ...
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Benefits of Tarca Track
From: Gorbel Inc.Description: Increased load carrying capacity and track life- the lower section of Tarca® track is specially rolled from high carbon billet and welded to a structural steel web and top flange. This ...
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Benefits of Work Station Cranes
From: Gorbel Inc.Description: Gorbel® Work Station Cranes are a proven way to improve productivity, increase quality, and provide a safer work environment. More and more companies are using workstation bridge cranes to ...
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Bridge Cranes or Gantry Cranes or Monorails: Which is Best for You?
From: Gorbel Inc.Description: When it comes to moving extremely heavy or bulky items around your industrial facility, the best equipment to do the job will usually be an overhead crane. Because these machines avoid obstructions by ...
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Exploring the Top Advantages of Enclosed Track Workstation Cranes
From: Gorbel Inc.Description: A growing number of businesses are gravitating toward enclosed track workstation cranes to boost warehouse efficiency. With their lighter weight construction, low-maintenance design, and ease of ...
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How to Leverage the Power of Intelligent Lift-Assist Devices
From: Gorbel Inc.Description: What changes is your warehouse implementing this year to increase your operational efficiency? A lot of warehouses will be looking at factors like implementing the ABC system, optimizing receiving ...
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How to Select a Crane
From: Gorbel Inc.Description: Basic Questions You Should Ask Before Selecting an Overhead Crane System ...
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The Evolution of the Material Handling Landscape
From: Gorbel Inc.Description: As a plant manager or engineer, you likely strive to maximize productivity and worker safety while minimizing product damage. Achieving all these goals simultaneously has become increasingly ...
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Accuride in Action: Making the Home of the Future a Reality
Description: The home of the future is an unending topic of speculation. But can it be more? Can it be a reality? Yes, it can-look no further than Virginia Tech's bold and visionary FutureHAUS. ...
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Accuride in Action: Moving Engineering Forward with Micado
Description: When designing a solution for more efficient aircraft production, Austrian-based smart engineering company Micado utilized Accuride's heavy-duty 9301E slides and CBHANDLE locking handle system to help ...
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Creative Home Office Design Ideas That Will Inspire Productivity
Description: Transform Your Space into a Functional and Organized Home Office with These Creative Ideas ...
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Home Design and Renovations for 2021: What Houzz's Annual Study Hints at for the New Year
Description: With 2020 in the rearview mirror, many of us are left feeling uncertain about what the new year holds. While we can't predict the future, the annual Houzz & Home Study offers some valuable insight, ...
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Slide Terminology
Description: Just in case you don't live and breathe slide products, the following information will help you gain a better understanding about the phrases we use when determining your ideal movement solution, how ...
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Custom Dock Lift for Stage Level Receiving
From: Advance Lifts, Inc.Description: This building is used for theatrical, musical, dance, and other events and the purpose for the lift is to unload trucks to the stage level. ...
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What Is A Grain Conveyor?
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Conveyor systems have had somewhat of an interesting journey throughout the history of industrial technology ...
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Best Practices in Shredding Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
From: Vecoplan, LLCDescription: CHOOSING YOUR SOLID WASTE SHREDDER ...
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A Guide on the Production and Processing of Breakfast Cereals
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Breakfast cereal is a type of processed food made of grain and intended to be eaten with milk as a main course during the morning meal. The two main types of breakfast cereals are defined by the way ...
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Conveying Systems Comparison - Essential Considerations
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: There are many types of conveying systems for you to consider when you need to gently convey dry materials, like breakfast cereal, coffee, snack foods, nuts, powders, grains, pet food, and more. ...
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Dust Explosions in the Process Industry
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Dust explosions are devastating safety incidents that may occur in a wide array of industries such as petrochemical, food, paper, and pharmaceutical. These severe incidents may result in numerous ...
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How Beer Brewing Has Evolved
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Nowadays, the beer brewing industry is all about sleek stainless steel, convenient automated equipment, and minimal physical effort on the brewer's part. ...
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How Do Dust Explosions in the Process Industry Occur?
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Unfortunately, combustible dust explosions have caused catastrophic damages and loss of life in process industries across America recently. ...
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How Do You Process Coffee Beans for Distribution?
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Growing coffee beans from seed to harvest is just one part of the entire process of delivering a specialty cup of coffee to the consumer. After harvesting the coffee plant, the real work within the ...
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How Do You Produce and Process Specialty Grains During Beer Brewing?
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Specialty grains are the main ingredients in beer recipe kits. While barley is the most common of these brewing grains, the umbrella term of specialty grains is quite complex ...
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How Grain Tube Conveyors Work
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Businesses operating in the specialty grain industry will need to rely on grain conveyor systems that are not only efficient but also safe and capable of moving significant volumes of material while ...
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How to Improve the Beer Brewing Process
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: The beer industry has long been dominated by big players. For decades, commercialized beer was the norm, and there was little innovation in terms of the brewing process and the taste of beer. ...
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How to Maintain Quality in Dried Bean Processing and Distribution
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Due to their exceptional nutritional value, common dried beans are an important food worldwide. The industry has undergone wide production distribution expansions from its origins in South and Central ...
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How to Maintain the Quality and Integrity of Breakfast Cereals During Processing
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: The birth of the breakfast cereal began with granula - not granola - a dry, whole-grain cereal created by baking graham flour and bran together and crumbling it. ...
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How to Prevent and Control Dust Explosions
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Dust explosions are severe safety issues affecting process industries that handle materials that generate combustible dust. According to the data collected by the US Chemical Safety Board, explosions ...
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Modern Beer Brewing Equipment
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Considering that beer is one of the oldest drinks ever produced (dating back to at least 3000 years BC), it is understandable that the beer brewing equipment and processes have changed over the ...
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Technologies and Equipment in Processing Snack Foods
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Although people usually classify snacks into two groups (sweet and salty), these dietary products may also be categorized according to the food processing technique applied in their production ...
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Technologies and Equipment Involved in Breakfast Cereal Production and Processing
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Breakfast cereal is a type of processed food made from grain and intended to be eaten as a main course. In most cases, it's served with milk, but it's not uncommon for people to eat it with yogurt or ...
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The Complete Guide on Coffee Beans Processing
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: People often discuss how the region or cultivar affects the way coffee tastes, but what is equally important is how coffee is processed. ...
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The Complete Guide on How to Brew Beer Better
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Ever since its inception in the 1980s in the US, the craft beer industry has been on a steep incline. ...
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The Complete Guide on Snack Foods
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: When people talk about snacks, they usually think of small portions they have between the meals. ...
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The Evolution of the Coffee Bean Industry
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: On a global level, we drink about 2.25 billion cups of coffee every day. That is about 70 cups of coffee every second. No wonder coffee is one of the most valuable, legally-traded commodities in the ...
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The Evolution of the Snack Foods Industry
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Snacks play a more significant role in today's society than one might realize because snacks are more than just a little bite between meals. ...
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The Ultimate Guide to Grain Conveyor Systems 2021
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: During grain handling and drying operations, the material needs to be protected against any physical and/or chemical deterioration. Therefore, it's critical to choose a grain conveyor system capable ...
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Tubular Drag Conveyors: Cable vs. Chain
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Although similar in the functionality for food processors, tubular chain and cable drag conveyors have distinct differences in components and operation. ...
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What Are the Different Kinds of Snack Foods?
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Any kind of ready-to-eat food that does not require time-consuming preparation can be referred to as snack food. Throughout history, people have had small portions of fruit and vegetables or nuts ...
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What is the Origin Story of the Breakfast Cereal?
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Very few people in the western world don't know what breakfast cereal is. However, for those of us that don't know, breakfast cereal is a type of packaged food product that's typically made out of ...
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Where Do Specialty Coffee Beans Come From?
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Specialty coffee uses single origins coffee beans that are freshly roasted and perfectly brewed. ...
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Why Are Dust Explosions Dangerous?
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: According to OSHA's definition of combustible dust explosions, any combustible material can burn rapidly when in a finely divided form. If such a dust is suspended in the air in the right ...
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Turning Waste Into A Valuable Resource
From: Vecoplan, LLCDescription: VECOPLAN WASTE RECOVERY SYSTEMS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN TURNING WASTE TO ENERGY ...
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Meat Packaging (MAP) Case Study - Food & Beverage Packaging
From: Environics, Inc.Description: the history of meat packaging using modified atmosphere packaging in recent years. Specifically, it reviews the shift to pre-packed vs on site packaged meats ...
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Accuride in Action: Creating Contact-Free PPE Storage with IVM Sustainable Micrologistics
Description: To enhance the functionality of this mechanized shelf, IVM required a reliable movement solution. The company turned to Biotek, an Accuride distributor of engineering solutions, who recommended our ...
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Using Spark Blankets in Rail Maintenance
Description: A spark blanket is a type of fabricated part used in rail grinding, welding, and maintenance. Engineers may use spark blankets at multiple touchpoints from initial installation to eventual replacement ...
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KFTN Jack Screw Maintenance
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: See the steps to remove and replace the lifting screw in our keyed for traveling nut machine screw jacks. ...
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Lifting Screw Replacement
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: Watch the different techniques used to remove and replace screws in Translating and Keyed jacks. ...
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Accuride in Action: Finding Clarity with LVI
Description: About one in four people around the world suffer from visual impairment. Such impairments hinder those affected from activities most take for granted - like reading. Luckily, companies like LVI work ...
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Accuride in Action: Storing Wine in Style
Description: Offices, factories, and homes: You'll find Accuride movement solutions at work in virtually any space. You'll also find them in some very creative designs. One of those comes from an up-and-coming ...
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Packaging is a Big Problem
Description: Excessive packaging objects will increase transportation costs, simple packaging will increase product insecurity, too complicated packaging will increase labor costs, and incomplete packaging ...
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Going Great Lengths for Customers
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: Today, they are a leader in the manufacture of coiled tubing equipment, which can be custom designed with different mast lengths and equipment. Screw jacks are used to raise the mast beams on the rear ...
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Raising the Roof on an Outdoor Theater
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: "The inherent design of the 50-ton machine screw jack from Joyce/Dayton doesn't let it backdrive under the weight of the roof panels ... a critical factor in controlling the roof safely." ...
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Designing and Manufacturing a Custom Cabinet With L-Block Shield and Cave
From: MarShieldDescription: MarShield was approached by Lawrence Livermore Laboratory to design and manufacture a custom cabinet so they could store their sources underneath. The cabinet also required a L-block shield and cave ...
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New $4 Million Pharmacy Part of Resurgence at Westerly Hospital
From: BakerDescription: Westerly Hospital recently unveiled their new $4 million pharmacy facility. Can you spot Baker's BioChemGARD cabinets in this article? ...
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Handheld Systems Installs Screws in Tight Spots
Description: Assembly Process: Automatically feed and drive, one per cycle, an M4 x 20mm long torx drive pan head screw to required 4.8 Nm torque to secure a fan clutch housing. A radial torque arm was required to ...
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In-Line Conveyor Screwdriving Station Pushes Productivity Limits
Description: When volume production becomes a problem, automating with a Visumatic Assembly Machine can be the answer -taking assembly from the Dark Ages to Automation overnight. ...
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Tabletop Assembly Machine Tackles Tight On-Center Spacing
Description: A tabletop assembly machine installing two screws per part. This straight forward platform has a simple control and basic operator interface. The portable Visumatic tabletop system is a fast-payback ...
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How to Measure for a Spiral Cage Belt
From: Rexnord CorporationDescription: Although there are many benefits, the spiral cage is a complex structure and measuring for the length of belting needed is more involved than a straight-running conveyor. Accuracy is important to ...
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Identifying the Specification of Woven Mesh Metal Conveyor Belts
From: Rexnord CorporationDescription: Given its common use, wire mesh belts can look almost identical when running on a production line. When it comes time to replace or repair a wire mesh belt, it is important to know how to identify the ...
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Cargo Fire Containment: Covering the Basics
Description: Global trade is built on our ability to safely supply commodities all over the world. This depends upon secure transport between different regions, to ensure that goods from one market can be readily ...
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Case Study: BMW Mississauga: The Art Maximizing Space
From: Rousseau Metal inc.Description: Quality, modularity, flexibility and efficiency were all combined to provide a personalized solution. ...
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Case Study: Davtair Industries: Heavy-duty Products that Stand Up to the Toughest Environments
From: Rousseau Metal inc.Description: By installing Rousseau storage systems inside shipping containers, Davtair constructs a value-added solution for National Defence. ...
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Case Study: Honda Queensway: A New Dealership Up to Date Design
From: Rousseau Metal inc.Description: From technicians workstations to alignment stations and oil changes, every detail was included in the creation of workspaces that met the specific needs of the tasks to be performed. ...
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Case Study: R-Go: A Satisfied Customer
From: Rousseau Metal inc.Description: Tested over a year-long period by a hospital's maintenance department, the R-Go Motorized Toolbox impressed users with its reliability and safe transportation capabilities. ...
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Understanding the Dimensions of Your R Cabinets and Drawers
From: Rousseau Metal inc.Description: In this article we have explained the dimensions of our R Heavy-Duty Cabinets and drawers. By understanding the actual measurements, you can make informed decisions about the cabinet and drawer ...
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Rules For Stacking Tilters/Upenders Lifts
From: Advance Lifts, Inc.Description: Many applications call for combining lifting and tilting functions. Bin-tilters are an example of doing this to feed operators bin contents at a convenient fixed height. In other applications, the ...
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Work Access Complete Design Guide
From: Advance Lifts, Inc.Description: This is a complete application guide for designing work access platform lifts ...
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Work Access Platform Lifts Application Guide
From: Advance Lifts, Inc.Description: Safety is the prime purpose of all work access lifts. They are designed to move production personnel, their tools and materials to ergonomically sound work positions to enhance both worker safety and ...
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Case Study: Assembly Line Work Platform
From: Lift Products, Inc.Description: As a result of this custom work lift platform, the customer was able to meet and exceed production goals for the new transformer assembly line. ...
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Case Study: Fluid Cylinder Production
From: Lift Products, Inc.Description: As a result of this custom engineered and fabrication upender, the customer was able to access all sides of the die during production without below hook rotation thereby increasing safety as well as ...
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Case Study: Lift Table Interchange
From: Lift Products, Inc.Description: The application for this unique lift table has to do with multiple conveyor lines moving large pallets of corrugated material though the system. The convergence of 3 conveyor lines that are at ...
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Case Study: Power Transmission Manufacturing
From: Lift Products, Inc.Description: A large manufacturer of power transmissions recently presented an interesting problem to Lift Products. The manufacturer needed to lift a heavy machine operator, negotiate (2) integrated obstructions, ...
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Exterior Wall Graphic Installation on Concrete Athletic Stadium
From: MactacDescription: When California University of Pennsylvania started a rebranding campaign, local large format digital printed and graphics installation company, 84 Sign Shop, knew it could really help the University ...
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GHS SOS! The Label Maker's Chemical Drum Compliance Survival Guide
From: MactacDescription: Chemical drum labels are changing - are you? ...
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Operates Under Cold and Freezing Conditions
From: DieQua CorporationDescription: I am sure just about everyone would be a little heated after being assigned to a stint in Antarctica. Working conditions are miserable at best. But that's exactly where a Tandler Spiral Bevel Gearbox ...
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5 Project Plans with Accuride Slides
Description: We hope these projects inspire you to create something for your home or workspace! ...
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Accuride Heavy-Duty Movement for Ever-Demanding Industry
Description: Countless applications rely on Accuride heavy-duty movement solutions. Those solutions handle max loads from 170 to over 1,300 lbs ...
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Accuride in Action: Holmberg Cases
Description: Available in materials from aluminum to ABS plastic, HBC offers cases able to carry as much as two tons. Many HBC cases include movable compartments for smaller items. Supporting these compartments ...
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Accuride in Action: The Wark Group
Description: The challenge when designing this trailer was finding a way to access the storage drawers underneath the fridge when necessary, while also keeping everything tidy and compact when not in use. The ...
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Screwdriving Devices to Handle Micro Fasteners
Description: Devices and technology are getting smaller. Even with growing screen sizes, internal components are constantly getting thinner. Space is premium real estate inside digital consumer devices. So what ...
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Swivel Arm
Description: The basis for this industry leading technology is the unique feed head design of our screwdriving systems. ...
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Cracking the Code - Explaining UN Ratings
From: New Pig CorporationDescription: You probably know that you need DOT packaging or some kind of special container to ship dangerous goods. You may even know that these special containers require a UN rating. But do you know what UN ...
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Lead Lined Cabinets Custom Designed for Your Needs
From: MarShieldDescription: Lead lined cabinets are utilized across a wide variety of industries including hospitals, nuclear medicine and the nuclear power industry. Some of the applications of shielded cabinets are for storing ...
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How to Measure for a Spiral Cage Belt
Description: Although there are many benefits, the spiral cage is a complex structure and measuring for the length of belting needed is more involved than a straight-running conveyor. Accuracy is important to ...