Parts Handling

Liebherr Automation Systems offers its new PHS Allround pallet handling system, designed to enable a broad range of shops to engage in flexible production in combination with 4- and 5-axis machining centers. The new modular concept, available in three capacities, can handle loads up to 3 tons, is flexible and can be individually configured and expanded.

The tight turns and small footprint of the SmartFlex Helix Conveyors from Dorner provide facilities with greater flexibility in layout for applications such as accumulation, buffering, cooling product and more. The SmartFlex Helix Conveyors’ infeed and outfeed can be positioned at any height or angle.

The new Spiral Chutes from Dorner are an economical way to gently move product down to a lower level … with gravity doing all the work. As product enters the Spiral Chute, gravity takes over to safely slide packages down to the lower level.

Dorner’s SmartFlex pallet system conveyors are now available in D-Tools, Dorner’s online conveyor configurator that includes 2D and 3D CAD libraries and other functions.

Verti-Lift Portable Scissor Lifts provide ergonomic lifting wherever needed within industrial or commercial facilities. They are suitable for moving heavy loads between work cells, moving work-in-process, adjusting operator ergonomic work heights and more.

AeroGo Inc., offers a portable rigging kit to move machinery and equipment up to 34,000 lbs. The kit includes four load modules and accompanying air hoses along with a flat supply hose.

In times of mounting cost pressure, the demands on storage capacities companies must manage are increasing as well. Kardex Remstar meets customers’ needs to manage more capacity in less space by presenting the new tray type “Medium Universal,” developed for the Shuttle XP Vertical Lift Module (VLM) product family.

EXAIR’s new aluminum 2-1/2 NPT and 3 NPT threaded-line, vac air-operated conveyors convert ordinary pipe into a powerful conveying system for parts, scrap, trim and other bulk materials. Their large size makes them ideal for conveying big parts and large volumes of material over long distances.

Thomson Industries Inc. has announced availability of new synchronization capabilities for its Electrak HD heavy-duty electromechanical linear actuators. Designers of equipment in which large or awkward loads must be moved repeatedly and evenly can simultaneously distribute that load using up to four actuators.