Materials & Handling

Products • November 13, 2017

SmartFlex Helix Conveyors

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.

Products • October 19, 2017

Spiral Chutes

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.

Products • October 13, 2017

SmartFlex Pallet System Conveyors Available in D-Tools

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.

Articles • October 5, 2017 • Steve Bruno

Understanding relationship between air pressure and flow

"Pressure" and "flow" are common terms when discussing air compressors, but the relationship between the two is often misunderstood.

Products • September 26, 2017

Portable Scissor Lifts

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.

Products • September 7, 2017

Portable Rigging Kit

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.

Products • August 24, 2017

‘Medium Universal’ Tray

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.

Products • August 15, 2017

2-1/2 NPT and 3 NPT Threaded-Line, Vac Air-Operated Conveyors

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.

Products • August 15, 2017

Electrak HD Heavy-Duty Electromechanical Linear Actuators

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.

Products • August 8, 2017

Horizontal Carousel Quick Ship Program

To shorten lead times to the customer, Kardex Remstar offers a new Horizontal Carousel Quick Ship Program. The Horizontal Carousel Quick Ship Program offers models with carriers measuring 24.5" wide x 24" deep x 7' tall, a minimum of 16 carriers and up to a maximum of 52 with 1,000 lbs per carrier.

Products • July 25, 2017

SmartFlex Helix Conveyor

The new SmartFlex Helix conveyor from Dorner Manufacturing Corp. features a proprietary flexible chain manufactured by FlexMove, a Dorner Holding Co., located in Penang, Malaysia. The SmartFlex Helix can operate in a footprint as small as a 10' x 10', and is ideal for product handling applications where product needs to travel up or down in a confined space.

Articles • July 19, 2017 • Tom Lipton

Shop Operations: Get your bearings

High-quality metrology feedback is one of the cornerstones of precision manufacturing, but that's easier said than done, according to the Shop Operations column in the July 2017 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.