Materials & Handling

ENERCON has opened its first flow production line for rotor blades in Aurich, Germany. Transportation was implemented on the basis of RoundTrack technology from the intra-logistics specialist STROTHMANN Machines & Handling.

Storing and retrieving heavy loads or bulky goods generally takes manpower and heavy equipment. With the new Shuttle XP 1000, Kardex Remstar supplies an overhead crane mounted on the unit for easy handling of heavy goods.

SICK announced the launch of the high-resolution LECTOR650 image-based code reader for high performance 1D and 2D code reading.

Because the manufacturing floor space is a premium, Cecor designed the DB-244-6P industrial cart to make the best use of floor space.

Bunting Magnetics Co. has introduced a new self-cleaning plate housing magnet.

A new vertical lift module from Kardex Remstar can accommodate goods weighing up to 2,205lbs (1,000 kg) per tray.

A manufacturer of commercial truck cabs had concerns about potential damage to aluminum stringers it needed to transport from its warehouse kitting operations to production lines. The aluminum stringers are 2' and 4' slender products and susceptible to damage if not handled properly.

ABB Robotics has introduced the IRB 6700 robot family, its seventh generation of large industrial robots.

Columbus McKinnon Corp. has introduced the CM Bandit ratchet lever hoist, reportedly the company's lightest and most compact ¾- and 1.5-ton ratchet lever hoist.

STROTHMANN Machines & Handling has received a record order for RoundTracks.

STROTHMANN now also offers quadro turnstiles for the RoundTrack 40 system.

Roughly 1,196 square feet of shelving was consolidated into two Shuttle Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs) from Kardex Remstar occupying only 184 square feet, a 71 percent savings in floor space.