Materials & Handling

For a leading manufacturer of wind turbines, STROTHMANN has developed a pneumatic drive solution for the quadro turnstile.

SafeHold MPL Series permanent lifting magnets from Eriez make quick work of difficult, time-consuming steel handling.

Gone are the days with one eight hour manufacturing shift, many automated facilities today run production machines through the night with very few machine operators, making machine maintenance and repair a valuable operation. Kardex Remstar automated storage and retrieval systems increase production machine uptime by improving technician efficiency, increasing accountability and eliminating part shortages in metalworking maintenance operations.

J.W. Winco Inc., a leading supplier of standard industrial machine components, announced it now offers series AN 7870.1 Stainless Steel Square Flange Bearings, as part of its new complete line of tube connection and conveyor components.

A below-the-hook, pneumatic vacuum lifter that picks up pipe, rod, and other cylindrical loads from the top surface and eliminates blocking, bending, and sagging has been introduced by Anver Corp.

Part Time column for February 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering looks at a shop that machines tungsten-carbide wedding, engagement and personal rings.

SafeHold XPL series magnets from Eriez enable users to lift flat and round materials.

SICK Inc. announced the launch of its W9-3 photoelectric sensor, a high-performance sensor in an extremely tough plastic housing.

EnKon Systems, Herkules Equipment Corporation's new brand name of scissor lift tables, answered the need for a manufacturer seeking a Hydraulic Scissor Lift coupled with a Tilting Conveyor.

J.W. Winco Inc., a leading supplier of standard industrial machine components, announced it now offers series GN 285 Swivel Clamp Connector Joints, as part of its new complete line of tube connection and conveyor components.

EnKon Systems recently introduced a new electric ball screw lift table for automation and robotic applications that require maximum control. Control features such as long standing static load positioning, accurate repeatability and speed directed by variable frequency drives are said to provide manufacturing or assembly plants with the power needed to improve their application's operation.

With the FEEDERplus6, STROTHMANN has proved that a transfer system which unloads, orients, and feeds parts into presses all by itself can work more efficiently than double feeders or articulated arm robots, especially in small press gaps.