Materials & Handling

Products • August 6, 2019

Shuttle/Transfer Carts

Verti-Lift presents versatile shuttle/transfer carts with the integration of portability, lifting and conveying. With the option of V-Grove casters or Flanged casters (for plant pedestrian traffic areas that will not allow obstruction), portability allows product movement between multiple work cells or processes.

Products • August 5, 2019

CM500 Vacuum Tube Lifter

UNIMOVE LLC presents its CM500 vacuum tube lifter for safe and ergonomic handling of bags, boxes, pails, drums, sheet rock and more. A robust pulley-driven power unit, operated at up to 5,000 rpm, provides a high lifting capacity and the ability to effectively handle both porous and nonporous materials.

Articles • July 18, 2019

Part manufacturer seeks to oust weak machining link

Rotary broach that lasts for 1,000 parts helps company enable lights-out machining.

Articles • July 3, 2019 • Robert Weinstein

Focusing on high-speed inspection

With the new Taglens-T1 varifocal lens, manufacturers can achieve high-throughput noncontact parts inspection.

Products • June 19, 2019

Motorized Puller Assemblies

Versa Motorized Puller assemblies include all components for "out of the box" productivity for a wide variety of downstream handling requirements. Available in pinch wheel or Caterpillar designs, pullers are mounted on a 12" x 14" base plate for easy positioning of feed materials and includes a choice of either AC or DC motor and drive, and a remote operator control station (OCS) which can be mounted wherever desired.

Products • May 31, 2019

HFH Fork Truck Hook

Harrington Hoists Inc. introduces its HFH Fork Truck Hook, which is designed to lift and carry loads on the fork of a fork truck using a single latched hook or swivel hook. It is available to fit fork widths of 5¼ to 7 inches and 3¼ to 3 inches in height with a capacity of 1½ tons.

Products • May 20, 2019

RY Series Electric Wire Rope Hoists

Harrington Hoists Inc. has introduced its new RY series electric wire rope hoists. Designed for safety, reliability and performance, these ultralow headroom trolley hoists have an H4 duty rating for high demand applications and standard configurations are certified and listed to UL 1340 "Standard for Hoists" and CSA 22.2 No. 33.

Products • April 16, 2019

Packing Stations with Integral Conveyors

Verti-Lift introduces new packing stations which combine a full-length work area adjacent to a full-length integral conveyor for speeding the container, product or component to its next destination. Built on the proven Verti-Lift tandem scissor lift platform, these extra-long packing stations can be raised or lowered to meet the application needs of manufacturing, processing, distribution operations and more.

Products • March 11, 2019

STAHL CraneSystems Brand SH Ex Wire Rope Hoists

Columbus McKinnon Corp. offers NEC-approved, Class I, Division 2 explosion-protected STAHL CraneSystems brand SH Ex wire rope hoists to its advanced hoist product portfolio. The STAHL CraneSystems SH Ex wire rope hoist is available in five frame sizes with 26-load capacity variants from 1,000 lbs. to 30 tons in deck mount, monorail trolley, and double girder trolley models for use with standard, customized or special crane applications.

Products • February 27, 2019

Verti-Lift Hydraulic Upenders

Verti-Lift upenders with V-cradle design are ideal for ergonomic positioning rolls of steel, paper rolls, coils or spools, tubular tanks, and other cylindrical products. With a 6,000-lb. capacity, these ergonomic positioning devices have enough power to re-position heavy loads, while the V-cradle keeps the load intact during movement.

Products • February 15, 2019

Stand-alone Double Girder

Columbus McKinnon Corp. offers stand-alone double girder models as part of its Yale YK and Shaw-Box SK wire rope hoist product family. Complete with a low-headroom trolley, the Yale YK and Shaw-Box SK wire rope hoists in monorail and double girder models are for applications with space limitations.

Products • February 13, 2019

CM Lodestar VS Electric Chain Hoist

Columbus McKinnon Corp. announced its CM Lodestar VS electric chain hoist is now available in higher capacities up to three tons. The CM Lodestar VS combines the company's hoist design with best-in-class adjustable frequency drive performance.