Material Handling & Storage Systems

Among Cortec's wide variety of corrosion inhibiting solutions is Desicorr VpCI desiccant technology, whose synergistic action between desiccant and vapor-phase corrosion Inhibitors provides enhanced corrosion protection. Desicorr VpCI pouches are specially designed two-sided pouches containing a unique combination of desiccant and vapor phase corrosion inhibitors (VpCI).

Dorner has consolidated two existing product lines and unified them into a single platform, which is now called FlexMove.

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.

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.

The new TRACER 12' Minibar hydrodynamic magazine bar feeder from CNC Indexing & Feeding Technologies is engineered to feed bar stock diameters from 0.8mm to 12mm and up to 12' in length. The economical and efficient TRACER 12' Minibar feeder provides a solution for manufacturers with fixed headstock and Swiss-type CNC lathes who need to feed large quantities of small-diameter bar stock efficiently. nn

1sourcevend is introducing its new combo machines. The machines give customers the option to now daisy chain coil/lockers together to vend many more items from the same touchscreen interface. The combo machines will allow customers to vend high-turn, disposable items like gloves and cutting tools while also vending returnable, high-value items like power tools and gauges all from the same unit.

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.

Guardair Corp. has developed the new QuickSelect Tool Rack to organize frequently-used shop tools and keep them within easy reach. Made from heavy-duty aluminum, the QuickSelect features an array of slots and holes sized to accommodate the most popular tools including Allen wrenches, dead blow hammers, screwdrivers and safety air guns.

The large-capacity TRACER 65V/80V hydrodynamic magazine bar feeder from CNC Indexing & Feeding Technologies can accommodate bars up to 12' long in diameters from 10mm to 65mm and, following a simple channel change, up to 80mm in diameter. The feeder holds multiple bars, depending on the diameter size.

The Fastems RoboCell One sets new standards in relation to extremely adaptable and flexible machining, particularly heavy workpieces within batches of different sizes. The easy-to-configure robot cell is primarily designed for handling heavy workpieces weighing up to 176 lbs. (80 kg) and for automating up to two machine tools of the same type – either lathes or milling machines.

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.

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.