Material Handling & Storage Systems

The LNS Group is implementing e-CONNECT solutions to integrate the company's products, in particular bar feeders, into its customers ERP (enterprise resource planning) and MES (manufacturing execution system) software.

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.

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.

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.

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.

When properly installed and operated, SafeHold permanent lifting magnets from Eriez are a safe and efficient mechanical material-handling device. Customers who have upgraded to SafeHold magnets from older manual magnets report decreased workplace injuries and increased productivity.

Harrington Hoists Inc. introduces the HFPSL Four Point Sack Lifter Beam designed to lift bulk container sacks. The HFPSL is available in 1 and 2 metric ton capacities with outside spreads of 36 and 48 inches.

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Harrington Hoists Inc. introduces its new EQ three-phase and SEQ single-phase electric chain hoists. Both the EQ and SEQ series hoists are dual-speed via variable frequency drive (VFD) and include a unique no-load, high-speed function that automatically increases hoist speed up to 130 percent when the load is less than 30 percent of working load limit.

Verti-Lift introduces heavy-duty tandem scissor lifts for large or long part handling applications. With a longer length platform, these lift tables meet the application needs of manufacturing, processing, distribution operations where materials of greater length are being handled.

Wildeck Inc. Access products subsidiary, Ladder Industries, has announced its new LadderLink modular access system that provides an affordable and rugged framework of five core bolt-together components that will allow users to easily create a customized access solution for distribution centers, warehouses and manufacturing operations.

Automation is essential in helping manufacturers achieve maximum return on investment from their machine tools. Makino offers the availability of a new design configuration for its MMC2 automated pallet-handling system, which enables full compatibility with the company's a61nx-5E 5-axis horizontal machining center.