Packaging tape offers 25% savings (1st December 2004)

Developed to combine the performance and feel of vinyl with the environmental and economic benefits of polypropylene, Limpet Tapes has launched a new selfadhesive packaging tape.

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Terminals have two year warranty (1st December 2004)

Opticon has announced that its entire range now comes with a full 24 month warranty. While most manufacturers

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Fleet tyre needs are taken care of (1st December 2004)

Stock Brothers has been manufacturing blocks for the building industry for over 75 years.

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All-steel four wheel AC tow tractor (1st December 2004)

In the October issue of H&SS the new four wheel A6 tow tractor from Bradshaw Electric Vehicles was referred to as being ‘all-steer’ – in fact this should have read ‘all-steel’.

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Easy operation minimises strain risks (1st October 2004)

Manufacturer of high performance coatings and passive fire protection products, Leigh’s Paints has exacting standards when it comes to the handling of its products. It has found the Sichelschmidt range of purpose-built flame proof handling equipment

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Compactor balers reduce costs (1st October 2004)

The UK is being urged to adopt better waste management measures. The rate at which Landfill Tax will rise has been tripled, so the top tax rate will increase annually by £3 per metric tonne, with a target of £34 per tonne.

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Versatile partition stops flow of dust (1st October 2004)

A Flexi-Part partitioning system from Galebreaker has been installed at a West Midlands’ factory to separate the laser welding equipment of Laser Welded Blanks from the coil slitting lines of parent company, Steel & Alloy.

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Purpose-built flameproof forklifts (1st October 2004)

Weilburger Schramm Coatings has cut the cost of handling by replacing a converted reach truck and counterbalance forklift with a Sichelschmidt purposebuilt flameproof forklift supplied by Ability Handling.

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Flexible industrial safety shelving range (1st August 2004)

Versatile and cost effective, Troax, has extended its range of industrial safety shelving with the launch of Quick Shelf. The wire mesh system is designed for use with most types of pallet racking in warehouses, distribution centres and other simil

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Free movement in columnless canopy (1st June 2004)

CopriSystems has installed a 32m wide loading bay canopy at MFIs national distribution centre in Northampton. MFI already has several loading canopies installed at sites throughout the country, but this is the first one of this size.

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Weather-proof packaging sleeve (1st April 2004)

Over the past three years Strongs Plastic Products has gained expertise in the development of packaging sleeves. One such product folds flat like a cardboard sleeve, yet is impervious to contamination and has a projected life of up to five years.

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Alternative to traditional metal cage (1st April 2004)

The rollet is a plastic roll container that has been developed to offer an alternative to the traditional metal cage. Research showed that users of metal cages find them heavy, hazardous, un-hygienic, noisy and costly. Statistics suggest an annual 20

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Loads of costs savings claimed (1st April 2004)

Designed to make the distribution of pallet loads safer, more cost effective and less wasteful, the Loadhog, from a company of the same name, is a robust plastic lid, the size of a standard pallet, with two or four retractable straps. One end of each

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Precision small item counting (1st February 2004)

The Maxell Europe manufacturing plant in Telford has improved counting accuracy with the installation of a new weighing system from Mettler Toledo.

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Automatic extrusion handling system (1st December 2003)

Designer and extruder of PVC-U and PVC-UE products, VEKA, has ordered a materials handling system from Demag Cranes and Components. To accommodate the handling of lengths of extruded products, Demag will provide an advanced automatic storage and retr

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Pushes paper reels with ease and safety (1st December 2003)

St. Regis Paper Company has taken delivery of a second Nu-Star Power Pusher at its Somerset site, where it is used to push reels of recycled envelope paper and coreboard. The pedestrian operated, battery powered tug unit can be used to push rolling l

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Solution experts (1st December 2003)

Charlotte Stonestreet visited industrial storage specialists, System Store Solutions, to find out about the benefits their installations can bring When you first scan through System Store Solutions core product range, you could be forgiven for think

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Reliable despatch (1st December 2003)

A reliable new auto ID solution from DataScan Systems has increased output in the despatch area at Clarks Shoes UK distribution centre Clarks Shoes can hold up to three million pairs of shoes in its UK Distribution Centre (DC) in Street, Somerset.

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Vertical storage with tilting trays (1st October 2003)

The introduction of a new tilting tray mechanism for the LogiMat range of vertical lifts by storage specialists, Autoscan, improves ergonomic handling for operators. LogiTilt is designed to immediately raise the back of a tray when presented at the p

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Helps minimise overfill (1st October 2003)

Available from Stevens Group, the Compupak 5 Average Weight System is used for regulating and controlling the fill levels of packaged products coming off a production line. It also provides the functionality needed to record quality data associated w

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