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Hovair doubles w'house capacityMay 1st 2010
Hovair air film technology by Movetech UK, combined with new flooring from Sika UK, has allowed London & Cambridge Properties to double capacity at its specialist warehousing facility in Staffordshire.
The air film transporter has a total design capacity of 100 tonnes.
Steering and propulsion of the transporter are provided by an air powered tugger which also houses the controls for the transporter.
Eight 40" high pressure air bearings are incorporated into the design of the LCP transporter, as are a central guide wheel as a point of steering.
More articles from Movetech UK:
Movetech UK (formerly British Turntable) has been helping to solve load moving challenges for a wide range of industries since 1959. HSS Editor Simon Duddy caught up with David Houghton, technical sales director at Movetech UK to talk about these challeng (1st May 2012)
HSS: What percentage of projects require bespoke design? David Houghton: A large percentage of contracts, in excess of 90%, require bespoke design. This necessitates a close technical liaison with the client and full C
From Lifting & Moving
Barge in safely (1st February 2012)
Movetech UK is keeping bargebuilding company, Boats by Pendlewood, out of deep water by enabling it to manoeuvre long, 15t barges into premises where there were no lifting facilities, and where it was impossible for a t
Heavy metal men (1st September 2011)
Movetech provides a selection of heavy lifting gear as a crane or forklift isn't always the best answer, says the firm
Quick turnaround (1st April 2011)
When Polyurethane Progress lost materials handling turntables in a fire at its Wakefield plant in 2010, Movetech UK came to the rescue by supplying two replacement floor mounted manual turntables. And, in order to get P
Capacity boost (1st June 2010)
Hovair air film technology by Movetech UK, combined with new flooring from Sika UK, has provided London & Cambridge Properties (LCP) with a highly practical and cost-effective solution to LCP's need to double capacity a
Moving time (1st May 2010)
JUNG lifting jacks and machinery skates supplied by Movetech UK (the new name for British Turntable Co) are helping Flowserve Flow Control make the movement of heavy and awkward loads from the assembly line to an extern
British Turntable is now Movetech UK (1st April 2009)
British Turntable has announced a change of name to Movetech UK, to underline its position in solving a wide range of commercial and industrial movement and positioning problems. The name combines, under a single cor
Skating on air for 25 years (1st August 2008)
Wiggin Alloys first installed a Hovair air film system in 1983 to move a forge press tool train under a 1750t forging press. In partnership with Hovair – now part of the industrial division of British Turntable, the co
Jung jacks pass turbine test (1st August 2008)
British Turntable's industrial division has helped Jeff Laidlaw Transport make light work of delivering and lowering a 4.5t turbine into a 3m deep pit at a test facility in Oxfordshire by supplying a set of four Jung
Business support is the solution (1st April 2008)
British Turntable is one of hundreds of businesses across Greater Manchester to have benefited from Business Support Solutions' Productivity Programme.
From Industry update
Three become one (1st April 2008)
After extensive expansion of British Turntable's commercial and industrial divisions, the company has brought together these areas of the business into a single operating division and re-branded it as BTI.
Turning delivery times around (1st December 2006)
A 15m diameter HGV access revolve installed by British Turntable at the new Asda store in Glasgow, is not only speeding up delivery turnaround times but is also proving to offer other economic and operational benefits.
The 4
From Facilities Management
Extensive handling portfolio (1st April 2006)
British Turntable's expertise in mechanical rotary and linear handling equipment, combined with its acquisitions of Hovair Systems' air film portfolio and Cawley Marine's exclusive rights to distribute Jung lifting and moving equipment equipment in t
British Turntable Offers Extensive Materials Handling Portfolio (6th February 2006)
British Turntable’s expertise in mechanical rotary and linear handling equipment, combined with its acquisitions of Hovair Systems’ air film portfolio and Cawley Marine’s exclusive rights to distribute Jung lifting and moving equipment equipment in t
From Newsletter Stories
Turntable makes life loads easier for Waitrose (7th November 2005)
Another Waitrose installation from British Turntable is making the loading bay safer and more efficient at Waitrose’ new Wallingford store.
British Turntable takes Jung product range (1st August 2005)
By acquiring the assets of Cawley Marine Industrial, British Turntable now has the exclusive rights to distribute Jung lifting and moving equipment in the UK.
Hovair’s reel turntable deal (1st April 2005)
The Hovair Systems Division of British Turntable Company has supplied a manually-operated air film turntable to Georgia-Pacific in Sheffield to streamline the loading of large reels of tissue paper into processing machinery in the minimum space avail
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