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ABCO Enters VPP Agreement with ABB
They are now an authorized systems integrator of ABB robots.
TAB Industries Names Lead Welder, Fabricator
Logan McCoy is their lead welder and Carl Weikel is a full-time fabricator to help increase production capacity and support business growth.
Dorner Appoints New Director of Customer Service and Inside Sales
Ben McGruder now oversees inside sales and service with customers and key accounts.
Touch and Go
Every time workers have to touch a load of material, labor costs are added to it. Here is some of the latest material handling equipment that can help shops get a better handle on profitability by reducing the number of touches required to move material on the floor.
Keeping the “Continuous” in Continuous Improvement
It’s still not uncommon to walk into a facility and find heavy gauge and plate materials, large stacks of coils, or bundled pipe and tubing stored on the shop floor, waiting to be retrieved and moved to another location in the plant for processing – along with all of the potential safety issues and adverse effects on profitability. Before investing in any system to solve this problem, a shop must determine exactly what they are trying to accomplish and explore how they process their inventory, right down to the orientation of the raw material when it’s initially received.
Portable Electric Scissor Lifts for Ergonomic Lifting Wherever Needed
Electric Hydraulic or Manually Operated Portable Scissor Lifts from Verti-Lift provide the flexibility of a scissor lift with the portability of an adjustable work platform to enhance ergonomics.
Pallet Jack-Compatible Orbital Wrapper Eases Truck Loading/Unloading
The TAB Wrapper Tornado from TAB Industries is a semi-automated, orbital wrapper that secures loads to their pallets to create a unitized load that improves product protection, safety and stability in transport and storage.
Safely Secure Oddly Shaped, Heavy Loads Fast
The 87-SA Yellow Jacket Orbital Stretch Wrapper from Muller effectively secures complex fabrications, metal parts and loose assemblies on a pallet with one worker in one minute – a job that typically takes two workers roughly ten minutes to wrap a similar load by hand.
Reduce Product Droppage and Lower Scrap Rates
The special grip pattern on DURAFLEX Friction Cups from Piab features a rough cleat surface and sharp cleat edges and channels that creates greater friction and a stronger hold compared to traditional traction suction cups.
Environmentally Friendly Pressroom Automation
For handling oily and wet surfaces in pressrooms, the GEN II Flex Spray Oiler system from Atlas Technologies provides a cleaner, safer and more cost efficient operation that doesn’t sacrifice quality.
Toyota-Mazda Announce Alabama Factory
Their new $1.6 billion joint venture in Huntsville will eventually produce 300,000 vehicles a year and employ 4,000 people.
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