Other Material Handling Equipment
Other mechanical and non-powered equipment used to move, position, store, control and protect individual parts, assemblies, finished goods, palletized loads and scrap materials throughout metal fabrication operations, distribution and shipping operations, and waste disposal.
Upsizing with Jigless Welding
Greater robot payloads are opening the door to automatic fabrication of large, unwieldy components.
Greater robot payloads are opening the door to automatic fabrication of large, unwieldy components.
Demand for stamped and formed aluminum components for vehicles has never been higher, but many shops face slower cycle times due to the difficulty of quickly destacking aluminum blanks. This new approach can significantly increase destacking speed up to 18 parts per minute with no multiple blanks – a significant productivity gain compared to the typical 12 parts per minute.
They might come as a shock to some accountants, but the productivity gains, cost savings and other returns on investing in a safety-first culture are very real to the people who spend most of their days on the shop floor. After identifying safety trouble spots and investing in automated equipment that provides as inherently safe a workplace as possible, we have reduced workers’ compensation claims to near zero.
The Smart Factory reduces insurance costs and increases productivity and profitability by investing in new systems with advanced technology to protect both workers and equipment. Here are some of the latest advances in protective equipment, safety automation and services, and more that can help make your shop become a safer workplace.
This shop discovered how to use a high degree of automation integrated with a sheet metal storage system to quickly turn around a wide variety of power distribution systems for the electrical trade and switchgear production.
Sky Hook, a one-operator lifting solution from Syclone ATTCO Service, replaces two-person or team-lifts that violate current 6-foot proximity policies. The device is more readily available than installing an overhead crane, and the company is waiving rush charges to accommodate the urgent needs of essential manufacturing businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To help stop the spread of germs and bacteria, Industrial Magnetics has developed the Foot-Pull Door Opener that can be attached to the bottom of a door. The company is donating 100% of the profits from sales of the device to food pantries in its community.
Lightweight feed grippers from Bilsing Automation extend up to 100 mm, providing stabilization through the Z-axis movement to the part during press transfer. To conserve space, they’re designed to pick parts from the top.
Material Handling Industry News
Calendar & Events
Southern New England Design-2-Part Show
Northern California Design-2-Part Show
