Materials Handling & Logistics
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Lift trucks... S13. Trucks optimise storage density
Warehousing & storage... S14. Trackless mobile shelving delivers 80% more space
Materials handling & conveying... S16. The secret to handling taller turbine towers S18. Pin points to conveyor safety
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Combilift’s Straddle
Carrier is being used by Andresen Towers in Denmark to manoeuvre shell tower sections for a new design of wind turbine tower
See page S16
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Contents…
Industry news S4. IMHX 2013 focuses on logistics for pharma and healthcare
Features
Pallets, Palletisers & pallet handling... S8. Are plastic pallets the answer? S10. Pallet racking modified for live storage
Loading bays & doors... S11. Dock shelter problem solved
JULY/AUGUST 2012 LOADING BAYS & DOORS
Dock shelter problem solved
SOLUTIONS FOR HANDLING EFFICIENCY
MATERIALS HANDLING
The secret to handling taller turbine towers
LATEST PUBLICATION FOR THE WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS MARKET
COVER STORY
New additions to the Bendi family are strengthening the company’s position in the warehousing sector as well as opening up new market places previously inaccesible to the company, including retail, manufacturing and cold storage sectors
Bendi T: 01527 527411
www.bendi.co.uk
Turn to page S6 for more details
Next issue... Features in the September 2012 issue of Materials Handling & Logistics will include • Conveyors • Lift trucks • Loading bays & doors • Logistics • Materials handling • Warehousing & storage • Special feature: Printing, labelling & barcode systems
Materials Handling & Logistics JULY/AUGUST 2012 S3
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