MATERIALS HANDLING
equipment. With the global on-the-go breakfast market set to increase by 46% by 2026, for example, cereal companies are reassessing their products. Cereal bars, rather than individual cereal grains, are increasingly being produced. handling across the factory. The cultural and environmental
pressures to increase recycling have also led to increased demand from this sector. The waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) directive and responsibly dispose of their electronic equipment to avoid damaging the environment with hazardous content.
Electrical waste is processed
through complex procedures to remove hazardous waste and recover high value items. Using mechanical and thermal separation, items such as printed circuit boards (PCBs) are sorted. Wires are disentangled and high value metals are segregated and recovered. However, this whole process is only made possible by accurate and reliable sorting equipment. The increasing awareness and
concerns over potential allergens such as gluten or nuts in foods means consumers are increasingly demanding higher standards of cleanliness from food manufacturers. Businesses therefore have a renewed focus on actively avoiding cross-contamination in food and beverage plants. For those that supply to this industry, this means they must supply products that allow the manufacturers to ensure food safety and provide allergen-free products for their customers. For example, conveying belts can
produce a build-up of bacteria on the to clean. This will cause a safety risk if it comes into contact with the food. produced on the same production line, the conveyor must be thoroughly cleaned between runs to avoid contamination.
Gough Engineering produces the Easy Clean conveyor, which has a removable belt, allowing the conveyor
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The Swinglink system presents a continuous row of overlapping buckets at the inlets and allows for single or multiple selective discharge stations
to be quickly disassembled and cleaned. It also features a tubular design rather than a solid plate, which reduces the amount of surfaces and crevices that need to be cleaned. Not only are cultural changes
political ones are also. With the Brexit negotiations underway, British companies face uncertainty about how with European neighbours. However, the pound is now much more favourable to European customers, which materials management companies can take advantage of. To ensure continued success, companies in the sector must focus on their existing markets worldwide as well as exploring new ones.
Gough Engineering has recently
invested in producing all of its injected moulded buckets in the UK. The buckets were previously made in the USA, but investment in the UK allowed the company to focus on the latest
injection moulding technology. It also secured the manufacturing of the high- bucket conveyors for the future. For many companies in the materials management sector, the large and changing variety of sectors requiring materials handling equipment provides new opportunities and hope. As a small business based in the heart of the UK, Gough Engineering does not have the but it can work to meet the needs of its customers.
techniques and engineering technology, experienced companies in the materials management sector can continue to transporting goods around the plant and factory, no matter what companies require.
Stephen Harding is managing director of Gough Engineering.
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