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Astec provide a mobile packing conveyor system for flexibility A


stec Conveyors provided a number of mobile conveyors to give a flexible packing operations for a major food manufacturer. These included modular belt conveyors, mobile belt conveyor


Twist-again:


Goplasticpallets.com welcomes a new Folding wistlock Box to the family


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oplasticpallets.com delivers a new edition to The Twistlock Box range – New GoFold 34200P.


Manufactured by Cabka-IPS, the Twistlock range is a popular folding container among retailers, grocers, and food manufacturers. Now available in a new size: 300mm (L) x 400mm (W) x


200mm (H), The Twistlock Box is designed for the economic transportation of light and delicate products in small quantities. For example, small groceries such as mangoes, berries or nuts, cosmetics and e-commerce ‘picking’. The new, lower-height unit supplements the original


sized boxes within the GoFold Twistlock range, measuring 600mm x 400mm.


Thanks to the reduced volume, this collapsible box can offer superior cost savings Unlike many other boxes on the market, the Twistlock Box offers both economic value and sustainability. In particular, the reduced volume of the collapsed box (the compression rate is around 11 percent) saves considerable truck space therefore, reducing transport, storage, and handling costs.


GoPlasticBoxes.com - All Pallets Ltd  01323 744057  www.goplasticboxes.com


and an ergonomic three tier packing station assembly, designed to create a more efficient way for operators to pack a wide assortment of products. Astec designed the conveyors in accordance with the


customer’s specifications and requirements for a flexible operation and mobility to easily relocate and assist with cleaning. The conveyors and control panel were manufactured from stainless steel with variable speed. Astec can also integrate and interface with other OEM packing equipment. Sales manager Paul Fox reported, “The project had a short lead time to meet the customer’s product launch date, but Astec Conveyors completed on time and well within the client expectations.”


Astec Conveyors Ltd  01283 210333  www.astecconveyors.com


Kardex for faster accurate stock retrieval K


ardex is meeting the industries need for leaner processes and more flexible production with the new LR 35 storage and retrieval solution for small and


medium-sized warehouses. LR 35 Vertical Buffer Module has been designed to guarantee the ‘just-in-time’ supply of fully picked assembly kits, keeping the assembly process flowing. Compared to conventional shelving systems, LR 35 increases throughput by


75%. All incoming assembly orders can be supplied at short notice. The orders are only started once all the components are available for picking. Bins sitting around the assembly area containing incomplete orders are a thing of the past. Picking information on the screen of the LR 35 supports the operator. The storing process can be done during daily business hours, because the unit has separate openings for storage and picking. LR 35 has been designed to respond to the trend in production logistics


towards ever smaller units. Manufacturing and ecommerce companies can benefit from space-saving, cost-effective storage and manage an ever wider range of product variants more efficiently.”


Kardex Systems UK Ltd


New J D Neuhaus Group Website A


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s the leading German manufacturer of pneumatic and hydraulic hoists and crane systems, the J D Neuhaus Group


(JDN) has improved their innovative website. Their well-known address www.jdngroup.com incorporates many improvements. It is more user-friendly, more informative and better structured, while being technically and graphically optimised, to represent state-of-the-art operation. Conversion to a responsive web design enables the


content to adapt automatically to the size of the screen being used, and the whole content can now also be viewed more efficiently on tablets and smartphones.


The horizontal navigation has also been reduced to emphasise the menus for Products, Service and Company. As the Service and Company sections of the site had already been re-launched towards the end of 2016, the website now presents itself with a modern look, feel and operation in a full screen mode.


J D Neuhaus  01224 722751  www.jdngroup.com


Stacking the racking with Combilift - Storage capacity doubled thanks to Combi-CB B


en O’Hanlon, MD of racking and shelving company Todds Leap was not really intending to buy a Combilift when he


was given a model of the Combi-CB, but after playing around with it on his desk he was intrigued. He also realised that it could make a difference to the 15,000ft2 storage area at his premises in Co. Tyrone. And make a difference it certainly has: Since the


multidirectional Combi-CB3000 compact counterbalance design truck was delivered, Ben reckons that storage capacity has doubled and the available working area has been increased by 40%. Todds Leap is Northern Ireland’s largest stockist of new and used racking and storage systems including long span shelving, drive-in and cantilever racking and it also offers a refurbishment facility. Busy and growing, the company needed to rationalise storage for the wide range of varied stock it stores and moves around.


Combilift  00353 47 80500  www.combilift.com CONNECTINGINDUSTRY.COM/MATERIALSHANDLINGLOGISTICS


distributor for EZO bearings. Sapporo Precision, a Japanese bearing manufacturer, has a fifty-year history of supplying precision bearings around the world. Now SMB Bearings is bringing Sapporo’s EZO bearing range to the British market. Sapporo Precision has a deserved reputation for quality


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and reliability. The company has invested heavily in advanced, fully automated manufacturing facilities in Ashibetsu in Japan and Shanghai in China. Sapporo Precision manufacture miniature bearings, thin section bearings and stainless steel bearings. The company guarantee a high precision product thanks to advanced production techniques and the high levels of quality control. These bearings are used in applications including aerospace, medical, machine tools, inverters, instrumentation, food processing and robotics.


SMB Bearings  01993 842 555  www.smbbearings.com


MATERIALS HANDLING & LOGISTICS | JULY/AUGUST 2017 S19


Japanese bearings find a UK base


xfordshire-based specialist bearings supplier, SMB bearings, has been appointed as the UK’s official


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