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FACTORY & HANDLING ‹ SOLUTIONS‹‹


DECEMBER/JANUARY 2020 FACTORYANDHANDLINGSOLUTIONS.CO.UK


REDUCE ENERGY COSTS, LOWER CO2 EMISSIONS AND OPTIMISE MHE FLEET EFFICIENCY THE FRONIUS SELECTIVA RANGE: SUSTAINABILITY THE SMART WAY


Leading glass manufacturer switches to Fronius S The new


standard in lifting THE S-SERIES CRANE


konecranes.com/newseries


NEWS 5


aint-Gobain is Europe’s number one manufacturer of flat glass for the construction industry and this takes place at their site in Eggborough, East Yorkshire.


Production at the large site runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year. Transportation of the glass around the site and for preparation for shipment off-site involves a combination of HubTex transport systems, Jungheinrich forklift trucks and pedestrian pallet trucks. To ensure the continuous availability of these systems the company has installed 21 Fronius Selectiva battery chargers complete with the unique and innovative Ri charging process.


Read more on page 6... Fronius | www.fronius.co.uk  26


Trebor announces £100M development programme


FEATURES 8


Comb Tac CombiTiTa


Pump maintenance time slashed with new smart solution


17 How to avoid metal


contamination in ready meal production


22 Smart energy solutions provide the path to industrial energy efficiency


26 Aisle Master serves up a solution for Higgidy


32 Technology that is changing the warehousing industry


46 Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2020 brings you the works


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The Perfect M Stäubli Electrical Connec


täubli Electrical Connect (Formerly Multi Contact) Phone: +44 1908 26 55 44


ormerly Multi-Contact) Phone: +44 1908 26 55 4 ec.uk@staubli.com


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