Dave Wilson, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Handling System",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Engineeringtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release New facility provides photo-etching upgrade from
Precision Micro, which we summarised at the time by saying "Precision Micro has made a substantial investment in new manufacturing machines and equipment to take the photo-etching process to new levels of precision and repeatability".
A few weeks before,
we featured the news release Sensors improve reliability for aluminium producer from
Contrinex UK: "Series 700 sensors can withstand extreme impact, high shock levels and are resistant to virtually any chemical stress".
In April 2007, we covered the news from Reliance Precision Mechatronics
concerning its Reliance Cool Muscle motors
- take a look at Motors allow automated bottle inspection
which says: "Eighteen Reliance Cool Muscle motors have gone into a Labman Automation automated bottle inspection system".
Take a look also at the news release from Troax UK, Safety fencing protects distribution centre,
as well as Safety fencing system protects staff at warehouse from Troax UK,
and Robotics company deals with automated vehicles from Kuka Robotics.
See also:
Fieldbus networks keep baggage systems running
(January 2007)
Marco Polo Airport, Venice, uses redundant Profibus DP fieldbus networks on the high-availability baggage handling system that processes up to 4000 items of luggage per hour
Batteries and chargers for materials handling
(January 2007)
EnerSys, the world's largest producer of batteries and chargers for material handling equipment, will exhibit on Stand 19H90 at IMHX 2007
Stainless steel robot handles food packaging
(January 2007)
Kuka Robotics Corp has been selected by Zepnick Solutions as its robotics supplier for its new food handling system
Energy efficiency installation saves money
(December 2006)
A plant-wide energy efficiency installation is already saving GBP 120,000 a year in the woodworking shops at door and mouldings company BLP in Doncaster
Vision system gets tiles into line for firing
(November 2006)
Ceric Automation in France, found itself faced with the challenge of implementing a robust and reliable solution checking tiles for one of its clients
Refrigeration system is cool for nanolithography
(November 2006)
Vistec Lithography has selected Grant Technologies to develop a bespoke refrigeration system to cool the lens, chamber and handling system within its VB300 electron beam nanolithography machine
Sales drawings are delivered online
(October 2006)
Siemens Corporation subsidiary US Filter from Wisconsin has selected Synthesis advanced parametric design software to generate complex multiple-page drawings for its waste water handling system
Conveyor maker set for expansion
(October 2006)
Advance Automated Systems is taking big steps into the UK and international markets in the hope of bringing increasing amounts of work to the region
Control platform set for guided vehicle duties
(October 2006)
Danaher Motion has signed two new automated guided vehicle (AGV) technology partners - the US group Jervis B Webb Company and TTS Port Equipment from Sweden
News on the Storage and handling systems from Portasilo
(October 2006)
Portasilo has recently completed the proving trials for a meat and bonemeal storage and handling system at the Castle Cement Ribblesdale Works
Weighing system set for Heathrow Terminal 5
(October 2006)
Avery Weigh-Tronix has won the contract to supply, install and commission the passenger baggage weighing system for Heathrow Terminal 5
Robots automate friction welding
(September 2006)
Kuka robots have been chosen to automate a friction welding machine which is being used to produce commercial vehicle components in China
Software puts PLC controls though their paces
(September 2006)
Purpose-built software for offline logic controls testing helps users to reduce on-site commissioning time, improve control system quality, accelerate ramp to full production and reduce project costs
Handling system meets manufacturer's demands
(July 2006)
A materials handling system has been engineered for the specific requirements of a manufacturer of gypsum-based products
Flat bottom silos and bunkers prove popular
(June 2006)
Saxlund International is well known for its expertise in flat bottom silo and bunker designs for non-free-flowing bulk solids
Speeding up tensile tests for metal specimens
(May 2006)
Small automatic feed system with a magazine for 20 samples especially for implementation in the metal industry for tensile testing
Online tool brings handling systems together
(May 2006)
Pneumatic pick-and-place product handling systems can now be specified and designed in minutes rather than hours with a new online configurator
Handling system brings home the bread
(April 2006)
Handling system at Allied Bakeries' West Bromwich plant services three storage areas and feeds two automated bread baking lines with a fresh pan every 2.5s, 24 hours a day, 6.5 days a week
Cylinders and torque motors form pipe handler
(March 2006)
Hydraulic cylinders and torque motors form part of pipe handling system being widely used in the oil and gas sectors for clamping and torquing drill pipe connectors and safety equipment
Nucor orders mill upgrade
(February 2006)
Morgan Construction Company has received a contract from Nucor Corporation to upgrade the company's single-strand rod outlet at the Norfolk, Nebraska steel mill
Two-axis gantry ensures precision laser welding
(December 2005)
Item's modular Building Kit System has won over many admirers in the field of innovative laser applications in recent years
High-torque actuators answer damper demand
(December 2005)
JS Actuators has recently supplied three high-torque, high-speed Neptronic actuators to Lafarge Plasterboard for its manufacturing plant in Bristol
Actuators are at the core of apple packing robot
(November 2005)
Proven quality componentry has given design engineers at Austrian company Schuster Messtechnik the confidence to develop a second generation, high performance version of its apple packing robot
Speedy pallet handling system has long reach
(November 2005)
The PPR50 pallet system from Micromech achieves an amazingly high throughput and can be installed in buildings of restricted height because it uses telescopic actuators
Pallet handling system automates production
(November 2005)
German machine tool manufacturer Hermle has introduced an automatic handling and storage system for up to seven pallets of 500mm diameter or 400 x 400mm
Image processing aims for 0ppm defect rate
(October 2005)
For Brehm Prazisionsteile industrial image processing is an important 'link' in the chain of effective processing procedures
Work handling system is custom-engineered
(September 2005)
Gudel UK has been selected by Coventry-based Ultraseal International to produce a custom-engineered work handling system for an impregnation line it is supplying to a major automotive customer
Maintenance free batteries keep frozen food moving
(September 2005)
Link Logistics has installed EnerSys' Hawker Evolution batteries with high frequency chargers for lift trucks at the distribution warehouse operated on behalf of frozen produce retailer Farmfoods
Cleaning system uses trike safely
(September 2005)
Layton Technologies has developed an environmentally compliant and operator safe solvent cleaning system which uses trichloroethylene
Vision system ensures clutch quality
(August 2005)
Industrial Vision Systems has developed a system for the Gertrag company which offers a complete automated image processing solution for teeth and clutch body inspection using NeuroCheck software
Robots bring manufacturing back home
(July 2005)
An increase in business has encouraged TEC Manufacturing of Melton Mowbray to become a distributor for the Mitsubishi Electric range of robots
Servo drive is set to revolutionise automation
(July 2005)
The MTR-DCI electrical servo drive is also installed decentrally, freeing up space in the control cabinet and setting a trend for decentralised intelligence
Cylinders speed cigarettes to the streets of Paris
(June 2005)
Europe's largest tobacco products distribution centre has a new order preparation line, which is 80m long and has 60 unloading stations
Sealed CO2 laser cuts a wide range of materials
(May 2005)
The new Rofin SCx60 sealed CO2 laser has been designed for integration into laser based processing system for marking, cutting, welding or heat treating