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Safely exporting US-made motorcycles overseas or shipping them long distances domestically has proved challenging for one of the world’s largest motorcycle producers. For overseas shipments to Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and other parts of the world,... more »
With 19 locations serving West Texas and Oklahoma, places great value on its ability to provide excellent customer service for the Caterpillar brand. The busy service operation, providing sales, leasing, equipment rentals, installations, regular preventative... more »
A custom valve manifold from Humphrey reduced the cost and time needed to convert truck trailers into a train, and at their destination convert them back to individual trailers for highway travel. A manufacturer of trailers designed to operate on the... more »
Phoenix-based Unique Machine & Tool Co, manufacturer of machines that make kitchen cabinet doors, entry doors, drawers and related parts -- had a serious problem: The ac drives that helped run the machines they sell were failing at an estimated rate... more »
Electroimpact, Inc is using the R-Series SSI encoder position sensor from MTS Systems Corp, Sensors Div as part of the wing assembly of the Airbus A380. Electroimpact’smaterial handling solution is designed to provide a stable control system in the wing... more »
With the help of Torque Transmission and its Companion PO3 Pulley, Tom Jessen, owner of Valparaiso, IN-based PermaGreen Supreme, a manufacturer of professional lawn and turf care equipment, eventually conquered his nemesis. After years of searching for... more »
Virtually every manufacturing plant, fabricating shop, machining facility, assembly location, even warehouse has one...the unique material handling or storage challenge with no practical structural solution offered. The maintenance job that needs to move... more »
The Situation: Mount Boucherie, a new ice arena in British Columbia, resulted in substantial cost savings in installation and material compared to traditional gas detection systems. At Mt. Boucherie, gas detectors were required by city and national codes... more »
The Workload & Environment Time constraints in the logging industry are one of the biggest obstacles that contractors face. Just ask Sylvain Provost, owner of PTR Enterprise in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. “Most of our equipment runs for 24 hours... more »
Take one step inside CDW’s state-of-the-art Western Distribution Center in North Las Vegas, NV, and you are transported into the future of IT product distribution. That future is here today, thanks in part to mezzanines, stair systems, crossovers, and... more »
When a manufacturer of industrial-mechanical power transmission components faced a material handling problem, Bushman Equipment, Inc provided the solution. Marty Kuklinski, senior tool engineer at the Falk Corp plant in Milwaukee, WI needed a system that... more »
Obtaining a good shave requires a blade with the finest edge, so quality and production consistency are fundamental. Precise temperature control during the blade manufacturing process is critical, both in the heat treatment furnaces used for making the... more »
With its introduction of digital video coordinate measuring machines, has brought the latest technologies and new approaches to a wide variety of industry inspection tasks, significantly improving image quality and reducing processing time. Based in... more »
Accu-Sort Systems announced that it has installed new bar code systems that are helping snack food maker Herr Foods operate more efficiently. For production and inventory, the installation includes Axiom laser bar code scanners and Fast Count software,... more »
DistriQ, nationwide distribution company for Holland’s largest newspaper and other major Dutch periodicals, reports that it has finally found effective collision protection by installing American-made Column Sentry column protectors throughout its major... more »
Though there are no alchemists on the payroll, AACOA, Inc (Niles MI) has an exceptional ability to turn aluminum into gold. That is to say, since 1972, the firm has been a very successful and growing supplier of aluminum-associated products and services.... more »
The Application: A leading contract packager and manufacturer of food ingredients contacted Material Transfer, requiring container dumpers to empty containers of brownie and cake mixes into hoppers which fed existing packaging equipment. The new dumpers... more »
Greenheck is on a growth streak, and efficient use of die racks has eased its growing pains. But continuous growth was straining the company's main production facility, which supplies parts nationally."We not only had to ramp up production, but also get... more »
Making the rounds in an increasing number of hospitals nationwide, the Tug automated courier system was pioneered by Aethon Inc (Pittsburgh, PA). The robotic indoor transport system can deliver and track instruments, medications, meals, and lab specimens... more »
Metal cutting and welding have played an important role in shipbuilding ever since steel replaced wood and iron in the second half of the 19th century. Among the oldest shipyards still in existence are the UK’s Scotstoun and Govan yards, currently owned... more »