Case Studies

46) Burn Table Loading Systems Improves Productivity

ACCO Material Handling Solutions provided Louden 585 Cranes equipped with Wright Work-Rated Hoists. All motions are controlled by Inverters for smooth operation. Additionally supplied ...

47) Gorbel G-Force® iQ Units: Synchronized Lifting

Workers are doing their final welds on the trays, and lifting them onto a cart to be banded and prepared for shipping. The trays resemble aluminum extension ladders when complete and ...

48) Demag Electric Rope Hoist In The Galvanizing Industry

A metal galvanizing plant with a harsh environment facility needed a system to handle long loads with versatility. The units need to be able to run as a single unit or as two individual ...

49) Demag Electric Rope Hoist Metal Flooring Plant

Demag provided a 10 Ton DRPRO Hoist on A Demag Crane for a metal flooring company manufactures metal floor decking products and associated metal flashings for use in the fast track ...

50) Custom Supports In Action: Custom Supports for Work Station Cranes Give Machine Shop Freedom & Flexibility

Just In Time CNC Machining was relocating and looking for a crane system that would service several CNC machines and the full selection of products without interfering with the current ...

51) Intelligent Lifting In Action: Damage & Injury Risk “virtually” Eliminated with Gorbel’s G-Force

Atlas Copoco needed a piece of equipment that was able to lift very heavy steel cylinders and place them with precision into the milling machine without damaging the part or the machine. ...

52) Dual Load Handling Automatic Guided Vehicle Reduces Costs and Improves Efficiency

The Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) system was installed at a major food manufacturer in New South Wales Australia. The 6 vehicle fleet automates movement of palletized finished product ...

53) VALVE MANUFACTURER USES VLMs TO ELIMINATE BRICK AND MORTAR EXPANSION

A valve manufacturer was faced with the need to consolidate two facilities into one, including inventory used in operations. “Why don’t we take advantage of unused overhead space by ...

54) Productivity Doubles With Help of Work Station Bridge Crane

Two Free Standing Work Station Bridge Cranes with 1 ton aluminum bridges and chain hoists with vacuum end effectors were installed. "The Gorbel system has worked out very well," said ...

55) Well Planned Hoist Maintenance Program Reduces Downtime Significantly

“At the heart of the success of the plant is the organized maintenance program”. Very often, usual hoist wear and tear produces ordinary breakdowns that derail a process or plant for ...

56) SPANCO Jibs Allow for Efficient Workflow Void of Bottlenecking

Wall Mounted Jib Cranes allowed for an efficient production process void of bottlenecking. The plant production manager was dealing with the daily problem of bottlenecking on the production ...

57) Vertical Carousel System Maximizes Floor Space

Substantial growth presented challenges to this manufacturer of fixed point and portable gas detection systems. Rather than build a new facility, automation in their existing plant ...

58) MWL Requires Hydraulic Dock Leveler For Demanding Dock Conditions

The VH Series is designed, engineered and constructed using the heaviest structural steel support members for the most demanding dock conditions. It uses a proprietary hydraulic system ...

59) Bascule Bridge Provides Safe Passage

America A bascule bridge permits safe crossing of railroad spurs and serves as a convenient connection between buildings. This is exactly what a distributor of pet care products needed ...

60) Easy Arm™ Intelligent Lifting Device In Action: Precision Lifting Protects People And Products

Nissan Castings is an Australian castings plant for transmission housings. In this work cell, they were loading and unloading alloy transmission castings into a jig where a quick machining ...