Case Studies

1) Case Study: A Closer Look at How Low Quality Casters Will Cost Your Organization in Productivity

A Closer Look at How Low Quality Casters Will Cost Your Organization in Productivity

2) Cost Effective Solution To Increase Shipping Capabilities & Warehouse Space

Christian Light Publications is dedicated to the development and distribution of Christian books and educational materials to strengthen families, support the church, and provide a ...

3) Robotic Guarding for Automated Packaging Equipment

Since 1981, a growth in technology and specialized equipment has enabled Highlight Industries of Wyoming Michigan to assist their clients to think safety first when using their automated ...

4) Case Study: The original Polymer Guard Rails for VF’s newest DC.

The case study explains how Boplan provided polymer ( plastic ) guard rails, hand rails, traffic barriers and other safety products from the Flex Impact by Boplan product line to protect ...

5) Work Station Crane Helps Commercial Printer Increase Safety And Decrease Product Damage

Lifting, changing, and moving print rollers weighing 65 lbs. The work area serves two twin printing presses with a 15 ft. wide aisle between presses. Work Station Crane Helps Commercial ...

6) Demag ALU Enclosed Track Crane in the Printing Industry

Bundles of individual magazine pages are transferred from a pallet to a “stitching machine”. They are then properly sequenced and stapled together to create the magazine. The equipment ...

7) Torklift to benefit the Arts

This custom built lift with its double long, extra wide platform and easy joystick control will allow the museum to transport their collection with ease and increase productivity for ...

8) Automatic Guided Vehicle System Increases Efficiency

A fleet of three forked automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) transport, load and unload rolls of stripped and pasted newsprint from a semi automatic roll preparation station to six printing ...

9) Automatic Guided Vehicle System Transports Newspaper Print Reels

A system of three (3) automatic guided clamp vehicles (AGVs) picks up reels from the receiving area and delivers to storage. When the facility signals a new press run, the clamp vehicles ...

10) Back Saving Pallet Level Loaders Win Accolades from Workers

Preprinted newspaper inserts are fed into inserting drums at the rate of 25,000 per hour at the newspaper plant. At that speed, a pallet load of 14,000 inserts goes down pretty fast. ...

11) Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Streamlines Production Lines With Back Saving Hydraulic Roll On Level Loaders

A manufacturer of prescription drugs, recently added state- of-the-art work positioning tables to prevent back strain for its employees working on production lines. Since the addition ...

12) Scissors Lift Tables Solve an Ergonomic Problem for an Office Manufacturing Company

This company specializes in the production of office furniture. The production process includes a sanding operation to prepare the tops of conference tables for various stains and final ...

13) A Printer’s Dream: Equipment that makes Pallet Loading and Unloading Easier

This is about a book publisher in St. Paul, Minnesota that specializes in college text books and law books. At the company’ production and warehouse facility, pallet loads of books ...

14) Customized Automation Maximizes Storage and Controls Flow

As a leading US newspaper searched for ways to maximize storage in their new warehouse, they needed a solution “made to fit” with their tight conveyor line requirements. They realized ...

15) Automatic Guided Vehicles Optimize Uptime and Maintainability

A newsprint facility uses an automatic guided vehicle system consisting of 14 wire guided fork styled vehicles to move rolls from strip station to press or roll storage. They also handle ...