Materials handling

Actilift Quikstak Smart Stacker automated stacker

18 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Actisafe

Actilift automated and manual lifting devices can be used for safer work with pallets, skids, bins and stacks. The range includes the Quikstak Smart Stacker automated stacker as well as a series of manual and automated lifting trolleys.

Two fatalities after metal windmill hits powerline

17 March, 2010

Two men were killed recently and three other men were seriously injured when a metal windmill they were transporting struck powerlines.

Focus Safety NZ joins The General Mat Company network

16 March, 2010 | Supplied by: The General Mat Company

Focus Safety has been appointed as the New Zealand distributor of The General Mat Company.

Zallys M6.5 heavy-duty tower, pedestrian-operated electric tug

16 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Warequip

The Zallys M6.5 heavy-duty tower is a pedestrian-operated electric tug, mainly designed for moving trailers in circumstances where a vehicle would normally be required.

Barrier Neata queue management system

16 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Barrier Group

The Barrier Neata queue management system is suitable for wherever people are expected to queue or congregate such as airports, banks and public events. The system can reduce the safety, liability and logistical issues associated with conventional post and base units by replacing the bulky freestanding base with a stainless steel in-ground sleeve and coupling arrangement.

Optimising mill safety and reliability

16 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Enerpac

The Finnish-headquartered minerals and metals processing solutions company Outotec has combined high-efficiency hydraulic technology with advanced ultrasonic bolt load testing to optimise the speed and safety of bolting operations in the construction of SAG (semi-autogenous grinding) and ball mills.

Pallet-wrapping savings at a large meat processing plant

10 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Optimum Handling Solutions

Palwrap from Optimum Handling Solutions has generated significant pallet-wrapping savings at a large meat processing plant.

Scissor lifts for inner-city goods delivery

10 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Optimum Handling Solutions

Optimum Handling Solutions has recently supplied a double scissor lift for a building project in the Sydney CBD that has eliminated the problem of bulk food deliveries to a retail outlet situated on the second level of a commercial building.

Rite-Hite SplitSecond bi-parting industrial doors

09 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Arbon Equipment Pty Ltd

The Rite-Hite SplitSecond series of bi-parting industrial doors are engineered to take up less wall space and provide immediate access through door openings - with a peak speed of 3050 mm/s - for improved productivity and safety.

Optimum Handling Solutions electric bin tipper

09 March, 2010 | Supplied by: http://www.optimumgroup.com.au

Optimum Handling Solutions’ economical electric bin tipper, for the lifting and tipping of all sizes of wheelie bins, is suitable for emptying heavy bins and drums in many applications such as industrial waste collection and in food production plants.

Maintaining safety in civil construction

05 March, 2010

Worksafe Victoria is appealing to all plant operators to be more vigilant in practising safety in civil construction works after expressing concerns over the high incidence of lower leg injuries.

Smooth transition dock system minimises dock shock and trailer drop

26 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Arbon Equipment Pty Ltd

Arbon Equipment, through its parent company Rite-Hite Corporation, has launched an awareness campaign to call attention to ‘dock shock’ and ‘trailer drop’ - two issues that pose a serious health safety risk and adversely affect the productivity of virtually every facility with a loading dock.