Friction cups
18 September, 2009 | Supplied by: PIAB Vacuum Technologies
The Duraflex friction cups provide high levels of grip on oily and wet surfaces to help manufacturers, typically in the automotive and whitegoods sectors, improve production speed and eliminate bottlenecks.
Vertical lift bin tippers
18 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Wrightway Products
The Wrightway vertical lift bin tippers are bin lift-and-empty machines that safely and efficiently lift heavy or awkward bins to empty waste into industrial skips, or tip ingredients into hoppers.
Rolling storage panels
18 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Actisafe
Actistor rolling panels provide increased surface storage over and above that provided by the walls of premises alone. It effectively provides storage fascia (single or double-faced) that sit parallel to one another and slide in and out as required, occupying an amount of space equal to that taken up by an average industrial cabinet.
Modular conveying system
18 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Optimum Handling Solutions
The Pal-veyor is a versatile modular conveying system that allows a basic conveyor layout to be expanded with standardised and interchangeable components to extend or upgrade the initial design.
Manifesting table
18 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Scale Components Pty Ltd
The Quantronix CubiScan 150 manifesting table has recently been pattern-approved by the National Measurement Institute (NMI) for legal trade measurement.
Hidden construction injuries have the biggest cost
15 September, 2009
WorkSafe Victoria has launched a concerted assault on the state’s biggest source of workplace injuries which cost the community $600 million a year in medical treatment and rehabilitation bills.
WorkSafe warning after man run over by forklift
15 September, 2009
WorkSafe Victoria has issued a warning about the dangers of pedestrains in close proximity of forklifts, following a serious injury to a man who tripped while handling material supported by a forklift.
Melbourne manufacturer convicted and fined after worker dies
17 August, 2009
B&D Australia has been convicted and fined $300,000 over an incident at its factory where an employee was killed after being struck by a steel tube he was lifting with a crane.
Safe ladder transportation
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Ladder Lock Pro Pty Ltd
LadderLock Pro is a locking device to securely attach ladders onto vehicles and safely transport them on the road.
Hybrid powered forklift
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Toyota Material Handling Australia Pty Ltd
The Geneo-Hybrid is a 3.5-tonne payload diesel-electric hybrid forklift designed to reduce CO2 emissions and increase fuel efficiency.
Safe shrink-wrapping
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Fromm Packaging Australia
The Rhino Shrinkwrap Gun is designed to provide added safety for workers who perform shrink-wrapping functions in applications such as pallet wrapping for heavy loads like tiles and bricks, to keep out dust and moisture from sensitive products, to prevent product damage and to deter theft.
Pallet inverter
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Optimum Handling Solutions
The Pal-Invert is a heavy-duty materials handling inverter, designed to facilitate the fast rotation of full pallets of product, thereby cutting out the arduous and often time-consuming processes of manually handling and re-stacking of pallets.
Trolleys that stop on inclines
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Warequip Pty Ltd
The Prestar NF301HB and NF307HB hand brake platform trolleys are designed to ‘fail safe’ when not in use, making them a safe way to handle goods on inclines or other situations where trolleys are subject to move.
Articulated forklift
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Flexilift Australia
The Flexi articulated forklift truck offers space-saving advantages over traditional counterbalanced or reach fork trucks, making it possible to increase pallet storage capacity by up to a claimed 50%.
Safety railing
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Barrier Group
The FRP fibreglass reinforced plastic rail system is a modular post and rail system engineered from a composite material and is suited particularly to corrosive environments such as industrial and chemical plants.
