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The Horlick Company, a leader in the manufacture of motor-generator sets for both frequency conversion and load-isolation, announces the successful completion and shipment of a Model 60FC-2003 motor-generator set to Atwood Oceanics.

The statistics for robots within the factory floor have changed dramatically over the past decade, with more than 90% of all robots within factory and assembly lines deployed within the automotive sector; this has changed dramatically with robots entering factories in most industries where there are repetitive tasks which do not require human supervision. Only 50% of the total number of robots deployed are in use within automotive industries.

The powered stair climber by Magliner includes a self-contained, 24 volt battery; the powered hand truck is designed to climb stairs quickly and safely with load capacities up to 375 lbs.

Seegrid Corporation, the leading manufacturer of robotic industrial trucks, is profiled in the December issue of Logistics Middle East. Logistics Middle East reviews the latest gadgets, essential kit, and product innovations making an impact in the GCC supply chain market.

There are many different reasons why one would need the products from Diamond Tool King, as many different industries require diamond hole saws to cut through the toughest of materials. Construction, repair, and renovation, are just a few niches worth mentioning that require diamond tools on a daily basis. Featuring unique diamond drill saws perfect for working on an aquarium whether reef, freshwater, or marine display. With the multi-functionality of diamond hole saws, Diamond Tool King’s staff feel including them in their wide array of products available to customers online would be helpful for those who are shopping for diamond tools.

Ergologistics President, Aaron Lamb, highlighted information from the National Safety Council in his weekly blog, “Make It a Safe Monday.” (http://liftnbuddysafety.blogspot.com/). Lamb suggested that many firms overlook records for workplace safety initiatives and programs, suggesting, “When inspected, a company's attitude towards safety is only as good as its records. My advice is to be prepared and proud when this happens, because your motivation should be to show off how excellently compliant your company is to safety standards.”

Manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler recently contributed a feature article regarding solutions benefiting Magline clients with safety solutions. The article titled, “Beverage Delivery Trucks at the Heart of Safe Material Handling and Logistics” appears in the current issue of WTG Blog. The article can be found on the link: http://www.wtgblog.com/beverage-delivery-trucks-at-the-heart-of-safe-material-handling-and-logistics/

Ergologistics, makers of Lift’n Buddy has had an amazing year of media coverage. From feature articles in Business Excellence Magazine to AutomatoinMedia.com; from Quality Digest to Industrial Electronics Today, the Award Winner Lift’n Buddy has been profiled in many major ergonomic publications. According to manufacturing journalist, TR Cutler, “Lift’n Buddy is one of the most significant advancements in the ergonomic arena over the past year. It is not surprising that this amazingly simple product has captured the attention of editors and media leaders worldwide.”

Ergologisitcs, maker of the Lift’n Buddy, hopes to continue their winning streak at ErgoExpo. Recently recognized as the winner of the Edison Innovation Award 2012 and winner of the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award 2012, Lift’n Buddy hopes the ErgoExpo Attendees' Choice Awards will continue this string of recognition. Attendees of the convention are qualified to vote for a new product they believe offers the best opportunity to increase productivity and profitability, while improving workplace health and safety.

When you have a job to do that requires a second set of hands, you can turn to the Rockwell Jawhorse portable workstation clamping system. Whether you're sheetrocking, setting fence posts, or constructing an outdoor playhouse for your children, this unique hands-free portable workstation will help you get the job done.

Giant Eagle, one of the nation’s largest privately held multi-format food and fuel retailers, had to address how to handle inbound pallets beyond the manned hi-lift industrial vehicles used to putaway the product. Between twenty and thirty percent of inbound freight is now handled by three Seegrid GP8 double robotic pallet trucks at their retail support center in Crafton, Pennsylvania. Giant Eagle uses driverless robotic pallet trucks to “streak” (moving pallets from one area to another) inbound delivered pallets to a drop zone via WMS (Warehouse Management System). Currently the robots are used for inbound delivered pallets. The company is evaluating opportunities to use the same process for outbound deliveries. The full case study text can be found at seegrid.com.

Intelli-Lift is a new product offered by Ergologistics, makers of Lift'n Buddy, the recent Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation award winner. Aaron Lamb founder of Ergologistics emphasized, “Intelli-Lift goes beyond the remote to provide greater maneuverability for the worker in lifting awkward, heavy, and bulky materials. The Intelli-Lift sensored system allows materials to lift and lower automatically. This leaves the operator with a true hands-free functioning of the lift system.”

Antron Engineering and Machine is excited to announce the debut of a brand new company image video. Produced by their marketing and branding partner Ivy Creative, the video can be viewed at the Antron web site antroneng.com/video.

The Workplace Depot were presented with a prestigious Green Apple Silver Award for Environment Best Practice in a ceremony held at the House Of Commons. The Trophy was presented by the K-9 Angels, a charity who try to help dogs who may otherwise meet an unpleasant fate in overseas countries.

Pittsburgh-based Seegrid Corp. (http://www.seegrid.com), is the leading Robotic Industrial Truck manufacturer worldwide; industrial robots are creating more jobs in warehousing and manufacturing facilities. Seegrid will be exhibiting at booth 1531 during ProMat2013 January 21st -24th. The company has recognized the economic change in manufacturing. There is a strong increased demand for driverless industrial robots to transport goods horizontally without wire, tape, laser or other costly automated guided vehicle (AGVs) systems. These industrial robots are manufactured in America and support American manufacturing and warehousing companies— keeping America at the forefront of innovation and technology.

Materials handling solutions are increasingly being employed strategically by companies to reduce inventory levels, improve order-to-delivery cycles and help companies adjust to constantly changing consumer demand. Manufacturing, distribution, consumption and disposal are all areas in the product life cycle that rely on material handling equipment.

Since opening for business in 1998, Herk & Associates has actively recruited employees for heavy equipment jobs, specifically for the construction, agricultural and material handling equipment industries. From the very beginning, the company has strived to help employers have access to the best candidates, all at the lowest cost possible.

Australia Post had a problem. They used ball transfer tables for manual sorting of bulky international mailbags weighing up to 35 kg. This required substantial and repetitive manual effort by operators to push, pull and rotate the bags, exposing them to potential musculoskeletal injury. To address this issue Australia Post looked for alternative solutions that would substantially reduce operator input and exposure to risk of injury. With a targeted push/pull force (5kg) for a 35Kg bag, it was acknowledged that this target would in all likelihood require a powered solution, adding to operating and maintenance costs.

As an innovator when it comes to centrifuges, Heinkel is proud to announce their after sale services which include overhauls and upgrades on equipment. For those who are looking to upgrade their equipment whether it may be a vacuum dryer, double cone blender, peeler centrifuge, and more, Heinkel can be of service. Not only can these be cosmetic fixes, but also Heinkel can update one’s equipment to have the latest software, therefore allowing one’s business to stay up-to-date with all the technological advances that have taken place.

Watkins Distributing Sales and Service adopted the CooLift Delivery system three years ago and has been running its own in-house comparison with 6-wheel carts ever since. "We wanted to speed up delivery, and get more cases delivered with fewer resources, fewer trucks, and fewer people," said Mitch Watkins, President of Watkins Distribution.

Most robots are designed to be a helping hand or a high-tech tool. They help people with tasks that would be difficult, unsafe, boring, or repetitive for a human to perform. The first industrial robots performed tasks that were, “Hot, Heavy, or Hazardous,” the three-H’s, performing tasks that were too difficult or too dangerous for people. Robots exhibit varying degrees of autonomous behavior; many robots are programmed to faithfully carry out specific repetitive actions without variation and with an extremely high degree of accuracy. These actions are determined by programmed routines that specify the direction, acceleration, velocity, deceleration, and distance of a series of coordinated motions. Sometimes they mimic the motions of humans exactly, and other times they improve upon it, moving faster, more precisely, or more smoothly than humans.

Rotacaster Wheel Limited is an Australian company with a focus on innovative product design. Rotacaster is a patented multi-directional wheel quickly becoming the alternative to the swivel caster. The Rotacaster is a sturdy, robust wheel, adaptable to a vast array of applications and it overcomes many of the limitations associated with the traditional swivel caster wheel.

According to the Mayo Clinic, the best ways to limit back injury in the workplace are to modify repeated tasks, avoid over lifting, limit stresses on employees back, and to lift properly. A great way to prevent excessive stress on the back and repeated lifting movements is by using a mechanical lifting device such as the Lift’n Buddy (www.liftnbuddy.com). The Lift’n Buddy provides repeated lifting cycles to limit repetitive stress on the employee and with a lift capacity up to 500 lbs. it can provide a mobile solution to lifting heavy loads of any form. Limiting back injuries in the workplace can significantly limit missed time and loss of productivity and a great solution is the Lift’n Buddy.

360 degree maneuverability is achieved with Rotacaster’s direct lateral and rotational movement. Rotacaster makes manual movement of loads safer, faster and easier. The most important message communicated by safety managers is the concern and need for workplace ergonomic improvements whenever and wherever possible. Especially when workers compensation, lost work days and insurance premiums can be reduced while improving productivity.

The statistics for robots within the factory floor have changed dramatically over the past decade, with more than 90% of all robots within factory and assembly lines deployed within the automotive sector; this has changed dramatically with robots entering factories in most industries where there are repetitive tasks which do not require human supervision. Only 50% of the total number of robots deployed, are in use within automotive industries.