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Ontario's Handling Specialty expands, grows sales, hires skilled workers

Andre Voshart | February 07, 2012

Despite recent reports from Statistics Canada showing the Canadian economy lost jobs this fall, Grimsby, Ont.-based Handling Specialty Manufacturing Ltd. is experiencing a surge in successful contracts, and is currently...

Eriez offers instruction, operation, maintenance manuals for free download

Andre Voshart | December 01, 2011

Eriez’ 5-Star Service now offers an assortment of instruction, operation and maintenance manuals (IOMs), spanning 15 equipment categories. The IOMs are in PDF format and available for immediate download from...

Raymond Eco-Performance to deliver sustainable material handling solutions

Andre Voshart | July 12, 2011

To help warehouses and distribution centres achieve higher performance and more sustainable operations, the Raymond Corporation delivers Eco-Performance, the company's approach to designing and engineering lift truck solutions for maximum...

Johnston Equipment employees raise funds for Japan tsunami relief

Andre Voshart | May 26, 2011

In light of the recent tsunami that struck Japan, the employees of Johnston Equipment, a national material handling company, have raised funds totaling over $12,000 in support of the Canadian...

Crane & Rigging Conference makes Canadian debut in Edmonton

Andre Voshart | May 05, 2011

The Crane & Rigging Conference (CRC) is making its Canadian debut Oct. 12 to 13 in Edmonton for a two-day educational, networking event and exhibition. Whether you work with mobile...

Dematic and Crown Equipment alliance creates Lasertrucks+ solution

Andre Voshart | March 31, 2011

Dematic, a supplier of logistics systems for the factory, warehouse, and distribution center, and forklift manufacturer Crown Equipment Corp. have formed an alliance to collaborate on the research and development...

Cat Lift Trucks recognizes top-performing dealers, with 2 in Canada

Andre Voshart | March 22, 2011

Cat Lift Trucks has announced the recipients of the 2011 Dealer of the Year Award, including Hewitt Equipment Ltd. in Pointe Claire, Que., and Hewitt Material Handling Inc., in Concord,...

Gates food-grade belting to save maintenance time, sanitation costs

Andre Voshart | September 27, 2010

The Power Transmission unit of Gates Corp. now offers Gates Mectrol food-grade belting to save maintenance time and sanitation expenses in wash down environments. Companies processing meat, poultry, cheese or...

Dematic software allows constant view of material-handling systems

Andre Voshart | August 13, 2010

Dematic, supplier of logistics systems for the factory, warehouse and the distribution center, has introduced a new support capability for users of automated material handling systems called Alert Monitoring Service....

Dematic launches website for purchasing material-handling parts

Andre Voshart | May 05, 2010

Dematic Corp., a supplier of logistics systems for the factory, warehouse and distribution center, has launched a new online parts purchasing website: www.dematicparts.com. The new site allows customers to buy...

Help fill Provincial Partitions container for relief efforts in Haiti

Andre Voshart | April 19, 2010

Through the START initiative, Mississauga, Ont.-based Provincial Partitions is donating its very first prototype PROFLEX Container to support the relief efforts in Haiti — but the company doesn't want to...

Raymond and Toyota restructure under TMHNA

Andre Voshart | March 23, 2010

Toyota Industries Corp. is formalizing the management and operations structure of Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) to further strengthen the Toyota and Raymond brands in North America. This restructuring...

Proprietary vacuum conveying design prevents sticky material handling problem

Andre Voshart | June 04, 2012

Sticky powders present manufacturers and processors with unique material conveying challenges involving volumetric auger fillers that dispense powders, granulars, and flakes for packaging. When the U.S. government decided to switch...

Automated storage and retrieval systems' aisle-changing cranes streamline high-bay operation

Andre Voshart | March 26, 2012

Automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) are computer-controlled material handling machines for automatically depositing, storing and retrieving unit loads from defined storage locations. Central to the ASRS is its stacker...

Within Reach: Crawling crane lends helping hand at Ontario waste-water treatment plant

Andre Voshart | March 26, 2012

St. George, Ont.-based Gowing Contractors was tasked with rebuilding an existing waste-water digester system at the City of Cambridge, Ont.’s waste water treatment plant, which included the replacement of all...

Ride Strong: Lift-truck productivity relies on solid maintenance programs

Andre Voshart | February 17, 2012

The purchase of material handling equipment represents a significant investment for any organization. With this investment comes the responsibility to maintain the equipment in conjunction with the manufacturer’s recommendations, health...

Keep on Rollin': Ride strong with these best practices in caster maintenance

Andre Voshart | October 17, 2011

Time is money, so when it comes to caster maintenance in the workplace, it’s far more cost effective to be proactive than reactive: a proactive program that avoids the costly...

The Great Escape: Supply-chain sustainability starts at the loading dock

Andre Voshart | August 22, 2011

The idea of going easy on the earth is becoming a fact of Canadian corporate life, and the supply chain plays a major role in these efforts. According to a...

Optimizing sortation throughput in high-volume distribution centres

Andre Voshart | June 01, 2010

Every distribution system can be divided into five basic functions which it needs to perform including receiving, product storage, picking for order fulfillment, sortation and shipping. Although each of these...

Freshness on the Line: Examining effective conveying solutions for fresh-cut produce

Andre Voshart | May 02, 2010

Many fresh-cut produce processors and packers have traditionally relied on belt conveyors to transport bulk and packaged product on their production lines, in part because low capital costs make these...

Technical requirements for casters and wheels in the food processing industry

Andre Voshart | April 30, 2010

For thousands of years, mankind has known that wheels can make a job easier. What may seem to be an easy job — pushing, pulling and manoeuvring food manufacturing equipment...

Boost supply chains with communication

Rob Colman | December 18, 2009

For many years, people thought communication silos only existed in very large corporations. These silos are rampant today, however, in companies as small as three people. Clearly, there's a lack...

Gardner Denver improves picking productivity

Rob Colman | November 19, 2009

For any large industrial manufacturer handling 13,000 stock-keeping units (SKUs) in its assembly parts warehouse, it's no small organizational challenge to keep production requirements satisfied without a hitch. Integrate into...

Protect your key people to achieve success

Rob Colman | October 09, 2009

Smart supply chains have a complete maintenance list of materials handling equipment. For example, the list includes things like when the batteries get checked and key components changed. At the...

Enerpac’s heavy lifting, self-erecting tower

June 19, 2013

June 19, 2013 – Enerpac Self-Erecting Tower (ESET) is a free-standing gantry solution that can lift up to 1,400-ton loads to a height up to 75 meters. The ESET combines...

New jib crane motorization systems to help back injuries?

June 19, 2013

June 19, 2013 – The David Round Company announced higher capacity Roto-Mate Jib Crane Motorization Kits, which provide powered rotation to either existing or new wall-mounted or freestanding jib cranes...

Esco safety chain to help maneuver heavy tools

June 19, 2013

June 19, 2013 – Esco Tool introduced a safety chain lanyard created to offset the weight of a heavy tool to facilitate alignment and improve operator safety. The MILLHOG ET-800...

New programmable linear S-Track actuator by Warner Linear

June 19, 2013

June 18, 2013 - Warner Linear recently expanded its line of S-Track linear actuators with the addition of a new programmable model. An integrated keypad allows operators to set and...

IFH lubricant storage and dispensing systems

June 09, 2013

June 9, 2013 - The lubrication storage and dispensing system from IFH Group has two 65-gal containers and one 130-gal container plus 3-way product diverter valve assemblies, individual pumping systems...

JDN hoists from J D Neuhaus promise light work of loads

May 30, 2013

May 30, 2013 - The J D Neuhaus offers air-operated handling equipment for individual loads up to 100 tons, but is can also supply air hoists for operation in light...

Valve manufacturer Conval upgrades its website

May 25, 2013

May 25, 2013 - Conval—a player in high-performance valves—recently upgraded its website to help engineers and plant personnel find the information and contacts they need for new construction, maintenance and...

ITW real-time pallet pattern changes and robots operating up to 40% faster

May 17, 2013

ITW Warehouse Automation (ITWWA), a global supplier of fully-integrated warehousing solutions, announces the latest improvements to its VTP Palletizers and VPS software. ITWWA’s VPS software has been upgraded to enable...

Presto offers ergonomic XZ Series hydraulic floor-level lifts

May 16, 2013

May 16, 2013 - Presto Lifts says its ergonomic XZ Series hydraulic floor-level lifts can handle loads of up to 6000 lb, are useful in all the usual lift-table applications...

Hoist and crane player J D Neuhaus shows off new website

April 30, 2013

The J D Neuhaus (JDN) website has been revamped to include a more prominent presentation of products in the homepage menu. The site features an enlarged view at standard resolution...

New generation of order pickers

April 21, 2013

Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks, manufacturer of reliable and affordable forklift trucks for a variety of applications, introduces the EOP11N2-EOP15HN2 series of order pickers for North America. Featuring a narrow yet sturdy...

Martin Vibration Systems releases interval impactors that move difficult bulk materials

March 15, 2013

The new PKL Series interval impactors from Martin Vibration Systems are designed to deliver the force needed to dislodge sticky materials from process vessels, chutes, pipes, storage bins and dust...