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INDUSTRIAL Conveying has developed new technology for high-rise warehouses which allows each crane to communicate with stationary objects on its racks. Using Radio Frequency (RF), the equipment provides a communica tions link between the materials handling technology and the product, which is said to provide rapid movement by the crane to gather stock.
A RF crane system can report edly achieve efficient aisle move ment, lower lift times and accu rate placement.
Industrial Conveying 03 5440 5100, www.icaust.com.au
AN all-new TIP-TITETM Drum Dump Feeder from Flexicon seals drums against a dis charge cone, tips the drum and feeds bulk material into down stream equipment, dust-free at controlled rates.
The drum platform is raised by a single hydraulic cylinder, creating a dust-tight seal between the rim of a drum and the underside of the discharge cone. A second hydraulic cylin der tips the platform-hood assembly and drum, stopping at dump angles of up to 90 degrees with a motion-dampen ing feature. Material flowing through the discharge cone charges the intake adapter of a cantilevered flexible screw conveyor that feeds downstream equipment volumetrically.
The Drum Dump Feeder is available in stationary and mobile configurations.
WAREQUIP distrib utes a wide range of Walkie Stackers from manual units through to electric units in both strad dle legged and forkover units.
Stacker capacities range from 500kg to 1,000kg with lift heights ranging from 1,600mm to 3,000mm.
The manual units have hand- or foot-lift operation and level release, while semi-electric stacker units have electric lift and manual push capabilities.
As the stacker requires no lifting, it is said to reduce the pressure on backs as workers no longer have to use their backs to lift and transport packages.
INTERGRAPH has released the first production version of its SmartPlant Enterprise solution for the mining, port, power, pulp and paper industries, SmartPlant 3D Materials Handling Edition, to automate the design and model ling of bulk materials handling systems for the pulp, paper, min ing and power industries.
The software is said to allow changes to be completed faster with detailed fabrication-level deliverables for chute plate design, reducing the need for third-party software and lowering project costs.
According to the company, capi tal expenditure costs can be reduced by giving users the oppor tunity to design and model sec tions of the system once, save them to a catalogue, and reuse the design in future projects.
Key features of the edition include conveyor belt line layout, transfer Chute Design – SP3D MHE, 3D display performance and design reuse. The Model Data Reuse Wizard feature allows sys tematic reuse of 3D model data.
MANUFACTURERS can now label their own goods with the NiceLabel Portal, a web-based label printing solution. According to the creator, Euro Plus, aban doning desktop printing applications ensures consis tent and dependable formats of all labels.
NiceLabel Portal allows users to click a web link and print a label. There is no need for a desktop installation, studying standards and label require ments, the company claims.
PACKSERV provides a variety of cappers for hire to suit various enclosures required in packaging situations.
The first, the Automatic Inline Machine by Asset Packaging Machines, comes with jaws, gates and sensors to allow continuous operation achieving between 20 to 60 units per minute depending on the type of production.
Another model, the Semi-Automatic Bench-Top Cap Tightening machine, is air-operated, fully torque- adjustable and has a variety of chucks and attach ments to suit any screw top closure. Some of the more popular closures it tightens include screw, pump, mist, trigger-pack, witches hat and snap. It will reportedly run at 15 units per minute.
THE Fromm Airpad AP502 is a small, portable machine that makes void fill for packaging requirements.
The system is said to eliminate the room required to store void fill material in a warehouse.
The unit doesn’t require an operator and creates void fill with the touch of a button, according to Fromm.
The film is perforated allowing the user to tear it off at the required length, along with the range of pad sizes, allowing users to customise their protective packaging procedure.
According to the manufacturer, using a Fromm Airpad machine is half the cost of protecting prod ucts with bubble wrap or polystyrene pieces, and is half the weight of loose fill material, which also saves on transportation costs.
The Airpads are wound into large rolls directly from the machine and two rolls of Fromm PE Film make enough Airpads to fill two semi trailers.
CHEP Australia’s returnable plastic crate (RPC) sys tem for produce has been found to deliver environ mental performance and financial value in the supply chain by an independent lifecycle study from RMIT University Melbourne.
The study found the CHEP RPC system generated significant benefits for customers compared with a single-use corrugated cardboard packaging system.
Based on the results of the study, the estimated benefits on a daily basis are: more than 175 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions saved; more than 1.2 million litres of water saved; and more than 20 tonnes of solid waste avoided.
The study complies with the ISO 14044 methodol ogy for environmental systems and has reportedly been reviewed by two independent industry experts.
The assessment took into account the environ mental impact of the entire product and system life cycle, including inputs to manufacture and the full end of life processes for both packaging systems.
The key results from the study highlight the sus tainability efficiencies of the CHEP RPC system when compared with a single-use corrugated cardboard system. The efficiencies identified include: green house gas emissions were 70% less than a single- use corrugated cardboard system; there was 95% less solid waste than the single use corrugated card board system because of a reduction in manufactur ing process waste, even if all cardboard is recycled after use; it takes 85% less water to wash RPCs than is required for the manufacture and recycling of a sin gle-use corrugated cardboard system.
Boge has extended its C series range of screw compressors up to 22 kW with the release of the medium-sized C 15 and C 30 models providing quiet, compact and efficient compressed air solutions.
The new models have been engineered to generate high, free air deliveries in continuous operation and in an efficient manner.
All components have been integrated into the compact module for operating dependability and efficiency, which reportedly serves to eliminate pipework and to reduce flow losses.
The units have low sound pressure levels from 63 to 69 dB(A), and are also energy efficient with the demand for energy ranging from 7.08 to 7.16 kW/m3/min.
A NEW four-stroke, ultra lightweight, self-priming pump from Australian Pump Industries weighs only 5.3kg but offers a 40-metre head with a maxi mum flow of 120 litres per minute.
Called the Aussie Quick Prime model QP1 GX25, the new pump is powered by a Honda lightweight four- stroke GX25 engine.
The versatile unit is said to offer a combination of performance and flow, and is able to perform emergency spot fire mop-up, water transfer or even personal protection for fire fighters.
The Aussie QP1 GX25 is fitted with Nitrile seals which reportedly make it suitable for diesel fuel transfer applications.
The unit comes mounted on heavy duty steel skids with anti vibration mounts and with a convenient carry handle. A hose coupling and strainer kit is also included as standard equipment.
Siemens PLM Software has announced the latest release of its Femap software, a PC-based finite element modelling component of the Velocity Series portfolio of PLM solutions.
The new Femap 10.2 is reportedly an easy-to-learn and use high-performance solution with a 25-year history of excellence.
Femap 10.2 is designed to make it faster and easier to create the meshed models used by engineers to simulate and analyse product performance using finite element analysis (FEA).
The latest release is said to help ensure model accuracy and visually evaluate analysis results.
The productivity enhancements in Femap 10.2 are aimed at streamlining the processes required to create accurate models that can determine the structural, dynamic, and thermal performance of complex engineered parts, assemblies, and systems.
AN all-in-one clamp-making tool that allows users to produce the exact clamp for the job in hand has been released by hose clamp manufacturer, Norma.
Flex’O’metre is a seashell-type plas tic dispenser containing three metres of continuous-length stainless steel band that can be cut to length and coupled with a patented head and band fixing system that comes stored within the centre of the unit.
This practical industrial tool is said to conveniently hang on a tool belt or workshop peg.
It has an inbuilt band length measur ing system plus a window showing the amount of band that is left.
Flex’O’metre is available in two material grades identified by the band slide colour on the top of the dis penser. The stainless steel band with mild steel hardware is identified with a black slide and the stainless steel 304 grade band and hardware is identified with a red slide. Two band width styles of 8mm and 13mm are available in the Flex’O’metre tool to meet different clamping requirements.
A NEW forklift recharging reel from ReCoila allows users to address safety hazards associated with re-charging forklifts by getting the recharging cables up off the floor away from potential damage.
Bad recharges and overheating cables which are a result of damaged cables and connections can be rectified with the use of a forklift recharging reel, ReCoila says.
When not in use, the cables are stored away in the reel, preventing wear and tear. This also helps prevent accidents from stray cables.
According to ReCoila, installing a recharging reel also compels workplaces to allocate a designated maintenance and recharge area for forklifts – something encouraged by many work safe authorities.
BESTECH Australia’s AST20HA digitally-compensated pressure transducer/pressure transmitter from American Sensor Technologies is said to offer high performance over temperature, with real time thermal compensation and linearity correction.
The system incorporates the manufacturer’s Krystal Bond technology which reportedly offers excellent non-linearity and non-repeatability performance. Pressure ranges vary from -1…2 bar to 0…700bar. Proof pressure is 2x the standard rated pressure, and the unit can survive over 100 million pressure cycles.
The pressure transducer/transmitter has a compensated temperature range of 0 – 70°C, and the unit is sealed to an IP66 rating.
This pressure transducer finds applications in military and aerospace vehicles and equipment, in medical laboratories, and in analytical instruments.
ROFIN Laser Micro’s new generation of universal welding lasers, StarWeld Select, are said to be manual welding lasers and CNC-controlled systems in the one unit.
With one universal operating concept, the Select can be operated as an ergonomically-optimised manual welding laser, as a deposit welding laser with joystick or as a high-precision CNC system.
All process steps are controlled via the multi-functional joystick and a large multi-colour touch screen display enables semi-automatic laser welding, CNC teach-in or jogging of heavy workpieces.
Siemens PLM Software has announced the latest release of its Femap software, a PC-based finite ele ment modelling component of the Velocity Series portfolio of PLM solu tions.
The new Femap 10.2 is reportedly an easy-to-learn and use high-perform ance solution with a 25-year history of excellence.
Femap 10.2 is designed to make it faster and easier to create the meshed models used by engineers to simulate and analyse product performance using finite element analysis (FEA).
The latest release is said to help ensure model accuracy and visually evaluate analysis results.
The productivity enhancements in Femap 10.2 are aimed at streamlining the processes required to create accu rate models that can determine the structural, dynamic, and thermal per formance of complex engineered parts, assemblies, and systems.
ROFIN Laser Micro’s new generation of universal welding lasers, StarWeld Select, are said to be manual welding lasers and CNC-controlled systems in the one unit.
With one universal operating con cept, the Select can be operated as an ergonomically-optimised manual weld ing laser, as a deposit welding laser with joystick or as a high-precision CNC system. All process steps are controlled via the multi-functional joy stick and a large multi-colour touch screen display enables semi-automatic laser welding, CNC teach-in or jogging of heavy workpieces.
Laser Resources Management 03 9338 1655, www.laserresources.com.au
BESTECH Australia’s AST20HA digital ly-compensated pressure transducer/ pressure transmitter from American Sensor Technologies is said to offer high performance over temperature, with real time thermal compensation and linearity correction.
The system incorporates the manu facturer’s Krystal Bond technology which reportedly offers excellent non- linearity and non-repeatability perform ance. Pressure ranges vary from -1…2 bar to 0…700bar. Proof pressure is 2x the standard rated pressure, and the unit can survive over 100 million pressure cycles.
The pressure transducer/transmitter has a compensated temperature range of 0 – 70°C, and the unit is sealed to an IP66 rating.
This pressure transducer finds appli cations in military and aerospace vehi cles and equipment, in medical labora tories, and in analytical instruments.
A NEW forklift recharging reel from ReCoila allows users to address safety hazards associated with re-charging forklifts by getting the recharging cables up off the floor away from potential damage.
Bad recharges and overheating cables which are a result of damaged cables and connections can be recti fied with the use of a forklift recharging reel, ReCoila says.
When not in use, the cables are stored away in the reel, preventing wear and tear. This also helps prevent accidents from stray cables.
According to ReCoila, installing a recharging reel also compels work places to allocate a designated main tenance and recharge area for forklifts — something encouraged by many work safe authorities.
AN all-in-one clamp-making tool that allows users to produce the exact clamp for the job in hand has been released by hose clamp manufacturer, Norma.
Flex’O’metre is a seashell-type plas tic dispenser containing three metres of continuous-length stainless steel band that can be cut to length and coupled with a patented head and band fixing system that comes stored within the centre of the unit.
This practical industrial tool is said to conveniently hang on a tool belt or workshop peg.
It has an inbuilt band length measur ing system plus a window showing the amount of band that is left.
Flex’O’metre is available in two material grades identified by the band slide colour on the top of the dis penser. The stainless steel band with mild steel hardware is identified with a black slide and the stainless steel 304 grade band and hardware is identified with a red slide. Two band width styles of 8mm and 13mm are available in the Flex’O’metre tool to meet different clamping requirements.
