ProMat Innovation Award

Seattle WA, USA — A new concept in material handling, the LoadRunner™ makes it safe for one operator to easily move loads up to 2,500 lbs. on air. The LoadRunner utilizes on-board compressed air to ‘float’ the load across the floor. This technology greatly reduces friction, requiring a mere fraction of the normal operator effort to move the load. The LoadRunner effectively assists or replaces traditional material handling ...

It’s been widely reported that the automotive industry is thriving again in Britain. Investment by GM Motors in their Vauxhall plant at Ellesmere Port, Jaguar/Land Rover reporting record profits . in recent months plus many other firms spending money on production; we can play a small but important part in the ongoing success story of the industry. Established over 28 years ago, we produce technologically advanced, flexible and hard to ...

Battery Watering Technologies introduces the i-Lite™ Water Monitor for industrial and golf car batteries. The i-Lite water monitor alerts operators with the brightest L.E.D. visual indication when it is time to water the batteries. A solid green light means the electrolyte level is okay. A solid red light means water is needed. If the red light indication is ignored, the sensor is so smart, it can tell the operator how long the battery went without ...

(LEXINGTON, KY) —Create the ultimate cooling station for any occasion with new fans from the Big Ass Fan Company® that take the cooling power of tons of air conditionings on the move, for only pennies per hour. The 8-ft. AirGo® and the virtually indestructible Yellow Jacket® are now available with high-pressure, filtered atomizing misting systems to produce a cooling effect equivalent to 22 and 11 tons, respectively, of air conditioning ...

Bishamon Industries Corporation recently announced a new improved EZ Loader Automatic Pallet Positioner. The EZ Loader now features the three-position EZ Adjust Knob which provides up to 1200 lbs. of collapsed capacity adjustment without having to change the air pressure. This means that when users have loads that vary up to 1200 lbs., instead of finding an air source, they will be able to make the adjustment with just the turn of a knob. Also, the ...

We recently introduced one of the most innovative locking casters ever proposed on the North American market: The Dead Man Brake caster. This rigid caster has a concealed drum brake inside the wheel. The wheel stays locked and will not rotate unless the integrated drum brake is released by the activation of a cable connected to an integrated lever. The carts / equipment equipped with this type of caster will not move unless they are being manipulated ...

New Berlin, WI Cubic Designs, a leader in custom mezzanine engineering and fabrication, has recently introduced their new Food Grade Platforms. These platforms are ideal for food and beverage processing and packaging companies that must meet the stringent requirements for sanitary design and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), as designated by AIB International. Cubic Designs’ Food Grade Platform design has been audited by AIB and accommodates ...

Daifuku Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Osaka, Japan, "Daifuku") has recently developed a high throughput mini load automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS). Branded as DUOSYS, the new system features tuning control technology that allows two Storage/Retrieval Machine ("SRM") stacker cranes functioning in the same aisle of the AS/RS move past each other without interference to perform storage and retrieval operations. This functionality ...

The IC650 is a 650 watt industrial battery charger designed with several innovations that will benefit original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of Class 3 lift trucks and their customers. Lift trucks are exposed to many risk factors, including chemicals, shock and vibration that can damage internal components. The IC650 incorporates a new type of enclosure for industrial battery chargers—

Lionville, Pa. - Dimetix USA announced new capabilities of its FLS-C Laser Distance Sensor. The FLS-C Laser Distance Sensor can now measure the absolute distance of an object at a fixed rate of 200 Hz. over a range of 500 meters. The FLS-C series laser range finder provides maintenance free measurement of distances in dynamic applications moving up to 10 meters/sec with a precision of 1mm. Both stationary and moving targets can be detected in variety ...