Lift cushions and airbags
12 November, 2009 | Supplied by: Air Springs Supply Pty Ltd
The Pronal Group offers stock and custom-fabricated lifting cushions powerful enough to lift and split rock and heavy plant. The cushions range from ultra-thin bags (20 mm thick deflated) that can lift more than 65 tonnes each, to powerful spreading cushions that can exert hundreds of tonnes of force to part plant and machinery components or lift rocks.
Impact-absorbing guard rail
12 November, 2009 | Supplied by: Barrier Group
The Shock Absorbing Guard Rail (SAGR) is designed for use in car parks, warehouses and logistic centres, providing shock/impact-absorbing protection against moving vehicles.
Ride-on sweeper
04 November, 2009 | Supplied by: http://www.tennantco.com.au/S20
The Tennant S20 compact mid-size Rider Sweeper improves air quality and optimises cleaning with the SweepMax three-stage dust control system.
Court penalty highlights forklift dangers
20 October, 2009
A South Australian company was fined, over an incident in 2007, where a worker was injured while working beneath a forklift.
Forklift management system
19 October, 2009 | Supplied by: Warehouse Safety Solutions
The Driver ID driver management system has been upgraded to include impact sensing - a feature that was missing in the previous model. The software has also been reworked to make the system more user friendly.
Vehicles that ‘talk’ safety
02 October, 2009
Traffic safety is a top priority in many countries around the world. By getting vehicles to communicate with one another and using infrastructure in what is known as ‘cooperative systems’, it is possible to considerably increase safety levels.
Conveyors for bulk materials
23 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Compressed Air Australia Pty Ltd
The Exair Heavy Duty Threaded Line Vac Conveyors convert ordinary pipe into a conveying system for bulk materials including steel shot, metal parts, scrap and trim. Applications include transferring bulk materials and parts, hopper loading, waste/trim removal, fibre tensioning, chip removal and filling operations.
Tow devices
23 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Warequip
The Zallys tow devices include a range of tow motors and battery electric vehicles for use in materials handling tasks in the industrial, commercial and agricultural sectors.
Dry break fluid transfer system
21 September, 2009 | Supplied by: http://www.its-aust.net
The TODO-MATIC Dry Break system, which is said to offer vastly improved safety and advanced fluid handling solutions for a wide range of industries and applications, is available through TODO's new Australian distributor, Integrated Transfer Solutions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
