Capital Equipment

Captec, designer and manufacturer of computing equipment, has launched a new fully rugged in-vehicle solution comprising a tablet and vehicle dock. The VT-681 rugged tablet and IVM-681 dock provide a complete IT platform that delivers mobile workforce automation in vehicle fleets with a mounted and dismounted use case.

Hyster Europe has announced that its forthcoming Stage V compliant Big Truck range for European customers will be powered by Mercedes-Benz/ MTU engines.  “Our heavy industry and port customers in Europe who will require a Stage V driveline, can continue to expect highly efficient trucks with low fuel and DEF consumption, benefiting from high productivity levels and fast operations with the power available.” said Jan Willem van den Brand, Director Big Truck Product Strategy & Solutions at Hyster Europe. 

  As the driving experience is an essential element of success in high intensity applications, Hyster Europe is focusing on enhancing the operator environment according to the application, including in the wood, metal, construction, ports and paper industries. 

Many industrial environments are chilled to significantly below the ambient climatic temperature and high speed shutter doors are the best way to maintain a clear division between inside and out. Louise Nurse, Sales and Marketing Manager for sara LBS (Loading Bay Solutions), has explained here that there is more to such installations than meets the eye. 

The Paris district ‘La Defense’ will become home to a new skyscraper, featuring thyssenkrupp's TWIN elevators with two cabins instead of just one moving in the same shaft. thyssenkrupp Elevator will deliver twelve TWIN elevators, a technology that frees up floor space while increasing passenger transport.

Wherever tough or hazardous operating conditions place excessive demands on lifting operations, Profi series air hoists from J D Neuhaus (JDN) are well suited. The JDN Profi range is now deployed in applications that range from chemical (including pharmaceutical, paints and varnish), foundries, and food and beverage.

Customer service is vital in today’s busy and complex world of truck operation and fleet management. Here, Danny Broomfield explains that as well as a wide range of products JOST UK pulls out all the stops to support its customers – and their customers too. Every truck on the road should be supremely fit for purpose. They have to be able to operate profitably and efficiently in all conditions, winter and summer, put in long hours, be easily serviced and be safe at all times.

Fabric building specialist Rubb has created a new hub for vehicle loading operations for Walkers Transport in just six weeks. Walkers Transport, based in Leeds, UK, is a leading transport and third-party logistics specialist, providing custom transport solutions to leading manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers and distributors. Walkers Transport is also a Platinum Member of Palletways UK - The UK's largest palletised freight network. 

For warehouse and factory operators who want to combine the highest levels of insulation with the greatest speed and reliability, insulated roller shutter doors are quickly becoming the technology of choice. Nick Cox of sara LBS explores the latest technologies available and explains why they are steadily superseding the more traditional door solutions. 

150 MW generators provide power for around 100’000 homes so minimising down-time is essential to keeping the lights on for the local population. For one power plant in the Philippines, the swift repair of a steam turbine rotor was essential, so it was airfreighted using one of the world’s largest cargo planes, to Sulzer’s service center in Indonesia, where the repairs were completed within eight weeks.