Materials handling & logistics

Bulk bag eductor system

20 October, 2009 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited

Flexicon’s bulk bag weigh batch eductor system loosens bulk solid material that has solidified during storage and shipment, discharges the material by weight, and blends it into a liquid stream.


Scanner wireless base station

20 October, 2009 | Supplied by: Intermec Technologies Aust Pty Ltd

The SD61 is a multiport wireless base station that provides a secure connection (ISCP protocol) between multiple Intermec industrial scanners and the host device. The SD61 allows up to seven Intermec Bluetooth-equipped scanners to operate in the same work area, connected wirelessly to the same mobile cart solution, PC or Intermec printer. By reducing the number of hosts, the SD61 delivers a quick ROI and a less cluttered work environment.


New Zealand kiwifruit meet labelling standards

14 October, 2009 | Supplied by: Intermec Technologies Aust Pty Ltd

With growth in the volume of trade and rising consumer awareness of food safety guidelines, the kiwifruit supply chain encapsulates major logistical challenges that must be met to ensure the New Zealand kiwifruit industry’s competitive position in the marketplace.


Palletiser for bulky and unstable packages

29 September, 2009 | Supplied by: JMP Engineering Ltd

The K-Pal palletising system has the advantages of a layer palletiser with the flexibility of a robotic palletiser, and is suitable for handling bulky and unstable packages.


Drum tipper

29 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited

The Tip-Tite drum tipper from Flexicon seals drums against a discharge cone, tips the drum, mates the cone against a gasketted connection and discharges bulk material dust free through a slide gate valve. The tipper accommodates drums from 114 to 208 litres.


Recirculating spreader-feeder

21 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited

The recirculating spreader-feeder from Flexicon evenly distributes powder and bulk coatings onto food products as they pass between the unit’s longitudinal discharge hopper and its lower collection hopper.


Mining sustainability — through modernisation and optimisation

16 August, 2009 by Richard Jenner* | Supplied by: Outotec Pty Ltd

Every mining operation has budgets, production targets, business goals and a sustainability plan, but achieving budgets and business goals requires the efficient use of all internal resources, such as people, plant, raw materials, maintenance, reagents and procedures.


SEW drives Melbourne Airport upgrade

03 August, 2009 | Supplied by: SEW-Eurodrive Pty Ltd

Melbourne Airport recently embarked on an upgrade and expansion of its baggage-handling system, enlisting materials handling and automation group BCS Group to carry out the redevelopment. BCS Group implemented the new baggage-handling system, founded on technologies from drives solutions group SEW-Eurodrive.


Belt scales

30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd

Milltronics MSI and MMI belt scales are now available for use on systems with flow rates of up to 12,000 t/h - an increase of 7000 t/h.


RFID system for intralogistics

30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: SICK Pty Ltd

The RFH620 RFID system is designed to be a solution for intralogistics, with an integrated antenna, high transmission rates in the 13.56 MHz frequency range, and openness for differing fieldbus environments and IT structures.


RFID system

30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: HARTING Pty Ltd

The Harting Ha-VIS RFID system is designed to simplify the implementation of RFID projects. The Ha-VIS RFID system features readers that perform key functions out of the box.


Roll doors for conveyor systems

30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: DMF International Pty Ltd

DMF are Australian manufacturers of high-speed roll doors, and can customise the product to suit design requirements. The company provides full service and parts throughout Australia, and has completed a number of projects which involve installing fast-action roll doors on conveyor systems.


Hygienic bag dump weigh batch station

25 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited

A hygienic bag dump weigh batch station from Flexicon with integral mechanical conveyor collects dust created during manual dumping of bulk materials from bags, boxes, drums and other containers, and discharges bulk material by weight.


Weight controller

25 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Scale Components Pty Ltd

Hardy Instruments’ HI 4050 weight controller is now available factory installed in a stainless steel (NEMA 4x) enclosure. It can be configured as a blind unit or with a keyboard and display. A load cell summing board or intrinsic barrier assembly can be added to eliminate the need for a system junction box or for use in hazardous class I, II, DIV II applications.


Modular RFID interface

09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd

The BL ident RFID product portfolio has been expanded with the release of a simple RFID (RFID-S) slice for its BL20 modular I/O system. Each RFID-S slice contains two channels of RFID. Additional RFID slices, as well as traditional discrete and analog I/O slices, may be added to the system, making it the only product on the market that allows this combination on the same node on the network, according to Turck.


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