Five Material Handling Solutions You May Not Have Seen Before
8/5/15
One of the greatest challenges for many manufacturing companies is manual material handling (MMH). So, here are five over-the-counter products I’ve seen in the past year that might not be well-known, but may be great solutions for your MMH issues:
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- Dem Truk
• Collapsible transport cart with slide-off platform
• Provides 10″ of height adjustability
• Ideal for office moves, or frequent road travelers needing to handle heavy equipment throughout trip - Containers with removable sides
• Hard plastic material stands up to many harsh environments and has a 1500-lb capacity
• Completely removable side panels enable retrieving or loading operations to be performed without overreaching or leaning on narrowed surfaces
• Effective in part/material storage or stacking operations - Levelizer
• Turntable feature allows for material to rotate while employee sits or stands
• Height adjustability of up to 16″ from the lowered position
• Works well with large, heavy products that have multiply work surfaces at varying hand working heights - Track-O
• Remote-controlled device with large slip-resistant platform to transport objects
• Studded track enables product to travel through any terrain, including steep grades and snow
• Ideal for transport of materials in heavy manufacturing, construction, and remote locations while in harsh environments - Mobile Articulating Device
• Powered drive feature reduces push/pull forces while operating device
• Telescopic mast enables work to be raised up to 11.5 feet, or just pass through a doorway
• Designed to transport drums, sacks, containers, and varying sizes of boxes
- Dem Truk
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