Five Material Handling Solutions You May Not Have Seen Before

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:

• • • 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