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Four eyes see more than two - the new generation of Visionary-B CV from Sick ensures greater safety and a better overview when maneuvering with forklift trucks and other special vehicles.
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Four eyes see more than two - the new generation of Visionary-B CV from Sick ensures greater safety and a better overview when maneuvering with forklift trucks and other special vehicles.
NSK warehouse in recycling plant
A recycling company was experiencing regular breakdowns of the storage units on the conveyor belt of a waste sorting system. After converting to NSK storage units, the operator saved 51,174 euros per year.
Mechtop in the north of Switzerland builds special machines and systems. Solid Edge and Tecnomatix from Siemens help to design and maintain sophisticated conveyor systems.

Participation in start-up Aconno
Schmersal holds a 26 percent stake in the start-up Aconno. The company develops hardware, Bluetooth and sensor solutions as well as software for the areas of digitalization, the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0.
Heating modules from Vaillant cover a large part of their transportation routes in pallet boxes from Walther Faltsysteme. The reusable transport solutions are tailored to the requirements of the packaged goods and protect them from external influences.
Extracted raw materials have to be transported from the quarry to the plant or port - a task that companies often manage with trucks. As an alternative, system providers such as Beumer supply open troughed belt conveyors or closed pipe conveyors. However, whether an investment is worthwhile depends on various factors.
Conveyor chain for overhead conveyors

Conveyor chain for overhead conveyor. A British car manufacturer was looking for a maintenance solution for the overhead conveyor driven by a conveyor chain for transporting car parts.

Momentum Technologies is expanding its range of oil-free synchronous drum motors with a 180 Newton meter high-performance variant.

The PTEZ belt guide system from Flexco is suitable for light to heavy-duty applications as well as for reversible and unidirectional belts up to 2,100 millimetres wide.

Flexco's segmented transition plates are smooth components that prevent cases or packages from jamming at transition points on conveyor systems. This prevents damage and operators benefit from less downtime.