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When dealing with lean production, there is no way around the pull principle. What are the reasons? What advantages does the pull principle offer?
read more...The lean production system kit from Item contains components for fast and sophisticated production equipment construction. In gravity-driven processes (Karakuri applications), Item roller conveyors are often used in combination with flaps and lifts to move goods and merchandise.
read more...With the Item engineering tool, simple design is also possible for lean production. Item presented its expanded digital tool at Logimat.
read more...When Lenord + Bauer built the new building at its Gladbeck site, the aim was to link the purchasing, warehouse, equipment construction and quality assurance departments directly to the production layout based on the material flow.
read more...The highest demands are placed on carriages and roller carriages in Karakuri/low-cost automation. They need to be robust and easy to move at the same time. To meet these requirements, item has developed the D30/D6-16 T1 roller with ball bearings.
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