Efficiency is an absolute requirement for manufacturing in terms of productivity and financial success. That is why most manufacturers go to great length to ensure their assembly lines are laid out in ...

Air casters make it easy to move heavy machines and equipment without damaging floors. Moving heavy loads on wheeled casters or rollers, either routinely as part of production or just once in a while ...

HEIDENHAIN is a world-leading provider of encoders, machine controls, touch probes, digital readouts and metrology solutions—empowering engineer...READ MORE Job shops are seeing the benefits of ...

Like the magic carpet of ancient myth, air caster technology has revolutionized the way in which heavy payloads can be moved in a cost effective and efficient way — floating on air. Developed ...

Air casters are basically urethane bladders attached to square steel plates. Compressed air is pumped in through the back of the plate, exploding through holes in the bladder, which is facing the ...

When it comes to moving megaton items like feedwater heaters or recirculating pumps, conventional moving tools such as wheel rollers, cranes, hoists, and come-alongs may be virtually useless. In some ...

DECATUR - With two of the nation's largest automakers shutting plants and laying off workers because of declining sales, it would seem like a terrible time to be a supplier to the auto industry. But ...