Conveyors

SpanTech (Booth 3028) unveiled the TranSorter at a Tuesday press conference, a new modular unit sorter that uses extendable and retractable nose conveyors.

Hytrol Conveyor Co. (Booth 2818) announced a strategic alliance Monday with Beumer Group to provide sortation solutions in North & South America. This alliance brings together two best-in-breed technologies in conveying and high-speed unit sortation.

Conveyor purchases may be preparing for a pause, according to Modern’s annual survey of conveyor users.

The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association reported that its November 2011 Booked Orders Index was 145. Index in November is down 90 points or 38% from October 2011’s Index of 235 (1990=100). The November 2011 Index represents an increase of 14% from the November 2010 Index of 127.

Modex 2012, slated for February 6-9, will showcase more than 500 exhibits and include a comprehensive educational conference. The event, to be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, will offer an array of products to help improve productivity at your company.

The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association reported that its October 2011 Booked Orders Index was 235. Index in October is up 17 points or 8% from September 2011’s Index of 218 (1990=100). The October 2011 Index represents an increase of 103% from the October 2010 Index of 116.

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The September 2011 Index represents an increase of 35% from the September 2010 Index of 161.

Custom platforms enable accessibility on uneven surfaces.

Casebook 2012: Wholesaler adds a descrambler and eliminates manual labor in mixed-case, pallet-building process.

Casebook 2012: Small changes throughout conveyor line lead to big reductions in environmental impact.

The August 2011 Index represents an increase of 24% from the August 2010 Index of 128.

The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) recently reported that overall industry orders (bookings) for the first 6 months of 2011 increased 38.28% compared to the same period in 2010, with total orders of $4.58 billion.

Index in July is down 26 points or 16% from June 2011’s Index of 167 (1990=100). The July 2011 Index represents an increase of 7% from the July 2010 Index of 132.

Intralox received the Innovator of the Year award in the Packaging Machinery category of the 2011 Greener Package Awards competition.