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Product Spotlight Material Handling IEN / OCTOBER '16 27 www.ien.com Picking Cart Provides Custom Form, Fit, Function In the latest application using Creform (Greer, SC) products, the company's picking cart is helping a warehouse restock its retail clothing store customer locations.Key to the develop- ment of the picking cart was to ensure the form, fi t and function of the structure to satisfy the warehouse's diverse needs. The cart features: • Four clear plastic horizontal shelves each positioned for easy access. Not only is easy access an attribute but the clear plastic affords visibility to all levels of the cart, making it user-friendly for associates. • A design that helps ensure that the 'picked' clothes stay clean. The cart is enclosed on three sides with clear plastic and even features a roof panel to further ensure the clothes cleanliness. • A lightweight construction that maintains the strength and durability required of a cart that is in operation all day, every day. It is designed to hold up to 500 lb. • A small footprint, allowing for easy navigation and turning in aisles of the warehouse. • Six 4" dia. urethane casters, with the two fi xed casters at the center providing ex- cellent steering control, while the four outer swivel casters provide added stability. A simple C-shaped handle on either side of the cart provides the user with comfortable and ergonomic control of the cart. The handles and shelves can be repositioned with a simple hex wrench. There are many customization options, such as shelf-position label holders, supply bins, towing hitches and scanner gun holders. www.creform.com; 800-839-8823 Safe Drum Handling The Ergo-Matic Series from Liftomatic (Buffalo Grove, IL) offers compact modular design and fi ts in tight aisles or cramped spaces. According to the company, the Ergo series allows any male or female operator to safely and effectively handle a drum in a variety of ap- plications without ever touching the drum by hand, avoiding dan- gerous and time-con- suming costs. Fea- tures include: • Over 20 confi gu- rations available, where any opera- tor can safely lift, transport and lower drums up to 425Kg and palletize, contain and manipulate all rimmed steel, plastic and fi ber drums. • A variety of lifting heights, weighing features, clamping options and power-lift and power-drive options avail- able for users to customize a portable drum handling solution exactly to their operational requirements. • Liftomatic's exclusive single "Parrot-Beak" clamping mechanism, which allows the operator to safely grip the drum for convenient and effi cient handling. The mechanism maintains a secure grip throughout the pick-up and release process. www.liftomatic.com; 800-837-6540 Bulk Bag Conditioning Eliminates Bottlenecks Material Transfer (Allegan, MI) announces the Mate- rial Master Bulk Bag Conditioning System, a new pat- ented system that utilizes hydraulically actuated, twin heavy wall tubular stainless steel pivoting condition- ing arms for discharging bulk bags. Discharging bulk bags containing material that has solidifi ed, hardened, or agglomerated can cause serious operational bottle- necks. Conditioning and emptying bulk bags can be dangerous if the proper equipment is not utilized, which is why each conditioning arm features "v-shaped" tu- bular breaker profi les which safely and effi ciently re- turn solidifi ed materials to a free-fl owing state. Other features include: • A rotary lift table that positions the bulk bag for com- plete material conditioning on all sides, as well as the top and bottom. • An ultra-compact footprint. • Machine guarding for operator safety. www.materialtransfer.com; 800-836-7068 Flush-Mount Turntable Lift Has Low Collapsed Height With a turntable that is essentially level with the top plat- form, Flush-Mount Turntable Lifts from Southworth Products (Portland, ME) can be lowered as close to the fl oor as lifts without a turntable; or when pit-mounted, can bring the turntable to actual fl oor level. Fea- tures include: • An integrated turntable allows workers to spin the load for better access without reaching, stretching or walking around the lift. • A turntable that is recessed into the platform, so there is no overhang, and off center load and roll over capacity remains the same as for lifts without turntables. • Availability in 2,500 or 4,000-lb capacities. • Turntable diameters of 23" or 40". • Southworth Comfort Edge for operator convenience and safety. www.southworthproducts.com; 207-878-0700 With a turntable that is essentially level with the top plat- pit-mounted, can bring the turntable to actual fl oor level. Fea- An integrated turntable allows workers to spin the load for better access without reaching, stretching A turntable that is recessed into the platform, so there is no