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2,000 bottles – and then there were none!

Jul 04, 2011 hnuser Videos Comments Off on 2,000 bottles – and then there were none!

They say when you’re in a hole, stop digging! But this driver is determined to carry on regardless until his job is finished…literally.

Tandem Crane Drop

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We saw what happened with the crane drop of the boat in Galway recently. Here’s another example – where the crane was the injured party.

Toyota’s ‘Winglet’ unit

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Toyota Motor Corp. is seen here demonstrating its ‘Winglet’, a personal transportation unit – a bit like the Segway, but a hundred times neater!

HANDLING LIFE – July-Aug 2011

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Now that Two-Mile Borris is on a fast track to becoming the Las Vegas of Western Europe, we though it was time we focussed on the brighter side of gambling. Like giving people the chance to gamble...

Safety in Automation

Jul 04, 2011 hnuser Case Studies Comments Off on Safety in Automation

When a manufacturer of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) became concerned that some of its products might contain volatile explosion-risk materials, the company decided to invest in automated guided...

SAFETY QUERY ON RACK GUARDS

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West Bromwitch… SEMA, the UK-based organisation committed to promoting the safe design, installation and use of storage racking systems, has responded to queries about the possibility of...

MAJOR PLANS FOR BELFAST PORT

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Belfast… Belfast Harbour has announced plans to develop a £40m logistics terminal in support of the Danish-based DONG Energy’s offshore wind farm operations in the Irish Sea. The plan is part of...

UK FORKLIFT MARKET IMPROVES

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Ascot Berkshire… Members of BITA, the British Industrial Truck Association, are overwhelmingly optimistic about general prospects for the UK forklift truck market over the coming 12 months, with...

LAND ROVERS FOR INDIA

Jul 04, 2011 hnuser Global News Comments Off on LAND ROVERS FOR INDIA

Mumbai, India… In a move designed to take advantage of emerging markets within India, Brazil, Russia and China, Land Rover owners Tata Motors will shortly assemble the brand at its factory in Pune,...

MOBILE CRANE KILLS SIX

Jul 03, 2011 hnuser Global News Comments Off on MOBILE CRANE KILLS SIX

Tokyo, Japan… Six children aged between 9 and 11 were killed by a runaway 12-tonne mobile crane in the town of Kanuma, near Toyko on the morning of April 18th last. The crane drove into a line of...

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Sam Moffett, Managing Director & Founder, Moffett Automated...

Sam Moffett, Managing Director and Founder, Moffett Automated Storage Ltd in Monaghan has been named the emerging and overall, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year for 2023. The announcement was made at the annual gala awards ceremony which took place at the Powerscourt Hotel, Co. Wicklow. Sam Moffett...