TPT January 2018

T E CHNOLOG Y

Materials handling in all directions with Combilift IRISH specialist forklift manufacturer Combilift Ltd produces a wide range of customised handling solutions, from pedestrian pallet stackers, four-way forklifts and sideloaders, up to straddle carriers, which can transport oversized loads weighing 80 tonnes. The manoeuvrability and versatility of Combilift’s models means that they can be deployed from the initial stages of offloading raw materials, during the manufacturing process, through to the storage and dispatch of finished product.

can work in guided aisles as narrow as 210cm. These robust trucks work inside and out, and on uneven terrain in all weathers, making them robust and reliable workhorses for universal applications in the yard and warehouse. Sideways travel with loads resting on the platform also offers greater stability and safer manoeuvring. Combilift continues to add to its product range by introducing at least one new model a year. Pedestrian reach stackers are a growing part of the portfolio, and are suitable for handling lighter palletised or long loads and ensuring safe working conditions. The Combi-WR4 multidirectional pedestrian reach stacker is claimed to be the only truck of its kind to work in an aisle-width of 2.1m and its patented multi-position tiller allows push button rotation of the rear wheel parallel from the tiller to the chassis and back for enhanced operator safety. See the four-way forklifts and more at Stand 6G12 at Tube Düsseldorf.

Exhibits include models from Combilift’s original and still very popular core C Series. This product range is available with LP gas, diesel and electric/battery power. Mast options offer lift heights up to 9m and capacities of up to 25,000 kg. The C-Series Combilift

The exhibits at this year’s Tube Düsseldorf are a selection of the company’s products, all designed for the safe, space saving and productive handling of the long and bulky loads typically encountered in the tube and pipe sector.

Combilift Ltd – Ireland Email: info@combilift.com Website: www.combilift.com World’s first UT integrated UAV system

worked tirelessly to bring this to the market. “We offer an enhanced UT thickness measurement service to our clients, combined with increased safety to personnel and efficiency of data delivery. Like all our class-leading payloads, they are safer than traditional rope access and scaffolding methods, and data acquisition can be twenty times faster than by traditional methods – representing significant efficiencies for clients.” Texo Drone Survey & Inspection (UKCS) Ltd – UK Fax: +44 1376 515946 Email: info@texodroneservices.co.uk Website: www.texodroneservices.co.uk

quisition and instantaneous in capture and delivery. All UT UAV operations are overseen by Texo’s accredited and certificated NDT payload technicians, ensuring accurate data set capture and validation of acquired measurements. Inspection data is combined with a precise photogrammetric visual overlay of the completed survey, pinpointing exact measurement locations on the structure/surface to an accuracy of sub 10mm, providing clients with verified inspection data. John Wood, chief operations officer, Texo Drone Survey and Inspection Ltd, said, “This is a major development in the field of inspection engineering. Client feedback has been indicating that this is an area of huge demand and we have

TEXO Drone Survey and Inspection (UKCS), the dedicated oil and gas services division of Texo DSI – owner- operator of a comprehensive fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles – has deployed what is claimed to be the world’s first UT (ultrasonic thickness testing) integrated UAV system. The system has been designed to undertake a wide range of thickness measurement applications and is able to take precise measurements on both flat and curved surfaces. The UAV integrated UT payload has been deployed across a wide range of sectors, including both offshore and onshore wind turbine structures, telecoms and maritime assets. Using a unique spot identification sys- tem, all UT missions are precise in ac-

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