TPT November 2020

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Combi-CS pedestrian stacker wins IFOY Award COMBILIFT has been announced as a winner at this year’s IFOY Awards, which honours the best products and solutions of the year. The company won the Warehouse Truck Lowlifter Category with its innovative Combi-CS pedestrian counterbalance stacker. where other personnel or members of the public may be present. moreover to the people who make intralogistics happen.”

Combilift CEO, and co-founder, Martin McVicar said: “On behalf of the whole Combilift team I am delighted to receive the IFOY 2020 Award and proud that this innovative product has been recognised as valuable solution for the intralogistics sector. We extend our thanks to the IFOY jury for selecting us for this important award.” Due to the current circumstances, the hundreds of people that normally attend the IFOY ceremony could not get together personally, so the organisers rolled out the virtual red carpet for the winners on the internet at www.ifoy.org. IFOY founder and executive chairperson of the IFOY Jury, Anita Würmser, said: “Special times require special solutions and this year’s IFOY Awards were dedicated to the best innovations in intralogistics and

Finalists’ products underwent stringent IFOY audit and innovation checks by industry experts and journalists from leading logistics media from 19 countries also tested and evaluated the equipment for qualities such as technology, design, ergonomics, safety, marketability, customer benefit and sustainability. Comments on the Combi-CS included: “The Combi-CS is a really compact smart pedestrian operated truck and a nice hands-on solution. It offers significant added value in terms of narrow aisle operation and safety in confined environments. It is a customer- focused solution with a very high level of market relevance.” Combilift www.combilift.com The roof diameter will be oversized to allow for a larger furnace sidewall in the future. This project is expected to be the first phase of a multi-phase melt shop upgrade to a more optimised design with the upper shell and off-gas system to follow.   Optimus Steel, located in Beaumont, Texas, produces a wide range of high- quality wire rods, coiled rebar, and billets. This mill has been recognised with awards for safety, community service, outstanding engineering, and environmental improvement throughout the years. Optimus Steel is logistically situated near Houston to provide value added solutions that help their customers in the construction, automotive, energy, consumer, and manufacturing markets. Optimus Steel’s decision to install Spray-Cooled™ equipment was based on the need for the safest, most environmentally friendly, lowest cost option (supply and maintenance) along with the extended life and performance for water-cooled equipment.  Optimus Steel www.optimus-steelusa.com

The Combi-CS is the only pedestrian counterbalance stacker that will operate in a conventional reach truck aisle for space saving and productive storage and handling. It features Combilift’s unique, internationally patented and award winning multi-position tiller arm, which can be turned to the left or right of the unit to position the rear drive wheel, allowing the operator to remain in the safest position- at the side of the machine, rather than at the rear as is the case with other pedestrian stackers. This ensures optimum visibility of the load and surroundings as well as guaranteeing maximum safety in areas

Systems Spray-Cooled receives an order to upgrade Optimus Steel EAF

OPTIMUS STEEL has placed an order for a furnace upgrade solution with Systems Spray-Cooled of The Systems Group. The fourth quarter 2020 turn- key project includes a new Spray- Cooled™ Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Roof, a new Spray-Cooled™ Elbow, the accompanying equipment that will replace its existing tubular equipment, and a complete engineering package that covers a laser scan of the entire melt shop, design and layout all of the

piping, and engineering of the required infrastructure changes.   The engineering portion includes modifying their current 4-point gantry lift roof to a 2-point gantry lift design. By removing the existing long gantry arms and replacing them with customised short arms, Optimus Steel will eliminate the associated downtime and maintenance issues with their old gantry arms design. The new design will address current operational issues and

will allow for better roof alignment and delta changes. The elbow spray water will be sup- plied and drained from the roof minimising hoses and connections.

A furnace upgrade solution from Systems Spray-Cooled

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