The size of the drain trap determines how much storage room there is under the sink – an important factor, especially in small dwellings. Prevex has developed the world’s smallest drain trap for kitchens and bathrooms, which thanks to its compact construction and flexibility is also easy for regular consumers to install. The traps are pre-assembled, which speeds up and makes the installation easier, without the risk of water damage.”

”Transrussia” Trade Exhibition, Moscow, 27-30 April. Section 20, Exhibition Hall 1   VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has been studying freight traffic between Russia and Finland. The results indicate that the improvement of freight traffic requires the development of logistics information processes and an increased degree of automation. The introduction of RFID remote identifier systems would benefit the entire supply chain, customers, and also the work of authorities at the border between the two countries. Development will require cooperation and agreement on the use of various different standards and applications.

  Merivaara will be represented at the Chinese spring exhibition: 63rd CMEF Spring 2010, 10th ICMD,  18-21 April 2010 Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China Merivaara stand: Hall 9, booth B12   Merivaara, a Finnish medical equipment manufacturer, will present its hi-tech operating tables at the Shenzhen trade show in April. Included will be the Promerix, the most advanced model in the company’s wide range of operating tables.

Konecranes is introducing an industry shaping industrial crane, SMARTON®. It presents an evolution in crane technology, designed to maximize customer productivity and minimize total lifecycle costs. SMARTON® can be used in industrial sectors such as steel handling and warehousing, automotive, general manufacturing, power, workshops, automatic storage systems and mining. Depending on the set up, SMARTON® can lift loads ranging from 30 tons to more than 500 tons.

Elettric 80 Marketing Director Mikael Renström concludes that drinktec 2009 was a great success for the company, which made a great impact on the market through the live demonstration of a fully operative automated end-of-line chain, incorporating Elettric 80’s latest innovations for the beverage industry.

Modern hospital beds are true technological wonders, except for their castors that still have to be manually locked and unlocked. Finnish company Manner Castors has now come up with Manner e-Smart, the first castor ever with an electronic, remotely-operated lock fitted inside the smooth-rolling castor itself. This makes handling of medical and other equipment on castors a lot easier.

Spyglass, Sparklike’s new laser-based glass pane analyzer, is worthy of its name; just press the small device against any type of pane, push the button, and in a matter of seconds all the characteristics of the glass are shown on its large display.

Elettric 80 is making their concept of automation remarkably clear at the Drinktec fair in Munich Sep 14-19 2009. A complete, fully operational, end-of-line chain will be built, and during the fair visitors will be able to follow the demonstration around the demo plant. Different beer cans, bottles and trays from various Elettric 80 clients will be handled from the end-of-“production”-line, palletised, stretch wrapped and transported by Laser Guided Vehicles (LGVs) to the warehouse area and loaded into a trailer.

Elettric 80 challenges the notion that only production companies benefit from automation. Also the activities of distribution centres can be automated to advantage by Laser Guided Vehicles, increasing both warehouse efficiency and safety while reducing costs. A considerable advantage of the Elettric 80 LGV systems is that they are usually implemented in existing warehouse environments, with little or no site modification required. Consequently, the investment is budget-friendly and quickly returned.

Apart from cost efficiency, an important warehouse management issue is safety. The human factor often causes risks and accidents that are hard to foresee. These can be limited effectively through Elettric 80’s custom-made end-of-line automation solutions. The systems can automate parts, or the whole, of the end-of-line process for clients within the fast-moving consumer-goods sectors, from palletising of finished product, to stretchwrapping of pallets and storage/retrieval in the warehouse. Compared to work environments with manual, diesel-powered fork lift trucks, Freeway environments are noticeably safer due to reliable technology, calmer and free from exhaust fumes. Also, after the first years have passed, and the return on investment is realised, these improvements still remain.