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Drum Pallets
APALLET made for the mechanical handling of drums and offering a means by which such containers may be stacked is being Manufactured by Messrs. Powell and Co„ Burry Port, Carmarthenshire. The pallet is made of rectangular steel tubing, and is long enough to. bear three 40-50-gal. drums. There is 21 in. clearance for fork entry. The units are sufficiently light for a man to carry and are symmetrical and reversible.
Polythene Containers LATEST Kabi polythene products being marketed by Precision Components (Barnet), Ltd., 13 Byng Road, Barnet, • H erts, include a range of bench containers and 14-50-gal. drums. The company are also introducing Presson adhesive transparent label holders, which could be used for addressing packages and other consignments. Rolls of cloth-based or p.v.c.based adhesive tape are available in widths of from +-3 in.
PTFE Bearings
FLUOROSINT is a new synthetic material claimed to have many applications, such as for bearings and bushings, in which it has not so far been possible to take advantage of the low coefficient of friction of polytetrafluoro ethylene (PTFE), because of its dimensional instability, Made by Polypenco, Ltd., 68 Tewin Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, it has specially developed constituents designed to improve the
mechanical and thermal properties of PTFE without affecting the electrical and chemical characteristics.
Fluorosint is available in rods and tubes, or can be moulded to customers' requirements.
Many Belts PAA FANBELT catalogue pubfished by the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. (Great Britain), Ltd., Bushbury, Wolverhampton, lists products suitable for nearly every vehicle made in the world, it is claimed. There is a metric conversion table for the benefit of certain overseas transport operators.
Metals Described
A BROCHURE published by Enfield
Rolling Mills, Ltd., Brimsdown, Enfield, Middx, describes the various forms in which Encon continuous cast bronzes and gunmetals are produced. The standard stock length is 12 ft. I in. hut longer pieces can be supplied if necessary. Castings can be made to special specification.