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First Application in Scotland
REORGANIZATION of transport by Charles W. Ireland, Ltd., engineers tnd metal merchants, of Burnbank, Harnil:on, has shown substantial economies and increased efficiency by introducing, for .he first time in Scotland, the Dempster Dinosaur materials handling system.
The company operate a complete metal rnerchanting service at Burnbank, :ollecting all types of metals from mild tees to alloys from production points hroughout the metal-working area of 3cotland. To do this they used previously 10 vehicles of mixed type, including ippers and high-sided platforms, and each )f these was manned by two employees, vho were responsible for the loading of scrap metal at the works visited and unloading at the company's own premises.
Because of deterioration of the fleet and the obvious delays with such a system, the decision was taken to replace the vehicles by a Dinosaur, manufactured in this country under licence by the Powell Duffryn Engincering Co., of Cardiff. It is mounted on an Albion R elver six-wheel chassis and hydraulically picks up, transports, tips or sets down on the ground its own body either loaded or empty. The driver controls all these operations from his cab. The company have seven containers operating with the Dinosaur, and leave one at the scrap accumulation point to be loaded as progress permits. Clearing of the scrap is then a simple matter of laying down an empty body and lifting a full body for transport to the company's works at Burnbank. This involves only one operator with a minimum of working time. The Dinosaur travels round the various collection points taking up full loads and laying down empties, and vehicle waiting time is virtually eliminated.