BRITAIN'S FIRST M :311ANICAL HANDLING E EBITION
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APRACTICAL way of assuring "increased output per man-hour," a much-used phrase these • days, lies in the extended employment of mechanical or electrical equipment in the lifting and transporting of loads which are, at present, being manhandled in far too many industrial undertakings.
Mechanical handling is not only quicker, but it lessens fatigue and, further, one man or one woman with a -mechanical transporter can often do the work of three or four men, with probably greater efficiency.
During the past two years the mechanical-handling industry has seen considerable.expansion, with the result that this country can now boast of equipment as good as any to be found in the world. For this reason, the first National Mechanical Handling Exhibition and Convention, which will be staged at Olympia from July 12-21, should prove of more than usual interest to members of organizations in which such equipment can find particular. applications.
Not only will visitors have an opportunity of closely examining and witnessing tests of -Britain's-latest -types of mechanical handling equipment, but those who have obtained Convention seat reservations will be able to listen to a number of papers, which will be read by experts, on various phases of mechanical-handling
problems. . .
Those papers coming more directly within the scope of "The Commercial Motor" are as follow: " Mechanical Handling in the Motor Industry," by Sydney Gilbert, M.I.P.E., 11.30 a.m., July 13; "Handling on the Railways," by David Blee, M.Inst.T., 3.30 'p.m., July 14; "Fork Trucks," by Col. Raymond T. Hartmann, M.A., .3.30 p.m., July 20,,to be followed' by a paper by J. R. Sharp, entitled Power Trucks." .
• The exhibition will be open on Weekdays from 10 a.m.
to 8 p.m., and the price of admission is 2s. 6d. _
To •help those of our -,readers who may be visiting Olympia, we are giving a brief review of a number of exhibits which have specific applications in the
commercial-vehicle industry on both the construction and operation sides. They are given in alphabetical order, according to the maker of the equipment.
Trailers capable of dealing with loads of from 1. to 4 tons will be amongst the equipment to be shown by Barnards, Ltd., Norfolk iron Works, Norwich. A 28-cwt. baggage trailer, designed to be used with fork-lift truck, will form another exhibit by this maker.
Two types of mechanical shovel and a crane will be shown by the Chaseside Engineering Co., Ltd.. Station Works East. Hertford. The most popular in the Chaseside shovel range is the .?,-ctibic-yd. Hi-Lift Major; its discharge height is 9 ft. The second model to be shown is the :i-cubic-yd. Hi-Lift Major, which has an automatic moving jib. This model can be operated under conditions where the headroom is as little as 8 ft. 6 ins. The Chaseside Major, 2-ton crane, is a logical development of the basic Chaseside design, an important feature claimed for it being its high degree of stability when working on uneven ground.
Trailers of from 1 to 3 tons capacity. and trolleys for loads up to 15 cwt., will be exhibited by P. C. and C. K. Chase, Ltd., Portsmouth Road. Cobham, Surrey. A new design of hand trolley, built in aluminium alloy, will form one of the pieces of equipment to be shown.
Clew Electric Industries, Ltd., Cleco Works, Foundry Square, Leicester, will be showing examples of the Cleco industrial truck, which is powered by a number of 12-volt car-type batteries Some of the outstanding features of this make. of truck are extreme simplicity in design, and that it can be used as a fixed platform elevating stillage truck, or as a tractor, as may be required. The carrying capacity of both the FBL. and FBH. types is 1 ton Three of the wide range of Jones mobile cranes will be shown by George Cohen, Sons and Co., Ltd., Cunard Works, Chase Road, London, N.W.10. The KL,44 model, which has a maximum lifting capacity of 4 tons, has pneumatic-tyred wheels and is equipped with what are known as restrictor rings to increase the contact area on soft ground; an oil engine provides the power. Model KL.22 is a small edition of the KL.44, and is capable of full-circle slewing on a steel race-path. A new departure in crane construction will be found in the KL,15 model. It can hoist and slew, or hoist and travel under its own power, which is supplied by a 6 h.p. air-cooled petrol engine Oil-engined Fork Truck An unusual feature of the fork truck to be shown by Coventry Climax Engines, Ltd., Widdrington Road Works, Coventry, is that it is powered by an oil engine. Known as Model STF.412, its lifting capacity is 4,000 lb., and it can raise its load to a height of 12 ft. The power unit is rated at 35 b.h.p. at 2,000 r.p.m.
Electricar battery-powered industrial trucks, and a new runabout electric crane, will form the exhibit of Crompton Parkinson, Ltd, Astra House, Aldwych, London, W.C.2. Model TU.40.A. is a 2-ton fixedplatform truck which can turn within a 10-ft. 8-in. circle. Model TLR.6 is a 1-tanner, and is of the elevatingplatform type. It will run for approximately 19 miles on one battery charge Specifically designed for heavy duty in docks, steel works and in similar spheres of operation, Model TU.40.BA. to be shown, is rated as a 2-tanner, and is of the fixed-platform type. Material up to a length of 20 ft. can be carried on this truck. The .electric crane to be exhibited—Model TU.40.AV/8 —is known as the Mynne. The basis of this piece of equipment is a long-wheelbase Electricar 2-ton truck, and its lifting capacity is 10 cwt. at a radius of 9 ft. A selection of Young batteries, as used in Electricar trucks, will also be available for inspection.
New Douglas Model The exhibit of Douglas (Kingswood), Ltd., Kingswood, Bristol, will include a display of the various models of Douglas '25-30-cwt. industrial trucks. Amongst them will be shown the new Highlift model. These trucks are powered by two-cylindered air-cooled petrol engines of 596 c.c. capacity.
Two Conveyancer models, which hitherto have not been available for public inspection, will be shown by the maker—Eleetro-Hydraulics, Ltd., Liverpool Road, Warrington. These are the battery-driven Mark VI and the petrol-driven Mark VIII. Conveyancer trucks are of the fork-lift type, and a full range will be shown. Mark IB has petrol-electric drive and is of 2 tons capacity; Mark II is petrol-driven and deals with loads up to 25 cwt., whilst the Mark III model, with batteryelectric drive, is rated as of 2 tons capacity. The height of lift, in all cases, is 9 ft.
F. C. filbiserd and Co., Ltd., 56, Victoria Street, London, &WI, will have on show three of its range of Planet models, comprising two tractors and a narrowgauge oil-engined locomotive. The 10 h.p. tractor is driven by a petrol engine and has a haulage capacity of 10-12 tons. Rated at 16 h.p., the oil-engined tractor can haul 29-25 tons on level ground. The locomotive 10
is powered by a 14-16 .h.p oil engine and is designed to haul loads up to 2 tons.
A full range_ of Stacatruc models, together, with ancillary eiluipment, will be shown by IT D, Ltd., StacatrucHouse,' 142, Sloane Street, Sloane Square, London, S.W.1. The exhibit will include two fork-lift trucks, a Rotary Tilter and a Stacashavel. Interest Will also be shown in the new battery-electric Stacatrue model, having a maximum lift of 1 ton, a load it can elevate to a height of 9 ft. Stacatrailers, of 2-3-ton capacity, and the Aeroloader, a lightweight, all-metal
aircraft trailer-loader; will also be shown. .
R. A. Lister and Co., Ltd., of Dursley, Gloucestershire, will be showing. a range of Lister auto-trucks, all of which are driven by petrol engines. In all, there will be six models, ranging in carrying capacity from 1 to
5 tons.
Pallets for use with fork-lift trucks will be shown by the M.G.K. Engineering Co., Ltd., Gazette Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham, 4. These pallets are of all-steel construction, and it is claimed that they will withstand static loads up to about 12 tons. Arc Welding is employed in the fabrication of the steel units used in their construction_ An oil-engined shunting tractor, a 2-ton truck, a petrol-driven tractor, and the chassis of a 25-cwt. platform truck, will form the exhibit of the Mercury Truck and Tractor Co., Ltd., 19. London Road, Gloucester. . The oil-engined tractor is similar in design to the maker's 25 AM. model, which is powered by a petrol engine rated at 25-50 h.p., and can push more than 60 tons on rails. The oil-engined tractor is powered by a Perkins oil engine, rated at 45 b.h.p. at 2,200 r.p.m. The estimated fuel consumption for this machine is given as 2 gallons for a day's operation. The Mercury Model 10.F 2. is a petrol-engined 2-ton truck for works transport, and this machine, while carrying 2 tons, can also pull 5-6 tons as a trailer load.
An addition to the types of fork-lift truck available in this country will be found in a new model to be shown by Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd., Orwell Works, Ipswich. This new piece of equipment has a lifting capacity of a ton and has a maximum lift of 10 ft., the hoisting and tilting being carried out by electric-hydraulic gor. The speed of hoist, with maximum load, is 22 ft. per min. It has four forward and four reverse speeds, and can travel at about 6 m.p.h. when loaded.
The Scott battery-driven industrial trucks to be shown by. the Cradley Heath Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, are of 12-15-cwt. capacity, but by fitting a larger motor and battery the payload is increased to I ton.. A feature of these trucks lies in the single-driving-wheel unit, with which is incorporated the electric driving motor. A three-wheeled tractor, which will also be shown, has a payload of 30 cwt., in addition to any trailer load which it may be hauling,
Simmonds Aerocessories, Ltd., Trefo rest. Glamorgan, will be exhibiting amongst its specialities a new form Of locking nut, known as the Spinloc. A full range of Pinnacle diaphragm nuts, and Siromonds elastic stop nuts, will also be on view. There will also be a working demonstration unit of the well-known Fram oil cleaner, and Simmonds Coisey controls will also be exhibited. The Spinloc is a free-running, onepiece locking nut, and its use dispenses with the need for any auxiliary locking device, such as a split pin or spring washer. Incidentally, it can be screwed and unsereWed.continually without loss of efficiency.
An oil-engined electric mobile crane will be shown by Thomas Smith and Sons (Rodley), Ltd., Rodley, Leeds. The oil engine with which it is powered drives a 12-kW generator, the hoisting, derricking and travelling all being performed by electric power. Each front wheel of the crane has its own electric motor, the two being connected in series, so that a differential action is obtained when the crane is negotiating a curve. The minimum turning circle is 18 ft. 6 ins.
Coles mobile cranes, Electric Eel industrial trucks, and Coles electric hoists will form the exhibit of Steels Engineering Products, Ltd., 6, Avonmore Road, Fulham, London, W.14. The outstanding feature of the Electric -Eel truck is that it is steered merely by transferring the weight of the body from one foot to the other, in accordance with the direction in which the driver wishes to travel. During the exhibition the allelectric Coles 1-ton crane will give demonstrations of its full-circle stewing capabilities, and special attention Will be drawn : to-its safely devices and the simplicity of its operation. Tondinson (Electric Vehicles). Ltd., 16, Brov.nlow Mews, London, W.0 1, will be staging two of its electric vehicles, one known as the Universal works truck and the other as the Industrial works truck. The extreme manceuvrability of the Universal model is made possible by the particular wheel arrangement adopted. The carrying capacity of the Universal 6.6 model is 1 ton. and of the G.5. and 6.4. machines. 15 cwt. The two models of the Industrial class—A.6. and A.5.--are each rated at I ton carryine capacity..
Wingrove and Rogers, Ltd., Mill Lane, Old Swan, Liverpool, 13, will be showing three B.E.V. electric industrial trucks and a pneumatictyred industrial tractor. The E. l model truck is of 1-ton capacity, and has an elevating platform being designed for operating with 7-in. stillages. Types 1-1.78. 1-1.23, and H.45, arc electric-hydraulic highlift fork trucks, their lifting capacities being from 1,700 lb. to 4,500 lb. The type JE, machine is a pedestrian-controlled electric jack-truck, and represents the most recent B.E.V. development. It was designed to meet the demand for a unit capable of lifting and moving heavy loads over short runs in congested areas.
In addition to the wheeled units to which reference has been made, there will be many other time-saving devices exhibited, such as hoists with self-contained electric motors, conveyor belts as used on assembly benches or for vehicle loading, and many types of portable stacker
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