Saving Energy with Manual Equipment

With energy and fuel prices soaring manually powered equipment is starting to make sense for more applications. Besides saving money on fuel and electricity, manually powered equipment has a lower initial investment and requires less maintenance. When purchasing manual equipment it is necessary to consider the amount of extra labor that must be hired to operate it and weight it against the cost of energy. The items below are some of the most popular manually powered material handling products.

Manual Stackers: Manual stackers eliminate the need to charge batteries or be plugged into a wall. A foot operated pump raises and lowers the stacker and doesn’t require excessive user input.

Manual Lift Tables: Much like manual stackers, these lift tables are raised and lowered by a foot operated pump and don’t require any electricity.

Gravity Conveyors: Moving products or materials across a warehouse is possible with the power of gravity. A well engineered gravity conveyor system can reduces touches and cut costs drastically when compared to a powered conveyor system.

Super Hoist Makes Overhead Installations Easy

Installing overhead air ducts, sprinklers, Sheetrock HVAC units, or electrical fixtures can be a dangerous job, especially if you are not using the right equipment. Carrying heavy materials up a ladder is not a good idea and renting scaffolding isn’t always cost effective. One solution to this problem is a lift like the Genie Super Hoist. The Super Hoist uses CO2 or compressed air to lift loads up to 300 lbs to a height of 12 feet 5.6″ inches or loads up to 250 lbs to a height 18 ft 4.5 inches. Another benefit to the Super Hoist is its portability. It can easily be transported by one person and it’s folding design fits in even the smallest of pickup beds. The hoist easily sets up in a matter of seconds and doesn’t require any tools.

Easy Restaurant Storage Solutions

Here are some storage tools that will help organize any restaurant.

Drying Rack Unit: Allows air circulation that provides fast drying for pots, pans, and sink items. The elimination of moisture promotes food safety.

Can Racks: Can racks have an easy front loading design that still keeps the oldest products at the front of the line.

Tray Slides: Free up other shelves for more efficient use of space.

Bakery Racks: Keep baked goods accessible and make it easy to find what you’re looking for

View even more products that can be used for restaurant storage.

The Benefits or Reusable Packaging

With fuel, food, and water prices on the rise, businesses are looking for any way to cut costs. One effective way of cutting costs is to invest in reusable packaging. Reusable plastic shipping containers and pallets offer several advantages to traditional shipping products.

• Reduces Fuel Costs: Removing 20 lbs. of solid waste from your supply chain will save 1 gallon of gas.
• Saves Trees: Eliminating 11 wood pallets from your supply chain saves one tree.
• Reduces Water Consumption: Remove 5 lbs of solid waste from your supply chain, you will save 9 gallons of water.
• Saves Money: One computer manufacturer was spending more than $1.7M/year in single-use packaging. It estimated that with a $187,500 investment in reusable bulk containers and dunnage, it saved approximately $1M/year in packaging.
• Reduces Product Damage: General Electric Appliance (Louisville, KY) reduced damage to inbound component parts by 85% after implementing reusable containers.
• Reduces Labor Costs: With small-lot packaging implemented at their assembly lines, Ford saved up to 3 feet of walking distance for each part, equating to 54 hours per year or 1.35 man weeks.
• Improves Workplace Safety: Worker injuries at CAMI Automotive (lacerations from opening boxes and strains from lifting heavy or awkward loads) were reduced after converting to reusable packaging in the late 1990s.
• Requires Less Energy: According to the Lifecycle Inventory Study, reusable containers require 39% less energy over their service life.

Most reusable plastic products are designed to be fully recovered and reprocessed into other
useful products at the end of its service life. Using reusable containers seems to make more sense everyday, no what industry,

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