Mike Page, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Storage Systems",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Manufacturingtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Automatic storage/cutting speeds steel deliveries from
Friedrich Remmert, which we summarised at the time by saying "Speedy and flexible order processing for steel products are ensured primarily thanks to the use of integrated, fully-automatic storage and cutting technologies".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release AC drives simplify production line maintenance from
Control Techniques: "To simplify maintenance, an automotive production plant has restricted itself to one make and one type of frequency converter for all applications over 1.1kW, to eliminate long down-times".
In January 2008, we covered the news from Zeroshift
concerning its Intelligent Tool Control
- take a look at Tooling storage controlled intelligently
which says: "Modular controller offers the ability to custom build intelligent tool control into a multitude of tool storage systems and eliminate loss of tooling".
Take a look also at the news release from Screwfix Direct, Free maintenance products catalogue published,
as well as Rented racking meets production surges from Nene Group,
and Industrial storage systems raise productivity from System Store Solutions.
See also:
Air engine plant assisted with storage planning
(July 2007)
When production of military and civil engines was transferred to a new plant, the manufacturer sought aid to develop storage systems to improve equipment location, layout and processes
Improved warehouse efficiency for Invensys
(July 2007)
New storage system from LINPAC enables Invensys to improve warehouse management
Increased capacity for Nexsan storage
(June 2007)
Ultrastar A7K1000 one-terabyte hard drives now incorporated in Nexsan's SATA range of products
Vertical machining centres raise part conformance
(June 2007)
Seven 5-axis, vertical machining centres, six equipped with individual 32-pallet storage systems, form the core of a Formula One racing team's high performance prismatic metalcutting capability
File area networking with file virtualisation
(June 2007)
Data virtualisation: the basis of File Area Networking (FAN) by Paul Phillips, Country Manager UK, Brocade
Warehouse with award-winning storage design
(May 2007)
Paul Ponsonby, a specialist transport, storage and installation company, has won a UKWA award for its latest warehouse with storage and picking solutions by Linpac Storage Systems
Logistics centre manages bar cutting
(May 2007)
Sawing machines and systems manufacturer's entire material and information flow is processed and controlled via a logistics centre using high rise storage technology for bar stock cutting
Sawing systems builder ups sales by 23%
(May 2007)
Sawing machine tool and systems builder, KASTO increased it sales by 23% to EUR 94 million while new orders have expanded past the EUR 100 million level, while factory expansion is under way
Sheet metal storage systems are automatic
(May 2007)
Modern automatic sheet metal storage systems used as material production or logistics centers offer efficient material flow, efficient use of space, inventory control and paperless order processing
Sawing and storage systems benefit SMEs
(May 2007)
SMEs can profit from a manufacturer and supplier of all sawing methods (hacksaws, bandsaws and circular saws), bar storage and retrieval systems as well as sheet metal systems
Automatic storage systems designed for SMEs
(May 2007)
Job shops and SMEs profit from storage systems for stock keeping, for the economic turnover and fast access to bar stock and flat materials, sheet metal, goods, tools as well as resources and more
Electronics manufacturing show previewed
(April 2007)
Here is a preview of some of the products and services - including manufacturing and quality control - to be exhibited at the UK's forthcoming Nepcon show
Two tier archive facility for Dagenham warehouse
(April 2007)
Linpac Storage Systems has installed a two tier archive facility in CSM Archive Storage and Distribution's purpose-built warehouse in Dagenham, UK
Monitoring and analysis across the entire SAN
(April 2007)
Finisar has introduced NetWisdom Enterprise Rover, a family of intelligent monitoring and analysis solutions capable of spanning across all storage area networks
High bandwith storage for sports videos
(April 2007)
Web-based video archive system connects athletes, parents, coaches, agents and scouts by providing an online warehouse to store, search, re-use and maintain all aspects of any type of sporting event
Partnership to improve SAN infrastructure
(April 2007)
Finisar Corporation has announced a strategic partnership with NEC Corporation of America (NECAM) to significantly improve SAN infrastructure reliability to mutual customers
Warehouse fitting for automotive parts
(April 2007)
LINPAC Storage Systems has fitted a second distribution centre for Commercial Body Fittings in the Midlands, UK, offering cantilever racking, pallet racking, Longspan shelving or Linspace shelving
Integration benefits digital media market
(April 2007)
Partnership produces data controller and disk arrays specifically for the digital media market
The first 8 Gb/s fibre channel protocol analyser?
(April 2007)
Finisar has introduced the Xgig 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel solution, built upon the Xgig test tool platform, for testing and analysing real-time traffic across all major high-speed storage protocols
Utility storage and data protection
(April 2007)
NAB 2007 will see Digi-Data, a leading manufacturer of high performance storage systems and RAID controllers for large digital archives, show its utility storage and data protection
Warburtons give award to RTS Flexible Systems
(March 2007)
RTS Flexible Systems has won a prestigious Suppliers Award from Warburtons as recognition of RTS' 'commitment and outstanding contribution' during a 12-year working partnership
Convert old data into new standard formats
(March 2007)
Digi-Data's media conversion services offer a natural extension to their storage solutions and professional services
Nanotechnology science showcase
(March 2007)
A Science Showcase event focused on nanotechnology, which involves the manipulation of materials at the molecular scale, is being held by Yorkshire Science and Technology Network
Protecting large digital assets with IDS
(March 2007)
Digi-Data's high-performance solutions protect large digital assets and are easily implemented by systems integrators
Survey highlights uncontrolled data growth
(March 2007)
Over two-thirds of UK manufacturing companies (64 per cent) questioned were most concerned with controlling the alarming growth in data demand
Uncontrolled data growth worries manufacturers
(March 2007)
With unstructured data growth doubling every 12 to 18 months, over two-thirds of UK manufacturing companies are most concerned with controlling the alarming growth in data demand
Subcontractor automates tool supply and ordering
(January 2007)
A fully automated tool dispensing system that will track tool usage against jobs and automatically initiate re-order as stocks are used, has been installed in Unicut Precision's machine shop
High-performance computing expanded
(January 2007)
SGI to offer Windows compute cluster server 2003 on SGI Altix XE cluster systems
Storage Product Line Enhanced
(January 2007)
Digi-data chooses Kodak service and support as provider
Storage systems provider to expand in Europe
(January 2007)
Looking to expand further in Europe, storage systems provider, HiLo-PSS has appointed Cesar Nosti as its south-eastern Europe sales director
Hydrogen powered car viability boosted
(December 2006)
A material, which stores and releases hydrogen at room temperature, at the flick of a switch, and promises to help make hydrogen powered cars vable for the future
New Corporate Vice President for Microsoft
(November 2006)
Maria Martinez comes to the Microsoft Worldwide Services organisation from her current role as the corporate vice president of the Communications Sector
Dynamic laser cutters reduce production costs
(November 2006)
A drastic reduction in production costs and times is being achieved with a laser profiling and cutting machine equipped with a highly dynamic, lightweight head
Mobile rooms fabricated with lightweight profiles
(November 2006)
Double-T lightweight profiles for use in storage systems and lightweight load-bearing steel structures offer the same strength as conventional beams but use less material, thus reducing costs