History of Conveyor Belts

The history of conveyor belts begins in the latter half of the 17th century. Since then, conveyor belts have been an inevitable part of material transportation. But it was in 1795 that conveyor belts became a popular means for conveying bulk materials. In the beginning, conveyor belts were used only for moving grain sacks to short distances.

The Lean Manufacturing Assessment - A Brief Overview

Want to know what to expect when you sign-up for a Lean Manufacturing Assessment? This article provides a brief overiew of the process so you can go in with your eyes wide open for maximum results.

Corrugated Shipping Boxes

Corrugated shipping boxes were invented out of the necessity of protecting breakable materials during movement of transport. Before, ordinary cardboards were formed to a box-like container as the only form of protective agent. With the improvement of packaging materials, corrugated shipping boxes came into being. It has its own cushioning system, which the corrugation provided.

Taiwan Fibre Industry: Shift In Production Base

In the last five decades, the textile industry has created an important position in exports, earning huge revenues of foreign exchange for Taiwan. Though, in the second half of the 1980s, many problems like labour shortages, increasing overhead costs, prohibitive land prices and environmental protection forced many textile houses to relocate a part or all of their production to Southeast Asia and China in order to stay competitive.

Hong Kong Clothing Industry

Textile quotas were eliminated among WTO members at the first day of 2005 in accordance with the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC). However, resistance to quota removal spread in the US and EU. Subsequently, China reached agreements with the EU and the US in June and November 2005 respectively. The China-US agreement, effective from January 2006, governs the exports of a total of 21 groups involving 34 categories of Chinese textiles and clothing products to the US during 2006-2008. The China-EU agreement, effective from June 2005, covers 10 categories of Chinese textiles and clothing exports to the EU during 2005-2007.

Buying Used Construction Equipment – Bring Your Safety Eyewear

Any business involved in the construction industry large or small at times need heavy equipment, from bulldozers, bobcats, front-end loaders to dump trucks, somewhere along the line the idea pops up about buying equipment instead of hiring out contractors. After looking at the pricing of new and the current budget, finding quality used equipment may be the answer.

How Low Melt Batch Inclusion Bags Can Heat Up Your Profits

Discover how low melt, batch inclusion bags can improve efficiency, increase batch to batch uniformity, and most importantly increase your profits.

A Quick Peek At Stand Up Pouches – Understanding the Manufacturing Process

Stand up pouches are revolutionizing how companies package, store, and ship their products. Used for retail and industrial applications, these unique barrier bags provide a large printable area with incredible barrier properties.

US Retailers Shift Gear to Perform Better

Retail sector is the second largest industry in U.S., accumulating number of businesses and employees. According to the government broad measure of retail sales that consists food service, gasoline sales and automobiles) sales in the U.S. climb nearly 6.6% to $4.16 trillion in 2005, comparing a 3.8% increase in the year 2004. In the last year, retail industry evolved strongly, due to higher gasoline costs and good discounting during the Christmas.

Khadi-The Pride Of India

Khadi is an Indian fabric. Khadi is also known by another name ‘Khaddar’. It is made by spinning the threads on an instrument known as ‘Charkha’. During pre-independence era the movement of khadi manufacturing gained momentum under the guidance of father of nation Mahatma Gandhiji. This movement of khadi manufacturing and wearing started as to discourage the Indians from wearing of foreign clothes.

Retail Packaging Update – Because Of Flexible Packaging The Supermarket Is Not Like It Used To Be

The next time you are in a grocery store, take a look at how many products are packaged in flexible packaging. Times have certainly changed! See if flexible packaging can help your company and your bottom line.

How To Bend Acrylic

How to bend Acrylic/Perspex: The best way to bend acrylic is to use a strip heater with an element running between two watercooled tubes, preferably made from stainless steel. These tubes should be adjustable so that the gap between the two tubes can be increased or decreased depending upon the thickness of material that you are bending.

Concrete Roof Tile Machinery

Roof tile machine production , extruders for roof tile machine, cure chambers for roof tile machine.