Case Studies

1) Air Cargo Lifts Handle Large Containers

A major logistics company required a loading dock solution for transferring extremely large and heavy air cargo containers between variable truck bed heights and a fixed dock height.

2) Automobile Transfer Lift

Mechanical 4 Post Freight Lift transfers automobiles to multi-level state-of-the-art storage facility.

3) Auto Retailer Superstore Trust Hänel Vertical Storage at Multiple Locations

At #1 Cochran’s Buick GMC dealerships, the service department is one of the largest in the city of Pittsburgh. The dealership needed even more service bays to support customer demand, ...

4) Bascule Bridge Provides Safe Passage

America A bascule bridge permits safe crossing of railroad spurs and serves as a convenient connection between buildings. This is exactly what a distributor of pet care products needed ...

5) Case Study: The original Polymer Guard Rails for VF’s newest DC.

The case study explains how Boplan provided polymer ( plastic ) guard rails, hand rails, traffic barriers and other safety products from the Flex Impact by Boplan product line to protect ...

6) Catwalk Solution Bridges Old and New Mezzanine

A world class dairy producer needed a cost effective way to gain more space without adding on to the existing building. Specifically, the solution would optimize existing space as ...

7) Dock Leveler Inspection Plate Reduces Air Flow in Food Facilities during Scheduled Maintenance

Dozens of Fortune 500 companies have saved thousands of dollars in energy costs while reducing the possibility of insect or rodent infiltration by specifying a maintenance inspection ...

8) Elevating Rack Guarding for Warehouse Pallet Racks

The challenge was to create a safety net barrier acting as a door to protect both products as well as employees in a warehouse setting. In addition the door needed to be accessible ...

9) Hoosier Crane | OLI App

R&M’s latest innovation in hoist safety and efficiency is being used in the field! Our Overhead Lifting Information (OLI) app displays direct, real-time data reports of crane conditions, ...

10) KIMURA FOUNDRY AMERICA | RAPID PROTOTYPING

Six R&M Materials Handling Inc. overhead crane systems were installed in just three weeks by R&M ...

11) Mezzanine Provides Unique Solution for IT Clean Room

An industry leading advanced electronic monitoring and security systems manufacturer developed a need to create a clean room in addition to more storage space. The custom solution would ...

12) MWL Requires Hydraulic Dock Leveler For Demanding Dock Conditions

The VH Series is designed, engineered and constructed using the heaviest structural steel support members for the most demanding dock conditions. It uses a proprietary hydraulic system ...

13) NEW YORK BLOWER | LOAD-TURNING CRANE

With a new manufacturing facility planned that would be dedicated to the assembly of heavy industrial blowers and ...

14) Overhead Conveyor Fall Protection for a Distribution Center

The challenge was to engineer a system of catch nets to protect employees working under a fast moving overhead conveyor system. In addition, the caught objects must remain undamaged ...

15) PAPÉ MACHINERY | FORESTRY EQUIPMENT

Milwaukee Crane & Equipment has installed a custom, 10-ton capacity overhead crane at Papé Machinery’s new construction ...