Case Studies

1) Safety Perks for Classic Coffee Originals

Eight O’Clock Coffee was looking to upgrade certain areas of their warehouse because steel was damaged and needed to be replaced. Looking to try something new for a more permanent ...

2) 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 ...

3) Machine Guarding Systems Protect Workers & Ensure Safety

Integration of mechanical and electrical protective guarding solutions to improve employee and work environment safety.

4) PICKING AREAS IN A HIGH BAY RACK PICKING MODULE SECURED BY RACK-SUPORTED DUAL-GATE SYSTEMS

A leading national pharmacy/heath service provider was concerned that their employees were exposed to fall hazards while working along the ledges of their multi-level picking modules. ...

5) Mezzanine Pallet Access Gate Ensures OSHA & ANSI Compliance while Accommodating Tall Pallet Loads

Lift-out gates used to secure mezzanine pallet access areas were constantly being left open for a leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry. In the ...

6) Solving Materials Handling Issues Begins at Home

When a busy plant in southern Arkansas hired a new manufacturing coach the production rate, as measured daily in person-hours per foot of conveyor section assembled, was averaging .250 ...

7) Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Streamlines Production Lines With Back Saving Hydraulic Roll On Level Loaders

A manufacturer of prescription drugs, recently added state- of-the-art work positioning tables to prevent back strain for its employees working on production lines. Since the addition ...

8) A Printer’s Dream: Equipment that makes Pallet Loading and Unloading Easier

This is about a book publisher in St. Paul, Minnesota that specializes in college text books and law books. At the company’ production and warehouse facility, pallet loads of books ...

9) DEMAG KBK Crane handles large panels in Automotive Plant

An automotive manufacturer needed a safe and ergonomic way to handle stamped metal panels. The large size and awkward shape of the panel presented challenges that were fully met by ...

10) Production In Work Cell Increases With Help Of Easy Arm®

A components supplier of commercial lawn mowing equipment installed a new press brake for forming sheet metal into the decks for large mowers. The brake bends the ends of pre-cut sheet ...

11) G-Force® Helps Company Become Ergonomically Friendly

An international distributor of sustainable, environmentally friendly office space had recently opened a new facility in the south, and was looking to optimize the safety of its employees ...

12) Easy Arms Help Reduce Injuries AND Increase Productivity

When reviewing statistics from the previous year, the Safety Manager at an aluminum castings company in the northwest saw something he couldn’t ignore. Of all the injuries and complaints, ...

13) Custom Supports In Action: Custom Supports for Work Station Cranes Give Machine Shop Freedom & Flexibility

Just In Time CNC Machining was relocating and looking for a crane system that would service several CNC machines and the full selection of products without interfering with the current ...

14) Intelligent Lifting In Action: Damage & Injury Risk “virtually” Eliminated with Gorbel’s G-Force

Atlas Copoco needed a piece of equipment that was able to lift very heavy steel cylinders and place them with precision into the milling machine without damaging the part or the machine. ...

15) Easy Arm™ Intelligent Lifting Device In Action: Precision Placement Protects Pumps on Test Stand

Gorbel's Easy Arm™ has made loading and unloading two test stands in different work cells much easier for this pump manufacturer.