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Conveyor Roller & Component Specialists - An innovative problem solver with over 70 years of experience in designing and fabricating conveyor rollers and components, Ralphs-Pugh is a recognized industry leader that distinguishes itself by providing quality products, competitive prices, and the best customer service in the business. Ralphs-Pugh offers a wide array of products including sprocket and grooved rollers for powered systems, urethane tapered rollers, one-way rollers, and troughing units. Components include bushing / end plug inserts and commercial and precision bearing inserts for metal and plastic tubing. Primary Markets Served: Ralphs-Pugh products are made to customer requirements. We excel at matching the product to specific operating environments resulting in optimal conveyor performance. We serve a broad market spectrum that includes, but is not limited to: Agriculture, Chemical, Food Processing, Bottling & Canning, Distribution, Pulp & Paper, Manufacturing
Material Handling & Logistics (MH&L) delivers thought-provoking, high-quality, fact-based editorial that supports the contemporary view of material handling and logistics as functions that support the bottom line and ultimately enhance an organization’s profitability. Readers rely on MH&L to learn about cutting-edge trends, new product innovations and best practices that help them work smarter, faster, safer and more efficiently. IndustryWeek (IW) is THE business publication for manufacturing leaders, from corporate and executive management, to operations and plant management, to engineering, R&D and IT management. IW covers manufacturing broadly, from primary metals to process to discrete, and everything in between. New Equipment Digest (NED) is THE resource for new equipment that covers a very broad portfolio across all sectors of the industry. NED provides breaking news on new products in the industry, as well as insight into why these products matter.
Founded in 1919, Proos Manufacturing is a leading material handling metals manufacturer specializing in the design, manufacturing, and deployment of custom material handling solutions. Key product categories include Actuated and Gravity Chute Systems, Shelving & Put Walls, Workstations, AMR/AGV Interface Products, Mech-Lite Actuated Systems, Custom Conveyance, and Custom Manufacturing. As a privately owned company, Proos shared ownership with a consortium of 8 diversified Michigan-based metal manufacturing firms. Primary industries served include Material Handling, Contract Manufacturing, Automotive, General Industrial, Store Fixturing, Furniture, Consumer and Commercial Product. Proos is proudly in partnership Contour Advanced Systems based in the Netherlands. This strategic alliance enables Proos to provide European support through Contour, while simultaneously offering North American support for Contour products through Proos.
Customers to benefit from integrated packaging solutions and servicesOCONOMOWOC, Wis. — October 29, 2024 — ORBIS Corporation, a leader in reusable packaging solutions, announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of Creative Techniques, Inc. (CTI), which is headquartered in Orion Township, Mich. ORBIS is a subsidiary of Menasha Corporation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Founded in 1984, CTI’s business focuses on designing and manufacturing custom packaging, including stand-alone trays, container dunnage, precision rack dunnage, seat pallets, and kitting trays. It offers state-of-the-art high pressure injection molding, structural foam molding, and prototyping capabilities.ORBIS also acquired CTI’s facilities, including 60,000 square feet of manufacturing space and 22,000 square feet of warehousing space. Approximately 110 employees are joining the ORBIS team in connection with the transaction.“What excites me about this acquisition is the engineering excellence and solutions-focused approach CTI brings to its customers,” said ORBIS President Norm Kukuk. “They create tremendous value in their front-end processes, tooling development, rapid prototyping capabilities, and ultimately the high-quality packaging they deliver to customers. We look forward to welcoming their talented team to ORBIS and expanding our capabilities in these areas.”CTI serves the automotive industry and has a proven track record in delivering value to its customers with innovative products and service levels. President and CEO of Menasha Corporation Chris Drees lauded CTI’s track record of delivering value to its customers in the automotive industry with innovative products and service levels, noting that “CTI is strongly aligned with ORBIS in its focus on sustainability, customer relationships, innovation, and supply chain expertise.”ORBIS is a market leader in providing reusable packaging solutions to the automotive and retail supply chain markets. It produces plastic returnable totes, bulk containers, pallets, dunnage, and metal racks in twelve manufacturing sites and operates more than thirty service centers across North America and Europe.About ORBIS Corporation ORBIS Corporation helps world-class customers move their products faster, safer, and more cost-effectively with reusable totes, pallets, containers, dunnage and racks. Using a proven approach, ORBIS experts analyze customers’ systems, design solutions and execute reusable packaging programs to create a more sustainable supply chain for their business. ORBIS uses packaging life-cycle assessments to provide directional guidance on environmental impact data to help customers make informed decisions on the benefit of reusable to single-use packaging to achieve longer-term cost savings while minimizing their overall environmental impact. Headquartered in Oconomowoc, ORBIS has more than 3,300 employees and almost 50 locations throughout North America and Europe. For more information, please visit ORBIS Corporation at www.orbiscorporation.com, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or Youtube.About Menasha Corporation Menasha Corporation, which celebrates its 175th anniversary in 2024, is a leading packaging manufacturer and supply chain solutions provider. Comprised of two primary operating companies, Menasha Packaging Company, LLC and ORBIS Corporation, Menasha Corporation’s products and services are used by major food, beverage, consumer products, healthcare, pharmaceutical, heavy equipment, agriculture, industrial, and automotive companies. Established in 1849, Menasha Corporation is one of America’s oldest privately held, family-owned manufacturing companies. Headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, Menasha Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more than 7,800 employees in 100+ facilities in North America and Europe. For more information, visit menashacorporation.com.ContactSamantha GoetzMarketing Communications Managerinfo@orbiscorporation.com
Business: Primary Metal-Iron Pipe Foundry Application: The cranes handle patterns and flasks used to make ductile iron fittings. They are used to prepare each pattern/flask combination for entry to a mold conveyor line where they will be filled with sand and drawn out for molding. The Problem: This line had a severe lack of material handling equipment. Pieces were often being moved with forklifts 3-4 time to accomplish the task of preparing the flasks for the mold loop.