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Manufacturers of heavy equipment are under increasing pressure to meet demand, clear production backlogs and reduce TAKT times.

Lean manufacturing is a philosophy that emphasises reducing waste and streamlining processes to improve efficiency. The automotive industry has been using lean techniques for decades, but how can electric tow tugs help manufacturers accelerate their ...

Major names in the pharmaceutical industry are using electric tugs from MasterMover to move chromatography columns, thanks to the tugs’ ideal combination of heavy load handling, compact size, precise manoeuvrability and stainless steel construction.

The benefits of flow line manufacturing systems are well publicized, but for many companies making low volume or very heavy products, an automated production line is nothing but a pipe dream. That was the case, until recently. Now, MasterMover has ...

Pushing, dragging and pulling heavy wheeled loads can take its toll on staff – and employers need to remain vigilant to the risks of manual handling, as MasterMover’s Andy Owen explains.

Thermal cooling systems manufacturer Denso Marston has invested in an electric trolley handling tug as part of a drive to improve health and safety measures on the factory floor at its UK facility in Shipley.

Manufacturers of large construction and mining equipment are benefiting from lean manufacturing practices thanks to the use of pedestrian electric tugs from MasterMover.

The growth of single-use technology in the biopharmaceutical industry has been one of the most notable developments of recent years – a trend that has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Florian Mielke, of Schulte bagtainer® systems explains ...

In the wake of a global pandemic and chip shortage, heavy equipment manufacturers are under pressure to clear order book backlogs and recoup lost production time. Additionally, manufacturers face challenges with fixed infrastructure failure, ...

A recent investment into the revamp of the entire MasterTug range of electric tugs will deliver enormous lean efficiency benefits to manufacturing plants across the world.

The ‘ballroom’ concept is the much trumpeted vision of the pharmaceutical ‘factory of the future’ but does this development create new safety risks for employees?

By investing in two electric-operated pedestrian tugs, a UK-based manufacturer of modular, portable buildings has been able to improve its production flow and throughput, whilst also freeing up labour resources to focus on more value-added ...