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The Cutting Edge is a supplement to the Metal Center News November 2018 issue.
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IT Solutions - Summer 2018 Service center technology supplement to Metal Center News
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![Safe, Efficient Packaging of Slit Coils is Critical – Metal Flow]()
New Bluetooth technology developed by Braner/Loopco automatically programs individual coil widths and coil sequence into the pack line controller without time-consuming manual data entry and potential data entry errors.
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![Layout Should Optimize Flow, Prioritize Safety – Metal Flow]()
Steel Storage Systems can design, build and install customized systems integrating powered components such as roller and transfer conveyor, loaders, and numerous other devices to complement saws, cut-to-length lines, order filling stations, beam splitters and other metal working processes.
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![Choosing the Right Sheet Lifter – Metal Flow]()
A sheet lifter is a “must-have” piece of equipment for many service centers... This guide will walk you through the process of choosing the right sheet lifter.
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Without an organized storage and retrieval system in place, manufacturers can miss out on additional revenue opportunities or risk reduced profitability, a fact that is not insignificant given the razor-thin margins that many industrial companies face.
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![Automation Works for Handling Solutions Too – Metal Flow]()
In a never-ending search for ways to cut costs, many service centers are turning to automation. Today, this thought process is being significantly expanded to encompass material handling, both incoming and outgoing, as well as the building itself.
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![Manual Warehouses Quickly Reach Limits – Metal Flow]()
For efficient, transparent and economic distribution of sheet metal and bar stock an automatic storage and retrieval system with a Warehouse Management Software System is ideal for intralogistic warehouse material flow.
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![Crane Cameras Remove the Blind Spots – Metal Flow]()
Metal processing facilities which use overhead cranes as a major component of their finishing operations face a unique challenge when it comes to picking rolls of steel. When there is no spotter on the ground, a camera mounted on the trolley of the overhead crane gives the operator a direct line of sight around loads.
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IT Solutions is a supplement to the Metal Center News August 2017 issue. This annual reader-produced supplement highlights important technology issues that metal service centers face and how modern software programs can help solve them.
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