Making life easier for customers is what our business is all about. Reducing the end user’s frustration. Solving their problems creatively and effectively. Providing affordable solutions in a timely manner. To that end, we have our Value Conveyor Program! Why did we do it? To make your life easier! All [...]
Much like boxing or wrestling, with varying weight classes, Alba has the capability to produce products that handle different product loads. Sometimes, we hear statements like "Oh, I thought you only built heavy-duty conveyor," or "We didn’t know you can handle light weight applications." This month’s article features two CDLR [...]
This application entails moving multiple 4,000 lbs. metal bins containing solid waste between floors within a recycling facility. Alba was asked to supply a major OEM of Vertical Lifts with worldwide exposure, a heavy-duty pallet conveyor for transporting two 5 ft. x 5 ft. x 5 ft. metal bins with [...]
Our application this month comes from one of our System Integrators (SI) who is a part of our Alba Partner Network. It involved transporting CHEP (40” x 48”) and 30” x 35” Winged Pallets with a maximum pallet load of 1,900 lbs. It was essential to increase safety and minimize [...]
At Alba Manufacturing our standard CDLR, turntables, drag chain conveyors, transfer conveyors, and pallet stackers/destackers are designed around two basic principles: STANDARD and SIMPLE. These two words quickly define our catalog products at Alba. Why? Because in many instances our products are shipped pre-assembled, pre-wired, and ready to use!So why [...]
Remember when you were a kid before the advent of the Internet and gaming? Didn’t you love playing with erector sets? Using our imaginations, we spent hours building and creating new thingamajigs and whatchamacallits. The Erector Set was a brand originally patented by A.C. Gilbert (today owned by Meccano). Gilbert [...]
Conveyors play an important role in a wide range of industries. They play a critical role in almost all material handling operations. Choosing the correct conveyor for the correct material handling application is critical to success. You can only purchase Alba conveyor through our Alba Partner Network (APN) of [...]
This month’s story features a market leader and manufacturer of feminine, adult, infant and household care items. Products may range from diapers, disposable wipes, and adult incontinence to household paper products. As a diverse manufacturer with an extensive distribution system, the end user needed a way to handle its various [...]
This month’s application entails moving multiple 4,000 lbs. metal bins containing solid waste between floors within a recycling facility. Alba was asked to supply a major OEM of Vertical Lifts with worldwide exposure, a heavy-duty pallet conveyor for transporting two 5 ft. x 5 ft. x 5 ft. metal bins [...]
Recently, a systems integrator/partner network member contacted Alba with a unique application. The requirement – create a pallet transfer and drag chain conveyor system operating in a minus 10°F environment to use in conjunction with a robot palletizing cell. The conveyed product: a four-way, 40" x 48" GMA (Grocery Manufacturer [...]
