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 [...]
In your facility, you can’t afford downtime. That’s why you need the performance and reliability of Alba Manufacturing’s pallet handling conveyors and systems. Our rock-solid construction provides more value for your investment. What does ROCK SOLID mean to your business? It means COMPLETE. All of our products ship fully [...]
The U.S. transportation system is the largest in the world, serving more than 7 million domestic business establishments. The nation's freight transportation system transports nearly 16 billion tons of raw materials and finished goods. On a typical day, about 43 million tons of goods valued at about $29 billion move [...]
Working with so many integrators and a variety of diverse applications, Alba has become accustom to providing many peripheral components that add value to our conveyors. Many times, our customers do not really have the time in their project schedules to add these components once the conveyors are delivered because [...]
How do you eat an elephant? Why of course, every person knows the answer is one bite at a time. We’ve all tackled and dealt with a large task, goal or project – or in other words, we’ve had to gleefully consume the so-called elephant. At Alba Manufacturing we eat [...]
Alba Manufacturing is excited to be a part of MODEX 2020, Booth #1813. MODEX 2020, to be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA on March 9-12, is considered the pinnacle of manufacturing and supply chain solutions and technologies. Aside from the educational and networking opportunities, Alba [...]
