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ANDERSEN, MEYER & COMPANY, LTD.
David House.
WHEELS
Tel: 28091.
For all Domestic & Industrial Users
FROM SMALL TOY WHEELS-THROUGH ALL THE VARIED REQUIREMENTS OF THE CASTOR AND FURNITURE TRADE TO INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS AND WHEELBARROWS
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• SOLID HARD RUBBIN CASTOR WHEELS
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• BARROW WHEELS
Stocks Available from
WILLIAM JACKS & COMPANY LIMITED
302 PRINCES BUILDING:
HEAD OFFICE
LONDON
Tel: 22392.
BRANCHES INDIA, MALAYA,
· BURMA, BORNEO,
ENGINEERING PAGE
ELECTRIC SOLDER GUNS
A new introduction by Wolf Electric Tools Ltd., the famous manufacturers of portable electric tools, is a range of electric solder guns which they claim will overcome › hitherto common criticism of this type of equipment.
Industrial spidering require- ments have long called for soldering tools which will reach operating temperature quickly. will maintain a correct constant heat, prove economical in cur- rent consumption and are "easy In the hand" for long production periods.
The Illustration pictures * soldergun from their range of six hand models and particular. attention is directed to the off- straight hand grip which lends to much more comfortable con- trol.
By ingenious arrangement! within the heating element, the heat is localised around the cop- per bit and with the elimination of wasted heat areas, considerable cancy in current consumption ts. én effected.
A Wolf solder gun
ALL AROUND THE WORLD
you'll find-
SLOAN
FLUSH VALVES
Thero aro more Sloan Flugha
Agjenta
Valves sold than all other
makes combined.
ANDERSEN, MEYER & COMPANY, LTD.
DAVID HOUSE
GRANT.
TEL: 28091.
Mechanical handling Wolf Electric Tools Ltd.
speeds up production
With the existing call for increased production, and the present difficulty
in obtaining manpower, which is especiallymethods are fast becom- skilled" labour group, machanical handling lems of labour shortage. ing a solution to the prosent day's grave prob prevalent in the "non- The recent improved methods of material handling have been born of necessity, It has been revealed that industrial undertakings have, over a number of years, made enormous advances in modernisation of plant and equipment, so much so that any further goins in produc- tive efficiency are easier to achieve by complete re-organisation of the existing handling methods, than by any other means.
At the same time tendency to- wards excessive temperature rise is avoided and this in turn pro longs heating element life and saves oxydisation of the copper If manufacturers believe that All these points apply to trans- bits. Wolf solderguns can be sup- their plant is already operating at portation, warehousing and storage plied for the following voltages:full capacity, an investigation into as much as to general industry. It 21 50 100/110, 115/130, 200/- the handing methods employed has been discovered in fact, that 220, 225/250, and each gun is invariably reveals odd Instances it is in these latter concerns that Atted with six feet of cable,
3-core where material in process of the earning power of an emelent manufacture is being held up du handling system has become most Models are available for a wide ances, or a dearth of the man-
to lack of emclent handling appli- apparent. range of purposes from fine ih-power necessary to keep the flow strument to heavy duty work. of materials moving. Full details obtainable from: Mawer, Evans & Company. Peninsula Hotel Building.
CONVEYANCER
RANGE
FORK LIFT TRUCKS
DIESEL
PETROL
BATTERY DRIVEN
was de-
signed in co-operation with the
The "Conveyancer" British Dock and Harbour Boards, and built to their stringent re- quirements. It is able to with- stand heavy duty and rough usage in docks and railways, as well as in factories, warehouses, and yards, etc.
of
be-
The handling systems which In order that the Truck may be varied, and the equipment for the driven by any type of labour or successful carrying out of these specifled driver, the clutch, and Such an analysis often reveals systems is equally varied. Fac gearbox have been deleted and that the plant is, in fact, operating tory trucks used, for haulage be- electric drive substituted, making much below its true capacity. It tween departments, have been the Truck foolproof in operation can be misleading, and an errone-in operation for many years, end and at the same time eliminating cus fúen of great activity is pre- are still employed to some ex-a source of serviceing trouble. sented, by a congestion of material lent.
Any type of driver is
is oble to between departments, processing points, and
come very efficient on the opera- The fork lift truck embedien all tion around machines. Fuch a altuation Indicates the the factors of a haulage truck, but extremely little practice.
the "Conveyancer" absolute need of an efficient hand- as the added ability of being able ling system to replace the methods to stock its load up to consider which have been allowed to re tiers, of lands which are beyond
able heights. The
erecting of main in being and not keep pace the with the Improved speed of manu-
scope of methods effects considerable sav
man-handling facture.
inge in floor
space, and by, appro- -priate application fork lift trucks can entirely fill a storage area employing the
air spaco" which
Increase in outputs Modernisation of the handling system, therefore, will in many instances, bring about the desired ir.crease in production, and at least will help postpone the neces- sity for further extension of plant and equipment.
Onco a handling system cquala in efficiency the productive effici- ency of the machine, maximum productive efficiency is reached. The feet that plants of some nge, today. have greater productive power than when they were erec- ted, is due in some measure to
•Improved handling methods, Only too often has this latter been overlooked,
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SOLE AGENTS:
Industry.
Since its introduction to British MAWER, EVANS & CO., LTD.
success. It has been used success- the "Conveyancer" has met with a marked degree of
industry fully in practically all branches of
where efficient handling is called. for, speedly end and savings in handling time and labour costs are desired.
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very often wasted. Limited has embarked upon large EXPORT AIRCRAFT
Messrs. Electro-Hydraulics scale production of fork lift trucks
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of all types, designed to meet the IN PHOTO FINISH requirements of all sections of industry. Such as the "Convey-A Chrislea Skyjeep, pilated by is the first mechanical handling Trophy Handicap Race at Wol- oncer" Fork Lift Truck, which D. Lowry. pppliance of its kind to be pro- verhampton last month at 110 won the Goodyear
duced and manufactured Great Britain in large quantities, which flew for the first time last in miles-an-hour. The Skyjeep November, is now in production for Uruguay and Brazil.
Unique features
The "Conveyancer" embodies many features which are unique in fork lift trucks,
It is an all-metal four-seater which, at £2,250 sterling, costs Teas than a pound sterling for a pound of weight.
101, Peninsula Hotel' Bldg. Tel. No. 58081 - Ext, 117,..
WORK IN COMFORT
with
The G.E.C.
CIRCULATOR FAN
PRICE ONLY $575
Light in weight, this elr culator, le easily moved from place to place. It is superb- ly finislied undeniably the aristocrat of its class,
With barely a whisper of sound it provides a power- ful, wide-spreading breeze.
MECHANIZE YOUR BULK MATERIAL HANDLING
MORE
EFFICIENTLY,
THE CONVEYANCER WAY
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