Material Handling

Inspection and Sequencing Line for Wheel Assemblies by Guest User

Recently Tuff Automation designed, built, and installed a conveyor system to transport vehicle sets of wheel assemblies through a final inspection sequencing line.  Besides the conveyor to transport the wheels through the inspection stations, Tuff also provided a de-stacker, escapement, and stacker, as well as the integration and interface with the test and inspection stations on this line.

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Custom Shuttle Carts by Tuff Automation by Guest User

Our customer needed an effective way to transport 25 bins to be filled and emptied. Tuff engineers worked with the client to come up with an approach that was durable, cost-effective and efficient. The shuttle cart system was the perfect answer. If a cart system was not used, the customer would need to utilize many conveyors and transfers to accomplish the task at hand. The shuttle cart provides a simple, solution that saved money on costly equipment.

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Custom Carts by Tuff Automation by Guest User

Tuff Automation has designed, built, and integrated many types of material handling carts for a variety of customers, for use with AGV’s and operator-driven tow vehicles, in a wide range of production, warehousing, and ASRS (automated storage and retrieval) applications. Designed for moving products on an assembly line or transporting goods throughout a plant or warehouse, Tuff Automation has the experience needed to build carts that will meet customer’s specific application requirements. 

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Tuff Automation is Expanding! by Guest User

Tuff Automation has been providing custom material handling services since 1993. We are unique in that we custom-build each order to meet our customer’s exact specifications. Our distinctive products cannot be found in a catalog. We are known for our quick turn-around times and lower prices. Over the last several years, we have been growing exponentially. Our sales have increased by about 35% in the last 5 years, and we expect them to increase by another 40% by 202!.

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A robust and intricate conveyor line by Marie Orttenburger

Our customer was using an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) that didn't have any powered conveyor. They needed a machine that could move 500 pound, 30- by 60-inch pallets from the AGV to an operator workstation. Tuff Automation custom-designed the conveyor to solve the problem.

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