Custom Shuttle Carts by Tuff Automation / January 12, 2018 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.

Custom Carts by Tuff Automation / November 6, 2017 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.

Tough Problems, Tuff Solutions / September 14, 2017 by Guest User

When our client came to us they had a big problem to solve. They wanted to get several different parts to one location, in a specific sequence, while maintaining a timely workflow. Before coming to Tuff, they would have had to use a series of five over and unders to move their parts. Over and unders are useful in some situations but five of them would be cumbersome, not to mention expensive.

A robust and intricate conveyor line / April 19, 2017 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.

Re-route product with a Tuff transfer / March 15, 2017 by Marie Orttenburger

Transfers are ideal for reducing conveyor floor space, because they can reroute product 90 degrees without requiring large conveyor curves. Tuff Automation designs, builds, and integrates transfers to optimize the flexibility of your conveyor systems.