Warehouse Safety: It Starts with Training Your Personnel / January 4, 2016 by Marie Orttenburger

Even the best warehouse safety program can't protect workers if they're not properly trained. Here's why warehouse safety starts with training your personnel.

Our conveyors boost productivity / December 15, 2015 by Marie Orttenburger

Our goal as a material handling equipment manufacturer is to help our clients make their processes more efficient. How do you measure that? Well, the proof is in the numbers. An engineering company that designs and manufactures steel automotive parts, came to us for conveyor help. We built them some customized powered extendable conveyor and roller conveyors, which were installed in October.

Seal your CA rooms gas-tight in just two minutes. / October 19, 2015 by Marie Orttenburger

Tuff Automation supplies Salco CA doors, and there isn't a better product for sealing your rooms gas-tight with ease. We offer Salco doors at competitive prices. A standard in the European fruit industry, Salco gas-tight doors are constructed with a lightweight polyester surrounded by an aluminum framework and then finished with impact-resistant fiberglass. They slide easily along a stainless steel track, and can be sealed completely in as little as 2 minutes with only one operator.

Tuff has diverse industrial networking experience / August 12, 2015 by Marie Orttenburger

Industrial networks are a necessary component of any automated material handling system. They are set up to use standard network protocols in rugged, industrial environments that require equipment to withstand vibration, extreme temperatures, humidity, and scalability. They require customization based on the environment and application of the machinery they control. Tuff Automation has experience working with and implementing a variety of industrial network protocols. Our deep familiarity with such an array of networks further ensures our ability to customize a system that meets your exact needs

Performing maintenance on your material handling equipment / July 22, 2015 by Marie Orttenburger

The best thing you can do to keep your material handling equipment running smoothly is to develop a customized maintenance plan. The simplest negligence can lead to extreme machine deterioration over time. But if you periodically make sure every component on your conveyor, lift, over under, or stacker is in good shape, you won't have to worry about fatal faults at inconvenient times. We have a couple tips on what you should include in your specific maintenance plan. What follows is intended to be a guide and is by no means all inclusive.