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Category: Material Handling

Overcoming the Impossible: Onboard Scrap Car Weigh System

A customer came to Brilex Technical Solutions with a challenging request for a material handling solution. They were dealing with an outdated scrap transfer car system with two substantial problems impacting production: a winch-powered push pull transfer mechanism and a failing stationary weigh system that required a substantial and expensive foundation. The challenge? A safe scrap car w...

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Category: Turntable

Brilex Technical Awarded Massive Turntable Contract to Help Deliver Clean Energy to New York City

Brilex Technical Solutions was recently awarded an exclusive contract for the design and manufacture of marine cable laying (MCL) turntables that will help deliver clean energy to the New York City metropolitan area. A fleet of six Brilex Technical MCL turntables will be used to lay approximately 339 miles of power transmission cable delivering an estimated 1,250 megawatts of hydro and w...

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Category: Turntable

8 Reasons to Install a BTS Commercial Vehicle Turntable

Operating in small spaces? Working with restricted access? Looking for a custom solution? Brilex Technical Solutions’ commercial vehicle turntables (CVTs) turn logistical and traffic nightmares into safe, efficient solutions for maneuvering in restricted spaces. A BTS commercial vehicle turntable can be installed in a building on grade, between levels of a parking garage, or outdoors to ...

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Category: Heavy Press

Achieving True Press Alignment with Precision Laser Tracking

Proper press geometry and alignment is the key to promoting tooling life, proper press operation, producing quality extrusions, and minimizing maintenance down time. However, many extruders find it difficult to maintain alignment on their presses. Wear on bushings and wear pads can change the position of the moving press components, and fatigued or yielded press frame components can alte...

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