The Validation for Diversification in Material Handling

With a combined history of literally hundred’s of years of design experience in engineering, manufacturing and selling into multiple industries, Handling Specialty has become the premiere source of custom material handling solutions. But it wasn’t always this way.

 

The company, established in 1963 and working primarily within the automotive industry, grew considerably through the 90’s when they went from commodity to specialty manufacturing. Educated by the auto industry, Handling Specialty created a dynamic Parts and Services department featuring 24 hour service, a project management group, and dedicated quality assurance staff to support their existing client base and expanding markets.

In 2002, Handling Specialty decided that diversification would better serve the company moving forward, and re-imagined a business plan that was 90% automotive to just 20% over the next decade. By 2013, the year Handling Specialty turned 50, they would look back on their choice to diversify fondly.

 

“A company doesn’t make it fifty years without reinventing itself from time to time, and being flexible to the needs of the customer, realizing a more diverse set of goals.”  Explains Tom Beach, President of Handling Specialty.

 

With two dynamic manufacturing facilities, one with a seventy foot high bay for vertical builds, Handling Specialty’s capabilities to design and build for virtually any industry is only limited by their client’s imaginations. The engineering department designs each product with safety, efficiency, and ergonomics in mind to ensure satisfaction and return business.

 

Today, Handling Specialty works in the Rail, Transportation, Energy, Entertainment, Aerospace, Defense, Advanced Manufacturing and Automotive industries. The majority of the work coming out of their manufacturing plants is custom engineered for specific applications. Quality, stability, personality and a small business attitude, is still how Handling Specialty governs their operations; allowing for that personal touch, which remains a favourite quality among the world’s largest business leaders.

 

Handling Specialty offers conceptual engineering, consultation, design, manufacturing, testing, installation, commissioning, and training as well as on-going planned maintenance services for multiple industries all over the globe. Word of mouth, repeat business, marketing and sales efforts all contribute to the company’s bottom line, and a bright future.

Handling Specialty Adds New Product to Assist in Your Manufacturing Needs

With the recent addition of the OSA-LATOR Indexing table to the Handling Specialty product line; including custom Head stock/Tail stock Positioners was an easy choice.

What are some of the major benefits to employing a Head stock/Tail stock Positioner? It offers a properly positioned weldment, regardless of the size, which reduces welder fatigue, increases safety, improves weld quality, and saves on production floor space. By relocating the weldment or assembly component, workers are not forced into unsafe or ergonomically uncomfortable positions.

 

Why choose a Head stock/Tail stock over a Rotator?

In a welding application, welds are presented to the operator with optimal weld positioning, torch access, torch angles and resulting in improved quality.  

A rotator will not provide the same flexibility. Vertical welds will always be vertical welds on a rotator while a HS-TS will translate vertical position welds to an optimal flat or horizontal position.

In an all applications [inspection, assembly, cleaning, etc] the part is rotated into the worker envelope, reducing ergonomic concerns, increasing productivity and up-time

To learn more about this new product addition, a webpage dedicated to the Head stock/Tail stock Positioners can now be found on the Handling Specialty site along with a downloadable version of the brochure.

Expanded Parts & Services Pages on Handling Specialty's Website

From critical spare parts to the planned maintenance services recommended by your manufacturer, it is important to be able to find what you need when unforeseen damages or problems arise with your machinery.

Handling Specialty understands this need and has recently revised how they present their parts and services online. With a more stream-lined navigation process, an expanded menu, and additional online forms, Handling Specialty has simplified the process while offering more content to educate and direct their users.

 

“Our Professional Services Group, which makes up our parts and services department, includes individuals with expert advice on your Handling Specialty equipment. We also stock parts specific to our customer’s needs, offering training, installation, maintenance and more.” explains Tom Beach, President of Handling Specialty. 

“We realized the need to further expand the breadth of knowledge of what our company, and specifically, our department, covers,” says Marek Cybula, Handling Specialty’s Professional Services Specialist, “for our customer’s looking online, as well as potential customer online discovery.”

 

Featuring a more detailed list of services, the website can better serve those looking for keywords associated with the company’s activities. Options like installation assistance, operator and maintenance training, repairs, parts ordering, inspections and planned maintenance are all available with calls to action on each page allowing the user to find the information they need, and contacting Handling Specialty for any further information or to book a service.

 

Discover the difference yourself. Visit Handling Specialty’s Parts & Services page today

Consulting -The First Step to Customizing your Industrial Applications

Many company's include engineering support on-site, on-line or via whatever means is convenient for the client. Engineering studies and analysis for equipment upgrades or refurbishments are commonplace. But do you know who it is you've hired to offer you expert advice? Are they experts? Do they have a diverse portfolio of work to support their claims?

Where heavy lifting applications, positioning or moving product is concerned, there is arguably no business as well suited to offer consultation services than Handling Specialty. 

Custom material handling applications can benefit enormously from a Handling Specialty engineering consult in order to assess the application and offer alternative solutions. We can suggest measures which the client had not considered, or had previously believed impossible. Given the breadth of Handling Specialty's engineered solutions, a client (or soon-to-be client) can benefit substantially from this exchange.

And what's more, we can manufacture, install and support the equipment we've offered consultation on with a team of experts in their own fields.

From aerospace and defense, advanced manufacturing processes, the energy industry - both sustainable and other, rail and transportation, automotive, process industries, entertainment and more, Handling Specialty engineers offer the most diverse experience in imagining, designing and developing the perfect solution to your application. 

Let our technical sales team assess your facility and, with our engineers, discover the perfect solution for your application needs.
We welcome all inquiries. Call 905.945.9661 and ask to speak to a member of our sales team, or email info@handling.com.