CeMAT 2016, the world’s main trade fair in Intralogistics[1] and Supply Chain[2], was held a few days ago in Germany. Claitec is delighted with the reception our stand had amongst visitors.

All four days were extremely intense – Hall 26, where Claitec’s stand was located, witnessed a stream of visitors from 36 different countries speaking in a variety of languages and accents. Many of those came to the stand and talked to us about our solutions and the potential benefits for their companies. Most of them gifted us with their business cards with the intention of keeping in contact in the near future.

Staying on the fascinating topic of international visitors, we had the pleasure of welcoming to the Claitec stand representatives from the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium, Israel, France and the Czech Republic. Every one of them helped us significantly in understanding the problems our customers face worldwide. Among those who approached us, we had the pleasure of talking to leading forklift manufacturers worldwide, including Linde, Still, Junghenreich, Toyota, Nissan and Clark.

CeMAT was a great opportunity to display our new solutions and show these live. There was special interest during our demonstrations of TCS Traffic Control System, the demonstration briefcases of the PAS and LSA solutions[3], and the new Tag T10R with rechargeable battery. Witnessing the LSA life also helped visitors understand the true value of the product.

However, one of the most positive outcomes of the fair were the conversations we held with our visitors. Their comments, questions and contributions allowed us to gain insight into their needs in relations to our products. It was particularly positive to learn from the potential users themselves, what are the potential improvements they’ll be interested to see in our solutions as this opened the door for many new opportunities.

But this did not end in Germany!

We are currently swamped with a flood of queries, information requests and greetings exchanges that emerged from CeMAT. And the messages keep on coming!

We’d like to share a video about our presence at the event. We take this opportunity to thank all those who joined us before, during and after the event.

We hope to see you in the forthcoming edition of CeMAT 2018!

[1] The concept of internal logistics refers to the movement of goods in manufacturing facilities, distribution centres or warehouses. In practice, it is the flow of reception, storage and shipment of goods from the time they arrive until the moment they leave the premises.

[2] A supply chain consists of all processes involved directly or indirectly in meeting the customer’s needs.

[3]    Briefcases with all items required to implement each of the solutions.

CEMAT 2016, a new edition of the international world fair on logistics and supply chain management, will be celebrated from May 31 to June 3.

Claitec, a technology-based company specialising in implementing solutions for industrial safety and prevention of accidents, will exhibit at stand E07 Hall 26, introducing its product ranges and latest developments.

CLAITEC´s presence at the fair represents an excellent opportunity to promote the CLAITEC brand and products on the market, establish contact with distributors and arrange meetings with stakeholders.

Our sales and technical teams will be delighted to see you at CEMAT 2016.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) celebrates today the World Day for Safety and Health at Work.

This year, “Workplace Stress: a collective challenge” is the theme of the campaign of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work.

WHAT IS WORK-RELATED STRESS?

Stress is the harmful physical and emotional response caused by an imbalance between the perceived demands and the perceived resources and abilities of individuals to cope with those demands.

Work-related stress is determined by work organization, work design and labour relations and occurs when the demands of the job do not match or exceed the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker, or when the knowledge or abilities of an individual worker or group to cope are not matched with the expectations of the organizational culture of an enterprise.

A COLLECTIVE APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND CONTROLLING THE CAUSES OF WORK-RELATED STRESS

• Implement collective risk assessment and management measures for psychosocial risks as it will be done with other workplace risks.
• Adopt collective and individual preventive and control measures and engage workers and their representatives in their implementation.
• Improve the coping ability of workers by increasing their control over their tasks;
• Enhance organizational communication.
• Allow workers’ participation in decision making.
• Build up social support systems for workers within the workplace.
• Take into account the interrelation between working and living conditions.
• Assess the needs of the organization by taking into consideration organizational, individual and individual/organizational interactions when evaluating workers’ health requirements.

The team at Claitec wants to join the ILO in celebrating the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. We also want to encourage all businesses to take care of their most valuable asset – people. And if profitability levels improve as a consequence, well, that’s just good news for everyone!

At the core of our mission to constantly improve the solutions offered at Claitec, there’s a deep understanding of the needs of our customers in the field of industrial safety. These needs are continually changing, even more so in an environment in which technology evolves at such dizzying speeds.

To keep pace with all these developments, at Claitec we have launched a new training process in machine safety, with the objective that all our technicians become certified as safety experts through a program called Certified Machinery Safety Expert.

CMSE® Certified Machinery Safety Expert

The German TÜV NORD offers the CMSE® Certified Machinery Safety Expert Certificate in response to the rise of new automation and robotics of the last decade. Companies are equipping themselves with modern and complex machines, resulting in a need for greater capacity and knowledge to develop a safety strategy in the use of machinery by operators.

Machines are constantly redesigned to ensure maximum safety but part of the responsibility always lies with whoever operates them. In completion of the CMSE® course, the TÜV NORD will grant each participant a certificate attesting to their diversified knowledge on the safe use of the machines.

Upon completion, the course will allow participants to be able to evaluate and implement the safety standards required by the plant and its machinery. In addition, it also covers the entire life cycle in the operation of the machinery – from the moment when risks are assessed and the first safety concepts are developed, to the implementation of the strategies and their correct application is ensured.

Implementation

Chetrit Ricard, Managing Director of Claitec, was the first of our technicians to obtain the CMSE certification. The company aims at having all Claitec technicians obtain this certification.

“The Certified Machinery Safety Expert course has made me a lot more capable in all areas pertaining to the safe operation of machinery. The technicians teaching the course approved by the TÜV proved highly skilled in the subject. Their dedication to the matter motivated all participants to continue learning. The size of the groups allowed for great participation in the practical examples, while being big enough to encourage debate and discussion with people holding different perspectives.”

Ricard Chetrit, Managing Director at Claitec

As part of our continuous strategic global development, we at Claitec have expanded our capabilities of providing total safety solutions by signing an agreement with MRES Imports LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mountain Regional Equipment Solutions Inc. (MRES), as our exclusive partner and importer for the United States of America. This is the result of a long standing relationship between the two companies focused on serving the needs of mutual clients throughout the USA.

MRES Imports LLC will undertake the exclusive representation and distribution for the USA of Claitec Safety Solutions, for all products including our flagship PAS (Pedestrian Alert System) and LSA (Low Speed Area).

This is another major step for Claitec to support our growing customer base in the USA using our innovative and technology driven solutions in safety with specific regards to pedestrian and forklift interaction.

About Mountain Regional Equipment Solutions.

Since 2004 MRES has been a leading provider in the USA of Automated Lubrication Systems, Active and Passive Safety Systems, and Maintenance Products for use with Mobile Heavy Equipment, On-Highway and Vocational Transport Equipment, Stationary and Mobile Industrial Equipment, and Cranes.

Our industries include Heavy Construction, Building Construction, Mining and Aggregates, Oil and Gas, Refuse and Waste, Agriculture, Transportation, Rail, Vertical Lift, Governmental and Municipalities, Industrial, and Food Processing.

Our teams of highly qualified and dedicated individuals have multiple years of experience as distributors and end users in these fields.

Now with a solely focused approach towards Industrial Safety and Accident Prevention, MRES Imports LLC has been established to provide those resources.

For more information please visit our sites at www.mountainregionaleq.com and www.mresimportsllc.com

About Claitec.

Claitec is a global technology-driven company specializing in the implementation of Industrial Safety and Accident Prevention Solutions.

Our product range consists of several safety systems that can be customized to suit the needs of each company.

Claitec is committed to continuously improving our Industrial Safety and Accident Prevention Solutions and to constantly update our technological know-how in order to become pioneers in innovation.

The collision between forklifts is a very real risk in many industrial plants.

At Claitec, we have observed that our customers’ warehouses and the warehouses of those who ask for our opinion, consistently experience very heavy traffic, and as such, the risk of collision is significantly increased.

We have also noticed corners or areas where forklift drivers lose visibility, either because they are 90-degree bends, or because there are doors that prevent them from seeing another truck on the other side.

How can this type of risks be minimized?

Collision Avoidance system (CAS)

The Collision Avoidance System is a solution that warns the forklift driver when it detects other vehicles in a 25-meter range. So, whether the other truck is circulating in the “blind spot” of a curve, or whether it’s on the other side of an automatic gate, the CAS system will alert the driver so that he or she is aware of the presence of another vehicle is in its vicinity and thus use the appropriate caution.

It works as an extension of the PAS system which, must be requested from the factory. A PAS activator AC-50 is placed on the forklifts so that they can detect each other. When a forklift detects another one in its safety zone, the system alerts the driver of the imminent risk. The system also allows for some variations in the configuration – for instance, it is possible to make the truck slow down when it detects the presence of another vehicle in their immediate vicinity.

What are benefits of the CAS system for you?

First and foremost, the safety of your workers. By dramatically reducing collisions in heavy traffic areas and in areas of poor visibility, the risk of accidents decreases. The design of the CAS solution also allows the driver to notice immediately when another truck is in the same area of ​​work, warning him or her of a possible collision.

Not only that – the CAS system also delivers increased productivity as forklift drivers can focus on their work without having to worry about their safety. Thus, not only will you achieve a higher level of efficiency, you will also notice a significant reduction in the stress levels of your workers.

What are the main areas of application of this solution?

As we mentioned above, the CAS system is ideally suited to areas with heavy forklift traffic and low driver visibility. For instance, in:

• Docks
• Goods’ loading and unloading areas
• Store aisles’ exits

The CAS system is also very useful in places where large forklifts coexist with smaller trucks.

Last Thursday January 21th, 2016, Claitec has attended the Innovation Workshop on creativity techniques organized by the ACCIÓ agency.

In this workshop they have been released and put into practice creative techniques that encourage the emergence of new ideas for which they become innovation projects.