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 This report is intended to give a general overview of the material handling market - which includes everything from fork-lift trucks and special elevators to small and large cranes - and to provide information about how Nexans is serving this market, mainly in the area of large cranes.
The paper opens with a definition of material handling, and briefly explores world trends and opportunities, concluding that in a world of open markets and global trade, material handling has a solid future ahead of it, requiring expansion, reinvestment and innovation on a worldwide scale. The paper then focuses on several challenges facing material handlers, who want to move bigger loads, more quickly and intelligently. These challenges give rise to a list of expectations of cable suppliers. Finally, the third section presents Nexans' overall solutions for the four key crane functions, and explains how its customers benefit from the Nexans' product and service approach.
This report is followed by an Appendix containing a list of recent Nexans success stories, innovations and references.
Contents
1. Introduction : a heavyweight in the world economy
- What is material handling?
- Basic crane types
- World trends and opportunities
- Where material handling growth will be strongest
2. Challenges and customer expectations
- Handling bigger loads
- Speeding up the flow of materials and goods
- Adding intelligence to handling systems
- Customer expectations of cable suppliers
3. Nexans : the global expert in material handling cabling
- Solutions for four key crane functions
- Customer benefits
4. Appendix: Some recent Nexans success stories, innovations and references
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