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Easy-to-use reel mover
December 1st 2004

St. Regis Paper Company has taken delivery of a second Power Pusher unit at its Wansborough Mill site in Somerset. It will be used to push reels of recycled envelope paper and coreboard.

The Power Pusher, from Nu-Star Material Handling, is a pedestrian operated, battery powered tug unit designed to push rolling loads of up to 40 000kg.

For the paper industry, a bespoke reel mover attachment has been designed by Nu-Star to ensure the unit can push a wide variety of different circumference paper reels. The unit is completely self-contained and there are no trailing wires, cables or air-lines.

Adrian Virgin, plant engineer, comments The Power Pusher is very easy to use and eliminates the manual effort usually required to move the reels. Its small size and pedestrian operation mean it is much safer than a forklift. It is now an essential tool and has proved very popular with the staff here.

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