Industry Solutions
Please review the case studies listed here for more information on how our products may be used in your industry.
Adhesives Industry
Application:
Dumping contents of bags into mixers for blending of adhesives.
The Problem:
Pallets of 50lb. bags were loaded centrally between series of mixers for a blending operation. Operators were expected to lift bags by hand and slit them open, to be dumped into batching mixers for blending. The pallets were centrally located, and several different products from several different pallets were required to move to several different mixers, some located behind building columns. The operators were required to lift and carry bags for large distances.
Alternatives:
This operation could only be performed manually.
System Chosen: Vacuhoist
Appliance Industry
Application:
Lifting monitors from conveyors and putting into packing cartons.
The Problem:
Lifting, placing packaging material around monitors, and placing into cartons without causing injury and damage to product. It was difficult to both hold the monitors and place the foam inserts around the product to place into cartons. Injuries and damaged product were problems.
Alternatives:
The product could be lifted with an air balancer and a ceiling mounted crane, or continued manual lifting.
System Chosen:
VH120 95Lb Capacity equipped with a 3.5
Chemical
Application:
Palletizing bags up to 100 lbs of packaged specialty chemicals for shipment.
The Problem:
It took two men to accomplish this task per shift, they had to constantly rotate in order to minimize operator fatigue. The constant lifting, turning and placing onto pallets caused a serious safety threat, from the possibility of a back injury from repetitive lifting to someone actually dropping product on themselves.
Alternatives:
The operation could be performed manually or a fully automated line could have been installed, although volume did not justify its large expense.
System Chosen: VacuHoist
Clean Room Industry:
Application: Equipment meeting class 10,000 standards for bacteria free environments.
The Problem:
Limited products available made for this quality of standards.
System Chosen: Stainless Steel Clean Room Crane
We are one of the only manufactures of Clean Room Cranes made out of stainless steel cranes with polished welds. Meant for 100% bacteria free workplace areas for client up to class 10,000.
Furniture
Application:
Lifting in-process and complete pieces of furniture.
The Problem:
It took two men to accomplish this task per area. The large pieces of wood lifting onto machines, and lifting finished goods onto pallets caused a serious safety threat from the possibility of a back injury from repetitive lifting, to someone actually dropping product on themselves.
Alternatives:
The operation could only be performed manually.
System Chosen: VacuHoist
Pharmaceutical Industry
Application:
Palletizing fiber drums up to 200 lbs. and bags up to 100 lbs. of packaged drugs for shipment.
The Problem:
It took three men to accomplish this task per shift, they had to constantly rotate in order to minimize operator fatigue. The constant lifting, turning and placing onto pallets caused a serious safety threat from the possibility of a back injury from repetitive lifting, to someone actually dropping product on themselves.
Alternatives:
The operation could be performed manually or a fully automated line could have been installed.
System Chosen: VacuHoist
Printing Industry
Application:
Lifting signature bundles and feeding them into binding machines.
The Problem:
Signature bundles were being clamped with air powered clamp attached to air balancer. Clamping device weight more than signature bundles and was slow and cumbersome.
Alternatives:
Staying with clamps or moving the bundles by manual lifting.
System Chosen:
VH180T 275lb. capacity vacuum tube lifting system.
Tire Industry
Application: Lifting 75-85lb bales of rubber synthetic materials and putting on conveyor to load shredding machines.
The Problem: Increased risk for employee injuries.
System Chosen: VacuHoist