Product News

Columbus McKinnon Corp. offers NEC-approved, Class I, Division 2 explosion-protected STAHL CraneSystems brand SH Ex wire rope hoists to its advanced hoist product portfolio. The STAHL CraneSystems SH Ex wire rope hoist is available in five frame sizes with 26-load capacity variants from 1,000 lbs. to 30 tons in deck mount, monorail trolley, and double girder trolley models for use with standard, customized or special crane applications.

Verti-Lift upenders with V-cradle design are ideal for ergonomic positioning rolls of steel, paper rolls, coils or spools, tubular tanks, and other cylindrical products. With a 6,000-lb. capacity, these ergonomic positioning devices have enough power to re-position heavy loads, while the V-cradle keeps the load intact during movement.

Columbus McKinnon Corp. offers stand-alone double girder models as part of its Yale YK and Shaw-Box SK wire rope hoist product family. Complete with a low-headroom trolley, the Yale YK and Shaw-Box SK wire rope hoists in monorail and double girder models are for applications with space limitations.

Columbus McKinnon Corp. announced its CM Lodestar VS electric chain hoist is now available in higher capacities up to three tons. The CM Lodestar VS combines the company’s hoist design with best-in-class adjustable frequency drive performance.

Liftomatic Material Handling Inc. introduces FTA drum handling units. The FTA drum handling units are designed for loading, unloading, palletizing and storage of steel drums in nearly any size or configuration, including 30 gallon, 55 gallon and 85 gallon.

A lift-assist device designed by Cynergy Ergonomics has proven to simplify the manufacturing of wood and steel doors while significantly enhancing safety. This purpose-designed lifter allows a single operator to lift and manipulate 300-lb. doors through various stages of the manufacturing process.

The new air-operated Burn Table Lift Magnet System from Eriez easily and quickly moves multiple parts or cut-outs up and off of burn tables. With a powerful magnetic circuit design, this advanced transfer system can also lift single sheets or plates up to 3" thick from a stack to load the table.

Permanent magnetic chip and parts conveyors from Eriez safely and reliably move and elevate ferrous materials such as chips, turnings, small parts and stampings. These units are practically maintenance free and innovatively designed to ensure the highest level of operator safety.

Liftomatic Material Handling Inc. introduced the HCB hoist attachment to handle all 55-gal. drums. The HCB hoist attachment safely lifts steel, fiber and plastic drums weighing up to 2,000 lbs. using Liftomatic’s exclusive “Parrot-Beak” drum handling attachment.

Verti-Lift manual turntables enhance ergonomics and productivity by eliminating the need to walk around or reach across loads, especially during pallet loading or unloading. These heavy-duty, low-profile turntables have a ½” thick steel top turntable and boast a 4,000-lb. capacity.

Liftomatic Material Handling Inc. introduced a customized portable drum handler for C1D1 applications, the C1D1-DCM. The C1D1-DCM power drum transporter is a completely powered and self-contained handling device for lifting, lowering and moving all types of steel, plastic and fiber drums.

The MagnaShear motor brake from Force Control Industries employs oil shear technology, providing longer service life even in demanding applications like the frequent start/stop cycles seen on conveyors, or for critical holding applications like bulk conveyor loads. Proven oil shear technology transmits torque between lubricated surfaces, thereby eliminating wear on friction surfaces.

Liftomatic Material Handling Inc. recently introduced a new 4-wheel hand truck, the Liftomatic 10HT-4W. The Model 10HT-4W is a 4-wheel hand truck designed to handle all rimmed steel, fiber and plastic drums weighing up to 1,000 pounds.

Eriez announces that 10 of its most popular Suspended Electromagnet models are now available for quick shipping to meet customers’ most urgent demands. With a variety of sizes and both manual and self-cleaning options, these magnets fulfill practically any application requirement for extracting large ferrous objects from deep material burden depths.

Ordering critical replacement parts for 2200 series conveyors is faster and easier than ever before, thanks to new Parts Kits from Dorner.

EXAIR's new 2-1/2 inch and 3 inch Heavy Duty Line Vacs are powerful in-line conveyors that transport high volumes of material through ordinary hose or tube. Designed for rugged, industrial applications, Heavy Duty Line Vacs have a hardened alloy construction that prevent premature wear when transporting abrasive or heavy materials like shot blast, tumbling media or metal fittings.

Conveyors are usually fundamental to the efficiency of manufacturing, warehousing and logistics operations and often they are built to a bespoke design. Adrian Wells of WDS Component Parts Ltd. looks at the most efficient ways to design and build conveyors that exactly meet specific user requirements.

Customers can now receive real-time updates as they design and modify conveyor systems when using 3D Preview in DTools, Dorner’s online conveyor configurator. 3D Preview, a fully interactive, live experience for customers that gives them more information than ever before, is available for Dorner’s 2200 series Precision Move Pallet System.

ABCO Automation Inc. announces the availability of Stingray, a robust, low-profile modular belt conveyor that employs micropitch plastic belts. Just as its name suggests, Stingray is powerful, yet gentle. This heavy-duty stainless-steel conveyor provides reliable product transfer, smooth transitions and product accumulation, making it suitable for delicate, small footprint or unstable products that may be damaged by a conventional conveyor.

Harrington Hoists Inc. introduces their HSSLB short-span lifting beam, which is available from ¼-ton through 195-ton capacities with outside spreads of 12, 24 and 36 inches. Additional sizes and capacities are available.