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Crane Options for Vacuum Lifting
Systems
Palamatic vacuum lift tubes are first
and foremost ergonomic lifting devices designed to make material
handling and lifting tasks safer and easier for your most valuable
asset: your skilled workers.
Palamatic vacuum lift tubes work
best on light weight enclosed track and articulating jib cranes.
I-beam or patent track cranes are not recommended. Here are
some of the options available for suspension of your lift tube
system. Please
contact us to configure the best crane for your work area.
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Jib cranes are usually the least cost
option for work station handling. They are not as easy for the
worker to use, especially if rotating movement is required near the
main post.
Inverted jib cranes are designed to save precious
headroom in restricted overhead work areas. Note that the
vacuum lifter is suspended from the top rails of the jib in this
pharmaceutical work area.
An elevation side view of an inverted jib crane work
area. Jib cranes can
be wall mounted, mounted from overhead or from the floor.
The are available in painted mild
steel, stainless steel or aluminum. |
Articulating jib cranes are easier to use but cost
more than comparable conventional jibs. Note the elbow effect
that allows the jib to fold back on itself. Articulating jibs
are available in a variety of mounting methods.
An elevation side view of an articulating jib crane
work area.
Articulating jibs can work around vertical obstructions in the work
area as shown in the plan view sketch.
Articulating jibs can be wall mounted, as shown here,
from overhead, or from the floor. |
Freestanding or overhead mounted bridge cranes and
monorails, like the Gorbel crane shown above, are the best way to
cover large X-Y work areas.
Bridge cranes can be suspended from the overhead
structure, or,
they can be freestanding from the floor.
Aluminum bridges are recommended for
lifter applications. They reduce the mass of the bridge by
approximately 60% and make starting and stopping easier for the
operator. Palamatic Handling
is a master dealer for Gorbel and can provide competitive pricing
and applications assistance for your work area. |
Palamatic PalTrac hygienic cranes are designed for
food processing, fine chemical and pharmaceutical work areas where
the highest standards of cleanliness are required. The all
stainless steel cranes are designed with wash down in mind.
PalTrac cranes meet FDA requirements
and are available in finishes to cGMP. The trolleys run on
external surfaces and are made of an FDA approved acetyl copolymer
plastic.
Note that this bridge crane sketch shows the external
trolleys. The two diamonds at the top of the sketch are an end
view of the runway rails. There are no flat surfaces to
collect dust or other airborne particles. The rails drain
naturally after wash down.
PalTrac cranes are available as
jibs, floor supported or overhead supported bridge cranes or
monorails as well as portable gantries.
Click here for more detailed information on PalTrac cranes. |
