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When a lifting aid becomes mandatory. Why the tilting moment matters more than the payload. Which zone calls for which unit. Articles from daily practice — written by the engineers who size the equipment.
Articles on handling technology
25 ArticlesManipulator or balancer?
Both hold the load. Only one guides it.
8 min read Read the articleSizing a manipulator
It is not the payload that decides, it is the moment.
9 min read Read the articleErgonomics at the workstation
There is no limit value. There is a duty to assess.
9 min read Read the articleInspection of lifting equipment
Once a year. And in the log, or it did not happen.
8 min read Read the articleATEX & explosion protection
The zone first, the unit second.
8 min read Read the articleGrippers & lifting devices
The unit lifts. The gripper decides whether it works.
9 min read Read the articleManipulator or robot?
The robot wins on repetition. People win on variants.
8 min read Read the articlePlanning a rail system
One unit at eight stations beats eight units.
8 min read Read the articleEconomics
The second person is the most expensive line in the calculation.
7 min read Read the articleStandards & safety
CE is not a badge. It is a file.
8 min read Read the articleLifting aids at the assembly station
The question is never “which unit?”. It is “which movement?”.
9 min read Read the articleCalculating payload
It is not the load that tips the unit. The lever does.
10 min read Read the articleRisk assessment: lifting and carrying
There is no 25-kilogram limit. There is an assessment.
9 min read Read the articleSizing vacuum lifters
Vacuum is the fastest pick-up – as long as the surface plays along.
9 min read Read the articlePneumatic or electric drive
Compressed air costs more to run and is still usually right.
8 min read Read the articleRail system or jib crane
The circle is cheaper. The area is usually right.
8 min read Read the articleVacuum or mechanical gripper
The gripper is not the accessory. It is the project.
9 min read Read the articleOverhead crane or dedicated device
The crane can take the load. The question is whether it can do the task.
7 min read Read the articleRetrofitting existing plants
On paper everything fits. On the floor, centimetres count.
8 min read Read the articleInspecting lifting attachments
The device is inspected. The gripper usually is not.
7 min read Read the articleCycle time and ergonomics
A device nobody uses has improved nobody ergonomics.
7 min read Read the articleMaking a good enquiry
Capacity alone describes no task.
6 min read Read the articleSetting the maintenance interval
Once a year is an inspection interval, not a maintenance plan.
7 min read Read the articleUpgrade or replace
The most expensive part of a new unit is rarely the new unit.
8 min read Read the articleServicing other makes
A shop that has grown holds equipment from three decades.
7 min read Read the article
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