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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. Ten articles from daily practice — written by the engineers who size the equipment.

01 — Articles

Articles on handling technology

14 Articles
01

Manipulator or balancer?

Both hold the load. Only one guides it.

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02

Sizing a manipulator

It is not the payload that decides, it is the moment.

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03

Ergonomics at the workstation

There is no limit value. There is a duty to assess.

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04

Inspection of lifting equipment

Once a year. And in the log, or it did not happen.

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05

ATEX & explosion protection

The zone first, the unit second.

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06

Grippers & lifting devices

The unit lifts. The gripper decides whether it works.

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07

Manipulator or robot?

The robot wins on repetition. People win on variants.

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08

Planning a rail system

One unit at eight stations beats eight units.

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09

Economics

The second person is the most expensive line in the calculation.

7 min read Read the article
10

Standards & safety

CE is not a badge. It is a file.

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11

Lifting aids at the assembly station

The question is never “which unit?”. It is “which movement?”.

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12

Calculating payload

It is not the load that tips the unit. The lever does.

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13

Risk assessment: lifting and carrying

There is no 25-kilogram limit. There is an assessment.

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14

Sizing vacuum lifters

Vacuum is the fastest pick-up – as long as the surface plays along.

9 min read Read the article
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