Case Studies

61) G-Force® Helps Company Become Ergonomically Friendly

An international distributor of sustainable, environmentally friendly office space had recently opened a new facility in the south, and was looking to optimize the safety of its employees ...

62) G-Force® Proves It Can Handle The Heat

A leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment was seeking a new solution for the handling of hydraulic cylinder pins during the heat treat process. In this application, ...

63) Easy Arms Help Reduce Injuries AND Increase Productivity

When reviewing statistics from the previous year, the Safety Manager at an aluminum castings company in the northwest saw something he couldn’t ignore. Of all the injuries and complaints, ...

64) G-Force® Impresses Physician In Annual Injury Prevention Visit

A leading hydraulic cylinder manufacturer purchased a 1320 lb capacity G-Force® to handle their increasingly heavy products in the summer of 2009, and they knew they found a lifting ...

65) Custom Header/Column Connections Allows Wall to Wall Coverage In Small Machine Shop

A tool & machine shop owner's customer base was growing, and the parts he was running through his CNC lathes and milling machines were becoming larger and more diverse. A 500 pound ...

66) Articulating Jib Assists With Bridge Maintenance

Rather than closing down lanes on the bridge for several weeks the company had installed access platforms about 20 feet beneath where the bearing retrofit would take place at two locations. ...

67) Busting Up "Log-jams" With The G-Jib®

he fabrication area is where covers and guards for electronic controls are built in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. The most common components being moved are tubular and angled ...

68) Experienced Customer Chooses Work Station Cranes Over I-Beam Cranes

A regional provider of truck transmission, rear differentials and steering components was building a new facility for their transmission assembly. With several existing buildings and ...

69) Wire Company Gets Productivity Jolt With Gorbel® Work Station Crane

A manufacturer of insulated power and control cables for use in consumer electronics, aerospace and petrochemical industries was experiencing a drag in productivity and risking injury ...

70) Gorbel G-Force® iQ Units: Synchronized Lifting

Workers are doing their final welds on the trays, and lifting them onto a cart to be banded and prepared for shipping. The trays resemble aluminum extension ladders when complete and ...

71) Risk Takers Heed Warning When It Comes To Risking Employee's Safety

During assembly and maintenance of vehicles, workers climb to the top of the coaches to be sure they are properly sealed, as well as to inspect vents and satellite dishes for damage. ...

72) Custom Supports In Action: Custom Supports for Work Station Cranes Give Machine Shop Freedom & Flexibility

Just In Time CNC Machining was relocating and looking for a crane system that would service several CNC machines and the full selection of products without interfering with the current ...

73) Intelligent Lifting In Action: Damage & Injury Risk “virtually” Eliminated with Gorbel’s G-Force

Atlas Copoco needed a piece of equipment that was able to lift very heavy steel cylinders and place them with precision into the milling machine without damaging the part or the machine. ...

74) Cleveland Tramrail® Monorail Reduces Maintenance and Increases Safety In Lab

A 2-ton Cleveland Tramrail® monorail system, with roughly 90 feet of straight and curved Tarca® track and Safpowrbar, was installed to replace the existing monorail. New support steel ...

75) Productivity Doubles With Help of Work Station Bridge Crane

Two Free Standing Work Station Bridge Cranes with 1 ton aluminum bridges and chain hoists with vacuum end effectors were installed. "The Gorbel system has worked out very well," said ...