Case Studies

31) 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, ...

32) 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, ...

33) Demag KBK Enclosed Track Stacker Crane System for Storage Retrieval

A manufacturer of cutting dies and related machinery had an urgent need for a quality handling system capable of placing and retrieving equipment in storage racks. A Demag KBK Crane ...

34) 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 ...

35) 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. ...

36) TC/American Hot Metal Carrier System Unique System Proves Best Solution

When Victaulic, a manufacturer of fire protection and HVAC equipment, decided to expand its current facility they needed a way to transport hot metal from furnaces to auto-pouring stations. ...

37) SPANCO Wall Mounted Jibs Provide Lifting Supplement for Leading Manufacturer of Mobile Cranes

A leading manufacturer of mobile cranes operates a 58,000 square foot manufacturing facility in southeastern Pennsylvania. Assembly of the large cranes takes place in an individual ...

38) Demag KBK Semi-Automated Enclosed Track Monorail in a surface treatment application

A manufacturer was looking for a way to increase the throughput of boiler tanks through the surface treatment process, without a large increase in manpower. At the same time gentle, ...

39) VALVE MANUFACTURER USES VLMs TO ELIMINATE BRICK AND MORTAR EXPANSION

A valve manufacturer was faced with the need to consolidate two facilities into one, including inventory used in operations. “Why don’t we take advantage of unused overhead space by ...

40) Demag KBK Enclosed Track Monorail for a Dip Tank Sequence

A parts manufacturer needed a way to quickly and carefully transfer parts up to 500 lbs. through a multi-stage dip tank sequence without suffering damage. Operator safety and ergonomics ...

41) Telescoping Bridge Helps Overcome Spacing Issues

Work Station Crane w/Telescoping Bridge with Chain Hoist helps overcome spacing issues for a supplier of machined components. “The telescoping WSC allowed us to maximize our available ...

42) Work Station Crane's Flexibility Wins Customer's Loyalty

An Electric Lift Truck Manufacturer needed a work station crane to lift truck parts of different sized and shapes from a steel cart and moved into a room where precision measuring takes ...

43) Hybrid System Used In Place of Conventional Enclosed Track

Industry: Manufacturer of Gears and Gear Cutting Machinery for the Auto Industry. Application: Large, heavy machined parts are brought in on pallets to have tolerances measured. Parts ...

44) Replaced Hand Washing With Crane System and Improved Safety

This manufacturer wanted to improve productivity. We created a system that allows one operator to safely run a parts washing system. The system allows the operator to cover the loading ...

45) Easy Arm™ Intelligent Lifting Device In Action: Precision Lifting Protects People And Products

Nissan Castings is an Australian castings plant for transmission housings. In this work cell, they were loading and unloading alloy transmission castings into a jig where a quick machining ...