Case Studies

61) End of the Line Lift for Truck Assembly

A major truck manufacturer wanted a lift system to be used at the end of a tow chain conveyor system to raise the truck off of the tow chain for inspection and then to lower to ground ...

62) An "Outside the Box" Solution Helps Increase Productivity for Electrical Enclosure Manufacture

A Midwestern manufacturer of electrical enclosures splits its time building both standard stock and high end custom enclosures for their customers, so they know what it’s like to go ...

63) DEMAG KBK Crane handles large panels in Automotive Plant

An automotive manufacturer needed a safe and ergonomic way to handle stamped metal panels. The large size and awkward shape of the panel presented challenges that were fully met by ...

64) Production In Work Cell Increases With Help Of Easy Arm®

A components supplier of commercial lawn mowing equipment installed a new press brake for forming sheet metal into the decks for large mowers. The brake bends the ends of pre-cut sheet ...

65) 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 ...

66) 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, ...

67) 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, ...

68) 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 ...

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) 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 ...

71) 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. ...

72) MWL Requires Hydraulic Dock Leveler For Demanding Dock Conditions

The VH Series is designed, engineered and constructed using the heaviest structural steel support members for the most demanding dock conditions. It uses a proprietary hydraulic system ...

73) Dock Leveler Inspection Plate Reduces Air Flow in Food Facilities during Scheduled Maintenance

Dozens of Fortune 500 companies have saved thousands of dollars in energy costs while reducing the possibility of insect or rodent infiltration by specifying a maintenance inspection ...

74) 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 ...

75) Easy Arm™ Intelligent Lifting Device In Action: Precision Placement Protects Pumps on Test Stand

Gorbel's Easy Arm™ has made loading and unloading two test stands in different work cells much easier for this pump manufacturer.