Schmalz, represented in Australia by Millsom Materials Handling, announced a range of vacuum tube lifters, suction pads, and accessories.
The vacuum tube lifter JumboFlex can be used with a maximum load of 35 kg and can be attached to a wall or column mounted slewing crane or to a small crane system.
This unit is designed and equipped for single-hand operation, allowing for easy and precise lifting, handling, sliding, turning, and lowering of all goods to be transported.
An integrated one-finger controller is used to control the up and down movements of the lifting tube and release the transport materials from the suction pad system.
Schmalz offers a range of different suction pads for use with JumboFlex, including individual suction pads for sealed cardboard boxes, plates, flat products, furniture bodies, housing units, rolls, and other materials.
Sack suction pads can be used for plastic sacks with a total weight of up to 25 kg. For clamped, glued, strapped or open cardboard boxes, the tried and tested Schmalz double suction pads will do the trick.
The vacuum tube lifter JumboSprint can hande heavy and unwieldy products of up to 300 kg.
Using the rotating operating lever, operators can grip the unit with both hands, enabling precise control of the entire lifting unit.
The integrated vacuum valve in the controller makes it possible for operators to control the vacuum using single-hand operation, enabling lifting speeds of up to 70 m/min.
The JumboSprint can be combined with different types of suction pads to suit the products to be handled. The round suction pad is ideal for handling barrels or buckets, and the sack suction pad is best suited to the sensitive handling of paper or plastic sacks.
The compact vacuum tube lifter JumboErgo provides a safe method of transporting, palletising, and depalletising cardboard boxes and other unstable goods and packages of up to 40 kg.
The vacuum tube lifter JumboErgo has a compact operating unit with an integrated twist grip (right) for sensitive regulation of the vacuum grip and accurate control while lifting and lowering the vacuum tube.
The twist grip also allows for ergonomic hand movement when stacking loads at low heights or at heights of up to 2 metres.
In addition, the operating unit allows the operator to maintain the necessary safe distance when handling the products.
The flexible multiple gripper Compact is ideal, especially when handling weak cardboard boxes and packages. One standard suction pad module is 350 x 280 x 190 mm (L x W x H) and weighs 6 kg.
Depending on the type and consistency of the product to be handled, operators may need to use a different type or number of suction pads. For this reason, all standard suction pads are individually mounted on plungers with an internal spring system.
With a plunger stroke of up to 50 mm, the multiple gripper Compact adjusts to provide a flexible fit for any transport material, even if it shows signs of warping or slight deformation.
Schmalz also announced this year a range of vacuum lifters designed to handle raw metal sheets, cut parts, semi-finished or finished sheet-metal parts or assemblies such as cases, tanks, bodies and car-body components.