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The ZHHT synchronous extension / lifting axis ZH90
With the new synchronous extension, the proven ZH90 lifting axis becomes even more flexible, powerful, and efficient. Thanks to the mechanical coupling, all guide elements move completely synchronously – both manually and automatically. Advantages of the synchronous extension for the ZH90 lifting axis: ✅ Manual & automatic process – flexible control & movement ✅ Compact installation space – optimal use of available space & workplace ✅ Precise positioning – move to specific po
Sep 4, 2025


Ergonomic solutions protect the health of employees and at the same time increase efficiency and productivity in the company
Lifting loads in everyday work can cause significant physical strain and health risks for employees. This strain primarily affects the back, joints and muscles, and can lead to chronic illnesses or injuries in the long term. Ergonomic relief for employees when lifting and moving heavy loads is therefore not only a question of health promotion, but also a decisive factor for efficiency and productivity in companies. · Avoiding health damage 💪 · Compliance with occupational he
Nov 19, 2024


Pneumatic handling manipulator sets new standards in heavy box logistics compared to hall and jib cranes
A pneumatic handling manipulator has several specific advantages in the logistics industry compared to an indoor crane & jib crane when handling heavy wooden boxes 🚚📦🚢✈️: 1. Power support and ergonomics 🦾 Our manipulator uses compressed air to assist with #lifting and #moving heavy #loads. This significantly reduces the amount of effort required by staff and protects the health of employees. Especially when repeatedly lifting heavy boxes, as is often the case in #logistic
Nov 6, 2024


Ergonomic lifting aid for windscreens ⁉️
Our pneumatic articulated arm rope manipulator is optimally designed for the rapid lifting, moving and swiveling of #windshields. 🪟🚗 The operator manually moves the #lifting aid into the container to safely pick up the #vehicle windows using the suction device. Once the #car window is sucked in, the system automatically adjusts the settings to the respective load weight so that the #windows can be lifted and moved effortlessly and precisely. 👷♀️ In order not only to reliev
Sep 30, 2024


Ergonomic solution for inserting mounting plates into control cabinets ⁉️
Mounting plates on #control cabinets are special plates that are used inside a control cabinet to attach electrical #components, such as #switches, #fuses, #relays, and other devices. These plates serve as a basis for mounting the various electrical and electronic components safely and neatly. 🤓 When using mounting plates in control cabinets, there are several challenges that must be considered to ensure an efficient and safe installation. Here are some of the most common ch
Aug 1, 2024


Moving door leaves using the ZH90 lifting axis⁉️
Door leaves are the moving parts of a door, usually made of #wood, #plastic, #metal or other materials. They are the surfaces that can be opened to allow passage through a door. #Door leaves can have different shapes, sizes, weights and designs. Our ZH90 lifting axis enables the precise picking up, turning and positioning of a wide variety of door leaves. It also brings:# Increased #security 🦺 Reduction of work accidents : Door leaves are heavy and unwieldy, which can lead t
Jul 31, 2024


Pipe coil handling using manipulators ⁉️
A plastic pipe coil or pipe bundle is an arrangement in which several plastic pipes are grouped together in a spiral or ring-shaped structure. 💍 🏭 This structure allows for compact and orderly storage and transport of the pipes, but also has some disadvantages. The biggest disadvantage is probably the size and weight of the pipe bundles and the associated handling and transport. 🏗️ 🫣 However, with the help of our pneumatic #lifting aid for pipe coil handling these bundles
Jul 17, 2024


Lifting aid for car glass roofs
Using the ZH90 lifting axle when installing glass roofs on vehicles offers numerous advantages over traditional methods such as the use of cranes or manual processes. Here are the main advantages: 1. Precision and control ✅ #Accuracy: The ZH90 lifting axis enables precise positioning of the glass roof with minimal tolerances. This is crucial for the tightness and aesthetic fit of the roof. #Stability: The ZH90 lifting axis minimizes vibrations and movements during the install
May 22, 2024


Our manipulators offer several advantages over chain hoists & cranes ⛔⛓️🏗️:
#Precision: Manipulators enable precise positioning and handling of loads. In contrast, chain hoists & cranes are often limited to simple vertical movements and offer less control over the precise positioning of the load. 🎯 #Versatility: Manipulators are more versatile than chain hoists and jib cranes. They can handle a wide range of loads, including irregularly shaped or delicate objects. Manipulators can also perform multiple functions, such as rotating or tilting the load
Apr 10, 2024


Lifting aid for barrels 🛢️
Our drum manipulator is a special lifting aid that we have developed to handle drums safely and efficiently. Here are some of the key features & benefits: 📢 #Lifting capacity: With our manipulator for barrels, a worker is able to handle barrels of different sizes, diameters and weights. This makes it possible to safely move light barrels as well as barrels weighing up to 500 kg. 🏗️ #Rotating and tilting functions: Using the device, it is also possible to rotate or tilt the
Apr 9, 2024


A manipulator for housings in the manufacturing industry offers the following advantages: 📢
#Precision The manipulator enables precise movements, which is particularly important when it comes to handling sensitive housings. 📏 # Increased efficiency: By using the manipulator, work processes are optimized and accelerated. This leads to an increase in production speed and efficiency. 🚀 #Worksafety The manipulator reduces the need for manual handling of heavy or bulky enclosures, significantly reducing the risk of injury to workers. 🦺 #Flexibility The manipulator is
Mar 25, 2024


What is the Hebelift ZH & what advantages does it offer ❓
Our lifting lift ZH is a floor-mobile device from the field of handling technology that is used in various industries, sectors and logistics areas to lift, move and position heavy loads. It supports employees in a variety of manual lifting tasks. 📢 The ZH lift is used, for example, for #transporting materials in #production, handling boxes and for #shipping in #logistics. By using #lifts, these tasks can be significantly simplified and optimized, which has the following adva
Mar 21, 2024


What is the lifting axis ZH90 and what advantages does it offer❓
A #lift axis is also called a rigid lift axis or telescopic lift axis. Depending on the version, it is moved freely by the operator, or carries out #collaborative and/or fully #automatic #lifting movements and #lifting movements. They serve to guide the load rigidly, eccentrically and safely. 🦾 Lifting axles are hung in a wide variety of rail and smooth-running rail systems, which are attached to a raised steel structure or an attached steel structure. This enables movement
Mar 20, 2024


What are ZHHT manipulators & what advantages do they offer❓
Manipulators as we design and manufacture them are mechanical #devices that are used to grip, move, position, measure or process objects and components. 🏭 In industrial applications, our pneumatic, electro-pneumatic and electrical #manipulators are standalone or part of automated #manufacturing systems. There, together with the #human, you will take on a variety of tasks such as assembling components and #handling workpieces, which brings with it a variety of advantages: 🏆
Mar 19, 2024


Self-programmed displays & electro-pneumatic controls
We as Zeilhofer HHT have been developing #manipulators, #lifting axes, #lifting aids and corresponding #devices for more than 20 years. Our #lifting aids are used in a wide variety of industries, which always brings with it new requirements. 🏭 Recently, we have increased our efforts to meet the changing needs of the industry. A key component of this effort is the integration of self-programmed displays and pneumatic-electronic controls into our manipulator systems. 🎯 ➡️Self
Mar 4, 2024


Inserting sheets into a machining center 🫵
Inserting different steel sheets into a machining center brings with it many challenges and problems, which can be avoided by using our lifting aids: Weight and dimensions of the sheets : the sheets are usually very heavy, which makes inserting them into the respective machine very difficult. Our #manipulators with appropriate load capacity and special suction devices make this work step easier and thus relieve the burden on employees. 📏 💪 Risk of injury from the sheets :
Feb 28, 2024


Mobile lifting aid for handling rolls
In addition to #manipulators, lifting axles and product-specific #devices, we also design and produce a wide variety of floor weighers. The floor trolley shown here was developed specifically to meet the customer's requirements. More precisely, this floor truck combines the functions of an electric low-platform truck and our patented #Lifting Axle ZH90. In the first step, the rolls are placed from a container in the floor trolley using the gripper, which is located on the lif
Feb 22, 2024


Installation of car doors using articulated arm manipulators
Modern #vehicle doors 🚗 are often very heavy today due to various #factors. 😓 In order to relieve the workers when installing the doors in production, we offer appropriate manipulators including devices. 🍀 More precisely, these #lifting aids enable weightless #lifting, #moving and precise #positioning of the doors on the vehicle 👌. #Zhht #manipulator #hebehilfe #kran #hubachse #hebehilfe #ElectricVehicles #NIOET7 #PolestarCars #handhabungstechnik
Feb 22, 2024


ZH90 lifting axis for handling silicon rods
Our patented #lifting axis ZH90 with a special device enables #lifting, #moving and #setting down of #silicon rods. Using the #lifting axis, the entire blank is inserted into a fully automatic #saw. The specially developed #electropneumatic #control enables, in addition to intuitive #operation, automatic load determination and horizontal #level regulation. #zhht #wafer #fab #chips #semiconductor #engineering #press
Feb 22, 2024


ZH90 lifting axis for different pumps? 🤔 🎞️
... no, we don't produce pumps, but continue to plan, design and manufacture #lifting aids for our customers ❗❗❗ The clip shows the ZH90 lifting axis with a special mounting device, which enables pumps of different weights and sizes to be lifted, rotated and swiveled. The almost weightless handling of the pumps, which weigh up to 350 kilograms, is just one advantage of many: 👉 Rigid and safe load guidance at all times 👉 Exact positioning, rotation and pivoting in all axes a
Feb 22, 2024
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