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MANIPULATORS, LIFTING AXES AND LIFTING AIDS IN PRACTICE
On the Zeilhofer Handhabungstechnik blog, you'll find practical examples, industry solutions, and news about manipulators, lifting axes, and lifting aids. The articles showcase specific applications from the automotive, food production, rail vehicle manufacturing, and other sectors. Our lifting aids guide covers the fundamentals, and the product finder shows the right solution for your component.
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Safe Working Load (SWL) of Lifting Equipment: Terms, Testing, Practice
What do safe working load (SWL), working load limit (WLL) and rated load mean? Safety factors, test loads, marking rules, a worked example and common mistakes with manipulators and lifting aids.
1 day ago
Assembling a trailer hitch in series production: cable manipulator and mobile lifting platform in continuous operation
Anhängerkupplungen mit 25 bis 35 kg ergonomisch montieren: Seil-Manipulator ZH70 an der Deckenschiene entnimmt aus dem Ladungsträger, der mobile Hebelift ZH fügt im Fließbetrieb.
Oct 22
Calculating the amortization of a lifting aid: formula, calculation example and worksheet
When does a lifting aid pay off? The formula for payback period and ROI, the five savings items, a complete calculation example with transparent assumptions and a worksheet for your own calculation.
Oct 1
Mobile lifting aid for panels: picks up, rotates and moves without a crane
Picking up, moving and precisely placing panels up to 100 kg without a crane: how the mobile lifting aid with two suction cups, 48-volt battery and omniwheels works. With case study, calculation examples and selection guide.
Oct 1
Lifting aid for mountain carts: How a manipulator makes loading easier on the chairlift
At the Alpenbahnen Spitzingsee, a custom manipulator hooks the mountain carts onto the chairlift and relieves staff during up to 600 handling operations per day.
Aug 27
Rope manipulator for bags: safe bag handling with suction cup
The Acer rope manipulator picks up bags up to 150 kg with a suction attachment: the ergonomic alternative to the vacuum tube lifter, safe thanks to double rope technology.
Jul 23
Handling Technology Glossary: Key Terms from A to Z
This glossary from Zeilhofer explains the key terms around handling technology, manipulators and lifting aids, from balancer and key indicator method to vacuum lifter.
Jun 16
Lifting aid for drums and containers: lift, tilt, empty
Instead of wrestling drums by hand, a manipulator with a drum gripper guides the load pendulum-free, up to 800 kg (the ZH90 lift axis up to 1,200 kg).
Jun 12
Electric lifting aid: mobile and battery-powered without compressed air
An electric lifting aid works entirely without compressed air: battery-powered systems are mobile and flexible, and fully electric lift axes lift heavy loads with precision.
Jun 12
Manipulator as a lifting aid: one device, two terms
A manipulator is a lifting aid, that is, a technical device that takes the weight of a load and guides it pendulum-free, up to 800 kg.
Jun 12
Lifting aid for the semiconductor industry: handle wafer carriers
Lifting aid for the semiconductor industry must be cleanroom-compatible, low-particle and highly precise. Fully electric manipulators and lift axes handle wafer carriers, trays and equipment ergonomically (manipulators up to 800 kg, lift axes up to 1,200 kg), without compressed air.
Jun 11
Lifting aid for cleanroom and pharma: particle-free and precise
Fully electric stainless steel manipulators up to 800 kg and lift axes up to 1,200 kg work without compressed air and handle containers, vessels and isolators in cleanroom and pharma ergonomically.
Jun 11
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