What is a lifting tool?
A lifting tool, lifting equipment or gripper is a machine that lifts products or materials in industries and warehouses. Instead of lifting and positioning manually, and incurring physical strain to the neck and back, an operator can use the lifting equipment to grab the product and lift it without effort.
Lifting equipment can be unique, depending on what, and how, it lifts. Lifts All offers lifting tools for loads of all sizes – large to small, lightweight and heavy. Our expert team specializes in providing customized solutions to ensure safe and efficient handling. Among the products that we often help companies lift are boxes and containers, rolls and reels, sheets of glass or metal, gas tubes and mechanical components. By providing tailored lifting solutions, we serve a wide range of industries, from the beverage sector to the automotive industry.
What does a lifting solution comprise?
To lift loads weightlessly, you need three units to form a complete lifting system: a suspension system, a hoist (Bal-Trol) and a lifting tool. The suspension system can either consist of an overhead traverse system or a crane. The Bal-Trol is a pneumatic hoist that makes the load feel weightless and that raises and lowers it. A gripper is connected to the Bal-Trol with an air hose and a wire rope to help grip the load, providing excellent maneuverability. The lifting equipment can either be mechanical or vacuum based, or both. The mechanical gripper grips the load by clamping or using a hook, and the vacuum gripper provides suction power via suction cups. With a correctly composed lifting system, you will be able to lift with ease and at the same time access a wider part of your working area.
Our technical advisor’s expert knowledge, combined with our commitment to providing high-quality lifting tools, ensures that every system we develop enhances workplace productivity while prioritizing employee safety.
Benefits of using our lifting equipment
• Lifting equipment makes lifting and moving heavy loads easy.
• It reduces wear and tear injuries by taking the weight off the user.
• It is ergonomic and improves the working environment.
• It is safe to use.
• Everyone can use it, no matter their physical strength, age or height, making work easier to delegate between colleagues if someone is unavailable.
• It can hold the load steadily even when in mid–air, hence reducing the risk of injury to people and products.
• It is energy efficient. Our lifting tools run on compressed air (6-7 bar) instead of electricity.
• It is very quiet, while electric hoists or telphers are often noisy.
• Our lifting tools are made of premium quality Swedish steel.
• Efficient rigging allows for a rapid start-up, enabling you to begin saving both time and operational costs quickly.
Different examples of lifting equipment
There are as many examples of lifting aids as there are products to lift. Therefore, one of our areas of expertise is customizing lifting equipment for our customers. Lifting tools can be utilized in almost every part of the entire supply chain. For example, the car industry uses our lifting aids to lift and mount heavy and bulky objects such as car windows, batteries and seats. The beverage industry utilizes lifting tools to lift barrels and containers, and to package bottles and cans into boxes. Distribution centers often use the Speedy Picker, a lifting tool attached to forklifts. The Speedy Picker picks up and transports packages across the warehouse for loading into trucks before shipping them off to their final destination.
Besides our customized solutions, we have a great selection of standard grippers for even quicker delivery. We offer a wide range of standard lifting tools that can lift, tilt and rotate your products. Our standard lifting equipment consists of vacuum grippers, mechanical grippers, mobile order pickers, jib cranes and traverse systems, which can all be found here on our website. Let us know what it is you need to lift, and how you lift it, and we will guide you to the best lifting solution for your needs.
Ergonomic material handling in production lines
Most manufacturing industries can benefit from using lifting equipment in their production lines. Minimizing heavy manual lifting not only improves your working environment but it reduces sick leave and thereby saves time and money. Instead of back-breaking manual handling, you can use our lifting equipment to work more ergonomically and efficiently. Many industries use traditional lifting tables that require you to manually lift items on and off it. With our grippers and overhead rail systems you can carry your product between working stations with minimal physical effort. The equipment is easy to maneuver, and positioning of the goods is quick and precise.
There are many stations in a work line that can benefit from lifting equipment. Instead of dragging heavy pallet jacks, increase the workflow by using our pallet grippers. Lift materials or boxes, buckets and drums with vacuum or mechanical grippers. Mount rolls into machines using an expandable gripper, where positioning is easy because the gripper moves with you, and where a simple push of a button raises or lowers the load to optimum heights.
Most manual handling takes place at the end of the production line, where a seemingly endless supply of goods needs to be transported in and out of factories and facilities. Our vacuum lifting equipment helps with packing products into boxes, and with moving boxes from, for example, conveyors belts to carts. When the items are packed, you can use a lifting tool to palletize boxes, rolls, drums and other products more efficiently, while protecting your employees. Lifting equipment helps you pack, stack and load items effortlessly – from the beginning to the end of the production line.
Lifting equipment for warehouses
The right suspension system will provide both stability and flexibility to your workplace. The suspension system that suits your lifting equipment best depends on the layout and structure of your workplace. For example, do you need to lift materials high up, do you have high ceilings, are you lifting in a smaller or a larger area? Depending on your needs, we help determine the best options for rigging.
For more dynamic movements within a restricted area, we recommend pairing your lifting equipment to a FlexiCrane – a flexible jib crane that can be mounted onto the ceiling, floor or to a pillar to support you with your lifts.
If you have several stations around the workplace that need a lifting tool, we recommend the FlexiCrane Mobile. This is a jib crane mounted onto a mobile platform that can easily be moved around your working area with a pallet jack or forklift. Rigging has never been easier! Thanks to its mobility, the FlexiCrane Mobile can be easily put into storage when not in use, saving valuable space.
Whatever the size of your working area, we recommend our overhead crane systems, which are constructed of aluminum, so they are both lightweight and sturdy. Our overhead traverse systems have the capacity to bear up to 635 kg. Installing an overhead crane system provides you with easy access to your lifting equipment from most parts of your facilities. Our systems are customized to fit your workspace perfectly.
Industries that commonly uses our lifting solutions
There are many industries that utilize lifting equipment to promote productivity and health amongst their employees. Some examples of where you can find our lifting solutions are:
• The automotive industry
• The airport industry
• The beverage industry
• The food industry
• The metal industry
• The pharmaceutical industry
• The ventilation industry
• The wood and furniture industry
Lifting Safety
Safety is our top priority when designing and constructing lifting solutions. Our key safety features include:
• Anti-Jump Function – Prevents the lifting unit from unexpectedly jolting upwards when a load is accidentally released, reducing the risk of injury.
• Load Guard – In the event of air pressure loss, this feature ensures the load is gradually lowered to the ground before the vacuum cups lose grip. This prevents sudden drops and ensures the equipment cannot lift if pressure is insufficient.
• Green Eye Indicator – A green light activates when the load is securely gripped, signaling that it is safe to lift.
To maintain optimal safety, extend the lifespan of your equipment and keep it up to date, we offer service contracts that ensure regular maintenance and peak performance, backed by expert support and assistance.
Quality and reliability
At Lifts All, we prioritize quality and reliability in every piece of lifting equipment we offer. Our extensive range of products is designed to meet or exceed industry standards, ensuring top-notch safety and performance. Our equipment is built to withstand the toughest conditions and deliver consistent, reliable service.
We understand that in demanding environments, the reliability of your lifting equipment can make or break the job. That’s why we rigorously test our products to confirm their durability and effectiveness. A clear sign of the quality of our products is the recent servicing of one of our customer’s lifting tools, originally manufactured by us in 1998, and still in active use more than 25 years later.
With Lifts All, you can trust that your lifting operations will be smooth, safe, and efficient.
About Lifts All
With over 30 years of experience, Lifts All is a market leading provider of ergonomic and efficient lifting solutions, designed to improve workplace safety and productivity. We specialize in customized lifting tools tailored to the unique needs of various industries, from manufacturing and logistics to pharmaceuticals and food production, shipping all over the world.
Our process begins with a thorough consultation and needs analysis, ensuring that we develop the most effective lifting solution for your operations and items. Whether you require vacuum lifting tools, mechanical lifting tools, or a combination of both, we work closely with you on the project to create a fully customized system with optimized performance that is easy to use.
Beyond delivering high-quality lifting equipment with fast rigging, we offer comprehensive service contracts, repairs, and maintenance to keep your tools in peak condition. Our goal is to provide long-lasting, reliable solutions that enhance efficiency and reduce strain on workers.
Lifts All help you lift smarter so that you can work safer. Let us help you find the perfect lifting solution for your business.
Easy lifting
No matter what products or items you need to lift or how you handle them, our customized lifting solutions make the job effortless. From first inquiry to final rigging, our team is here to support you along the way and is absolutely determined to deliver results that improve both safety and efficiency in your material handling. Contact us today so we can begin working on your unique project!
