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TAWI mobile lifters are often used to handle reels used in the packaging process. In sensitive environments like food manufacturing and chemical or pharmaceutical industries, stainless steel lifters help ensure ergonomic and efficient reel handling. Plastic film reels are picked from pallet or shelves and easily turned or rotated in position to be mounted on machine axis. With TAWI QuickLoad...

Workstations Made Smarter The ‘work smarter not harder’ mantra is even more relevant with the return to work following the Covid 19 lockdown. Social distancing requirements in work areas has seen safety managers consider new ways of handling products with less people. The opportunities for the use of lightweight lifting systems and smart handling devices are becoming wider with a greater...

What do you want to lift? GIS electric chain hoists are used everywhere, where the processes of safety crane systems is important: in the hard three-shift operations in the automotives and other high production industries, in dusty or chemical aggressive environments, for outdoor use, for the entertainment industry, for food preparation or for extreme lifting heights in wind power plants...

What do you want to lift? Whether it's a Jet Fighter, Luxury Yacht, Printing Press, Museum Exhibit or Rubbish Skip - You will want to lift it safely! Lifting beams, frames and spreaders are usually designed and built for a specific purpose. The range of designs and capacities is therefore only limited by practicality. It is important to take care...

As the Government continues its campaign to encourage businesses to return to work, health & safety managers are working hard getting workplaces ready to re-open and to operate safely. Although there are many challenges, it is also presenting many opportunities in finding new ways of working, implementing new technologies and resources to be COVID-19 secure. Social distancing can be a...

Mezzanines in the workplace present a severe risk to employees. Though these platforms are useful and often necessary for storage and or additional workspace, the creation of additional fall hazards must not be overlooked (Falls from height are one of the most common accidents at work). If you ever need to access an elevated platform, and that platform is more...

DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE GUIDE Thank you for downloading your guide to spark resistant and explosion proof lifting. Columbus McKinnon's application experts provide an overview of safe practices for the use of material handling equipment in hazardous environments. Use this guide to educate your employees, use as a reference, or have available at your job site.   Across a variety of...

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What type of pallet/loading safety gate do you need? Whatever the situation, you will need to ensure that your personnel are protected at all times. This means an enclosure which surrounds the loading area with a double safety gate system to secure the area in which material is to be loaded and unloaded in your facility, a double pallet gate...

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HANDLE? Whether you want to lift, rotate,turnover and place wooden boards, doors, glass, laminates, sheet steel or aluminium there is a perfect answer. Standrd and bespoke solutions are available with vacuum or gripping tools to meet your exact requirements. Watch a few video examples of what can be achieved: Find out more CLICK HERE or...

Mezzanines and other high level platforms are commonly used for storage purposes and If built and used properly, these platforms can be a boon for companies that need extra capacity but without investing in larger premises. However, there has been many incidents where workers have injured themselves when working at unprotected openings. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has urged...