Wood & Furniture

Ergonomic Panel Handling

Manual handling of loads can be problematic when operators need to lift panels. Their size, volume or weight can be a source of MSD (musculoskeletal disorders) and lead to significant productivity losses. The handling of panels therefore often involves a need for several people to use them on production lines. Many work stoppages are due to incorrect sizing of the loads to be carried by the operator, which can lead to injuries but also damage to equipment. It then becomes useful to invest in a lifting device to assist operators in these tasks, thanks to cobotic tools that allow a single person to lift heavy loads.

Husky Handling supplies a range of lifting equipment to handle these problems when handling wood sheet, planks, plastic sheet or doors.

Fully customizable, the control handles are the perfect solution to simplify and control the lifting of panels. The rotating handle is used to manage the lifting height of the panel.

Finally, the gripping tools, vacuum lifters, can also be provided with a multitude of suction cups to balance the load according to its size.

These units can also be enhanced with many options allowing it to adapt perfectly to your operation:
– The Load Tipper option allows you to grab a panel flat and place it on the edge, and vice versa.
– The Articulated Arm option is ideal for picking up or removing panels at height.

Find out about our responses to panel lifting issues and contact us to respond to your issues.

Vacuum Lifter with Hoist

In the fields of furniture manufacturing, cabinet manufacturing or carpentry, the need for handling wooden panels is constant. These loads are usually heavy and/or bulky, which makes handling by two or more persons necessary.

In order to avoid MSDs (musculoskeletal disorders) and to make for single operator loading/unloading and transfer possible, the use of a Barbaric Vacuum Lifter is the answer.

All wood panel manipulators are designed according to the needs of your operation. From simple lifting, either vertically or horizontally, to 90 degree tilting to 180 degree rotation, the Barbaric lifters are unique in then industry. The length of the beams and operator handle as well as the spacing of the suction cups of the gripping tool or even the design of a mechanical gripping tool are all parameters taken into account to offer you the best solution.

Vacuum Tube Lifter

When handling sheets of wood, whether MDF, solid, plywood, particle board or faced wood, nothing beats the Vacuum Tube Lifter for speed, versatility or ergonomics. A single operator can easily load CNC machines or transfer between operations of large, heavy sheets efficiently, fast and safely. The rotary operator handle makes for fast, delicate and safe positioning of product with minimal ergonomic strain.

In order to avoid MSDs (musculoskeletal disorders) particularly of the back and shoulders, and to eliminate work person injury claims, the very versatile and flexible Vacuum Tube Lifter is the perfect answer.

All wood panel lifters are designed according to the needs of your operation. The length of the beams and operator handle as well as the spacing of the suction cups of the gripping tool or even the design of a mechanical gripping tool are all parameters taken into account to offer you the best solution.

Vacuum Tube Lifter with Tilt

As part of production process lines, wood panels can be stored on the edge to optimize storage, but must be laid flat on cutting machines or vice-versa.

This tilting operation can cause MSDs (musculoskeletal disorders) due to repetition, or excessive weight. This is where the MASTER Plus with Tilt Option solves the handling problem.

Discover our panel lifting solutions with tilting.

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