Equipment Positioners
Many production or manufacturing tasks that require overcoming gravity to aid the process will require the use of vertical lifting equipment. In many instances, the process will call for a lift to elevate and position process equipment over downstream automatic ‘process equipment’. Choosing the right lift for a project involves analyzing the task at hand and partnering with the appropriate vendor who will deliver the safest, most efficient, and best-performing equipment in the market today.
Floor supported ceiling mounted, wall braced, or portable, METO Systems’ line of equipment positioners, are designed to your custom needs. From raising mixing vessels, screeners mills, or feeders, our lifting equipment can elevate swivel and hold in place with no droop, creep, or fear of dropping.
Goods Lifts
Or platform lifts, are a smooth, efficient way to move products, containers, tools, and equipment to various vertical locations in your manufacturing facility. Our platform lifts are ideal for ‘clean room’ process areas, where forklifts and freight elevators are undesirable. They can reach multiple floors, in an open ‘ball room’ environment or within a purpose-built shaft.
Our full line of sanitary platform lifts allows service to an open mezzanine process area, using simple multi-gate operations. Or confined to a purpose-built shaft with access through sealed doors. Constructed from 300-grade stainless steel with biotech-grade finishes ideal for hygienic and sanitary operations, our platform lifts include options for a variety of interlocked gates and barriers, making them safe, secure, and ready to access any process area.
From HMI and PLC integrated control to simple bush button OIT’s our Equipped control systems can integrate with any simple or complex MES Our custom platform lifts are designed to take varying load sizes, or weights then loaded manually, via cart or pallet truck. The customizable platform configuration of single or double gate configuration can be designed to suit the plant operation and /or convenience. Our adoption of ‘fail-safe’ mechanisms and a safety PLC (when possible) make our column lifts safe, and reliable, delivering desired performance and access to any area.
Stationary and Mobile Equipment Positioners
METO Systems’ equipment positioners more than meet the challenge with intuitive controls that greatly simplify raising and lowering equipment, and include other options to meet your operation’s specific and unique needs. METOLIFT ™ lift columns offer the option of manual or powered swivel (rotation) of the lift column to facilitate the positioning of the elevated load.
Positioning process equipment in line with the process or individually takes more than just precision and efficient handling. We offer the option of a portable equipment positioner, to help elevate equipment when a vertical process flow is required such as lifting a machine until it is in line with a mixing tank. The units are versatile and easy to maneuver in a difficult process space.
Our stainless-steel mobile column lifts are designed with intuitive controls that simplify the raising and lowering of the equipment along with several other options to complete specific processes. The mobile lifting equipment allows contact with the plant control system with its communication integration, and the mobile design supports lifting at multiple destinations. The fail-safe lift mechanism and interlocking with gates and barriers prevent loss of utility and ensure enhanced safety. The mobile design lift has a rational column to ensure precision positioning. METO System mobile column lifts aim at ensuring safety, ease of use, and reliability.
Mini Utility Lifts
For smaller-scale, lightweight applications, we suggest our mini utility lift series. These lifts are lightweight and portable, for handling loads ranging from 100kg to 180kg depending on the end effector needed. Their smaller footprint allows them to be used in tight spaces in order to position them as required without obstructing neighboring equipment such as high shear mixers or process screening equipment.
Selecting lift equipment for any job must start by identifying both the type of work as well as the conditions where the work will be conducted. After specifying the piece of lift equipment that satisfies the outlined criteria, it’s best to investigate which model provides both efficiencies, as well as versatility, to accomplish tasks in the most cost-effective and productive manner.
We would be happy to provide you with more information on our products and services, answer any questions you may have, and create a custom solution for your material handling and equipment needs. For more information about our products and services please contact our sales team at 201-405-0311 or visit our contact page.
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