The Aerolift ‘basic design vacuum lifter‘ consists of standard components. Due to the flexible design, the vacuum lifter can be used for a variety of application purposes.
Aerolift offers storage lifting solutions for many materials/productions, including steel plates.
Our lifting solutions are used for products ranging from just hundreds of kilos to tens of tons. The heaviest lifting capacity so far is 85 tons!
Here a vacuum handling device of Aerolift is used for the internal transport to and from an automatic cutting table.
Sheet metal handling and lifting steel plates with vacuum technology. Both magnetic and non-magnetic sheets are easily lifted. The suction pad is placed on the metal product, after which the vacuum is activated by a push on the button. Now you can lift, move, or even turn the sheet metal. Vacuum lifting is used during production, storage, internal transport, transhipment, and construction. Besides vacuum lifters for metal plates, we also design pipe handling equipment. All our designs are custom made to perfectly match the individual situation.
Vacuum offers unique advantages compared to other lifting methods to lift plates, such as chains, clamps, and magnets. Chains and clamps can be used to lift non-magnetic plates, such as aluminium, copper, and stainless steel. Compared to these lifting methods, vacuum offers distinct advantages:
Magnetic plates, such as steel plates, are often lifted with magnets. In addition to above benefits, there are some extra advantages to lifting plates by a vacuum lifter instead of a lifting magnet:
The complete lifting process by a vacuum lifting can be carried out by one person. The operator positions the lifter on the sheet metal or steel plate and activates and deactivates the vacuum. All easily done by a push on the button. Creating the vacuum takes less than 2 seconds. Once attached it is safe to lift, turn, rotate, and move the metal sheet or steel plate in any desired position.
The processing of metals starts in a blast furnace, where the metals are melted and cast into crude steel slabs or other casting forms. The material is formed into coils, steel plates or metal sheets, ready for shipping. Lifting is done under high temperatures and involves extreme heavy loads. Aerolift designed the biggest vacuum lifter in the world to lift steel plates up to 85 tons (read more about this heavy lifting project). Aerolift lifting metal solutions are used for all manner of plate handling. With years of experience in many different industries Aerolift will find the most efficient solution for handling your metal products.
The metal coils, steel plates or sheet metals are used as semi-finished products in metal cutting and processing mills. Here the material is processed into a new semi-finished product or an end product. Think of:
Aerolift sheet metal lifters for plate handling offer optimal support for all types of storage, intern transport and material handling. Aerolift designs both manually and fully automated vacuum lifters. All depending on the customer situation and preferences.
No matter if you lift 85 kg or 85 tons, it is important all lifting goes safely and in control. Therefore, all Aerolift lifters comply with the most stringent safety standards. For example, all Aerolift vacuum lifters are secured with an alarm system and guarantee load attachment in case of a power failure. The operator is able to read the vacuum level continuously during operation. If the vacuum level in the tank or under the suction pads drops below 80%, the vacuum lifter emits a clear visual and audio signal to warn the operator. In addition, all Aerolift vacuum lifters are engineered and built to ensure that in the event of a technical failure it takes at least several minutes for the vacuum pressure to drop halfway. This leaves sufficient time for taking measures to lower the load safely to floor level or support the load in any other way.
Would you like some more specific information or do you have questions about sheet metal lifting or steel plate handling by vacuum? Feel free to contact our team of lifting experts. We are happy to help you optimise your business and work together to the perfect lifting solution for your project.
