How do you lift a steel plate or sheet metal? In the conventional manual way, or with the help of advanced lifting devices? What are the most commonly used steel plate lifting device? Here, let’s go through a brief list of plate lifters provided by lifting magnet supplier HVR MAG.
Slings and ropes: the very most original method of plate lifting, which is considered to be very time consuming with extremely low efficiency. Most importantly, moving metal sheets with slings is quite a safety hazard to the worker or personnel on site, as the heavy plate might slip and cause injuries. Therefore, it has been abandoned by the majority of steel companies.
Steel plate lifting clamps: Plate clamps are designed to lift the thickness of plate identified by the manufacturer’s identification plate located on the clamp. They must never be used to lift plates less than or greater than the thickness identified on the plate clamp identification tag. What comes with the clamp lifting is that scratches might occur during the lift. Possible damage to the sheet or plate is unavoidable.
Plate hooks: Lifting hooks or lifting dogs come in various forms including grab hooks, end dogs, flat plate dogs, and round section dogs. Just as the same with plate clamps, the hooking could also do damage to the plate.
Lifting magnets: Just as the name suggests, lifting magnets work by holding steel sheets with a strong uniform magnetic clamping force. However, for lifting magnets to work properly, the load should also have magnetic properties. For example, mild steel portrays magnetic properties and so sheets made of mild steel can be lifted with magnetic lifters. Additionally, lifting magnets can be used to lift other ferrous objects such as tubes, pipes, and cylindrical steel items.
For large steel companies where heavy steel plates needs to be lifted or moved frequently, plate lifting magnets are their first and best only choice. For small factories that values lifting safety and handling efficiency, plate magnets for lifting steel is a win-win choice.
Lifting Magnet Supplier Tells You How to Select the Right Steel Plate Lifting Device
HVR MAG manufacturers lifting magnets for different type of plate handling requirement.
HM1 Series for Thick Steel Plate
HM3 Series for Thin Steel Plate
HM4 Series for Vertical Plate Lifting
HM5 Series for Cutting Table Loading/Unloading
HM2 Series Telescopic Magnetic Lifting Beam
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