In steel fabrications or structures, steel sheets/plates are usually stored vertically to save space and helps reduce sheet damage. Plate clamps used to be engaged in tilt lifting of sheets, to load for manufacturing process, like steel cutting procedure. Now, a growing number of manufacturers choose lifting magnets to consolidate the manipulating job. HVR MAG tells you why.
Previously, they were using the conventional type of lifting tools – plate clamps, to move heavy steel plates to the CNC plasma cutting table. The entire steel sheet handling process, as shown in the pictures, includes two parts:
1. Tilt lifting of plates from vertical to horizontal
2. Loading plate horizontally to cutting table
What makes them stop using clamps to lift plates? Most probably it’s due to the following disadvantages of lifting plate with clamps:
- High labor intensity – 3-4 workers were occupied to cooperate the handling process
- Plates/sheets are prone toscratches, dents, deformations
- Safety hazard- occasionally slipping plate
- Low handling efficiency- manual separation of plate is required before lifting
- High maintenance cost – plate clamps are easy to wear
- Operational difficulty with low handling efficiency
While the newly procured steel plate handling equipment, manufactured by HVR MAG, circumvents all these drawbacks of plate lifting clamps. This set of vertical plate lifting magnet system, consists 6pcs of HEPMP-1500P50V magnet lifters and a spreader beam, a remote control. It’s custom designed for lifting steel plates of 6-12mX1.5-2.5mX6-30mm.
Competitive edges of lifting magnets
- Magnetic clamping force evenly distributed on the surface of plate, avoids scratches or deformations commonly caused by plate clamps
- The heavy metal plate will NOT DROP to cause any injuries or damages – these magnet lifters can remain clamping of the heavy plate even in a sudden power outage
- This set of vertical lifting magnets can move the plate both HORIZONTALLY and VERTICALLY
- Selective control of magnets enables lifting of plates of various sizes
- Simple operation with barely no maintenance cost
- Remote control requires only one worker to operate
Benefits gained by steel manufacturer:
- Improved productivityand reduced labor cost.
- Reduce product defect rate and labor intensity.
- Effectively reduce potential safety hazards.
- Reduce hidden costs and improve the company’s image.
Replacing mechanical clamp with stable magnetic clamping force on the surface of sheet, not only solves all the problems and concerns they’ve met, but also brings SAFETY, PRODUCTIVITY and Efficiency to their plate lifting process. Learn more about our lifting magnets for different applications, welcome to visit our website: www.hvrmagnet.com. Or contact us for any queries or questions.
