Industrial settings which use steel sheets as part of their operations that require different types of equipment to move the steel sheets from one location to the next. Although the same job may often be performed manually by involving several employees, the method can pose severe danger issues. This would also allow the company to pay additional sums to buy employee-safety equipment. Many sheets will be wide and need to be assisted from both sides during transportation and, in such situations, activities can become more effective if the use of lifting equipment eliminates manual labour.
Which devices Are Most Commonly Used To Lift Steel Plates?
The three key tools typically used to lift steel sheets are
- Plate Clamps
- Magnets
- Plate Hooks
Let’s take a look at what each one is:
Plate Clamps
Also known as plate hooks, plate clamps for lifting or lifting dogs come in many different forms including hooks for grabs, end hooks, flat plate hooks, and hooks for round sections. Such hooks can be used to lift several sheets of steel at a time, and different models can be built depending on the load thickness that needs to be lifted. Lifting hooks serve as an efficient, anti-marking lifting medium for cost-effective transportation of multiple sheets.
Plate clamps come in three styles that enable steel sheet lifting in both vertical and horizontal positions as well as custom positions as per your requirements. Two plate clamps (sometimes more) are typically used together and are often complemented by the use of spreader beams which not only help spread the load evenly but also enables the clamps to be spaced out evenly too. Each clamp form comes with different orientations.
Many clamps have hinges, some are heavy-duty, some are specifically designed as high-grip models, and some are non-marking types that come with leather pads to prevent the creation of scratch marks during transportation. Moreover, platform clamps may be used to transform steel sheets 90 degrees and even through 180 degrees, which allows for the vertical lifting of the steel sheets and their horizontal position at alignment.
The Best Plate Clamps For Lifting Steel
Plate Magnets
As the name suggests, lifting magnets work by holding strong magnetic force on steel sheets. However, the load should also have magnetic properties for lifting magnets to work properly. Mild steel, for example , represents magnetic properties, and sheets made of mild steel can be lifted with magnetic lifts. Lifting magnets can also be used to lift a variety of objects, such as tubing, piping, and cylindrical shaped steel objects. The operator will perform a check process before using a lifting magnet to ensure the magnet has the adequate amount of lifting power to lift a specific load.
Camlok TPM Permanent Lifting Magnets
Permanent lifting magnets are perfect devices to move heavy objects made of ferro-magnetic material like steel safely, reliably and cost-effectively. Typical functional areas include workshops and warehouses, machine offloading, as well as jigs and in the steel industry.
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