Ergonomic and Efficient Infloor Upender
Overview Handling Specialty custom engineered and manufactured an in-floor upender for a manufacturer of electric trucks. This upender allowed the customer, a major North American electric truck manufacturer, to skid and package the customer’s electric trucks for horizontal transport loading. The equipment replaced two forklift trucks and an overhead crane, allowing the more efficient redeployment […]
Multi Access Positioning System
Overview Designed for strength and structural rigidity, the Multi-Access Positioning System was custom-engineered to precisely transfer loads from one rolling fixture to another during the assembly process, allowing technicians ergonomic access to the equipment while creating a safe workspace. Lagged to the purchaser’s floor, this low-duty, intermittent operation positioning system positions the load for transfer and […]
Tilt and Rotate Platform for Nuclear Industry
Overview Handling Specialty engineered and manufactured a unique portable tilt and rotate platform for draining dry storage containers (DSC) that hold spent nuclear fuel rods at a nuclear facility in Ontario. The process begins when a full container is lifted from a pool of water via a crane and placed on the rotator. An operator […]
Custom Scissor Lift with Tilter for Jet Wing Assembly
Overview Handling Specialty worked with Lockheed Martin, a major aerospace/defence company in the US, to custom engineer and manufacture a material handling system that would move highly sophisticated wing assemblies for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter along an assembly line in their Fort Worth, Texas facility. One part of this system is the transport dolly. […]
Rail Pallet Tilter
Overview Permanently mounted to the customer’s floor, the rail pallet tilter will be used to load pallets in a vertical position to assemble the rail bogie. This unit was also designed with specialized tooling for the custom pallets used to secure the bogies. Capable of lifting 30,000 lbs, the rail pallet tilter is a low-duty […]