Gorbel Workstation Cranes Utilized for Roll Handling in the Pharmaceutical Industry

The customer was using two men to physically lift and position rolls into packaging machines. This job was limited to younger men as this was an awkward and physically demanding job. Product damage was a major concern as the product was being dropped.

The operators were lifting these 150# rolls of paper and plastic and loading the rolls into the packaging machines which would package glass used in the pharmaceutical industry.

The customer decided on a Gorbel Freestanding workstation bridge crane with an air balancer and custom roll handling tool. They consider using a jib crane but this did not give them the coverage of a bridge crane and reduced the number of lift devices, air balancers and jibs as they would have had to buy numerous units. Note the aluminum bridge in the picture. This reduces the load the operator has to move.

This solution made sense on numerous levels:

It protected the workers as they did not have to pick up the large awkward loads.

They reduced the number of people to do the job-from two to one.

It made the job more accessible to women and older employees.

There is less damage to the product as they do not drop them.

Have a problem area in your plant let us look at an economical Gorbel solution for your solution. Contact us at sales@ergonomicpartners.com or check out what we have done for others at www.ergonomicpartners.com.

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