Lifting column for industrial packing drum handling
Efficiently handle heavy drums and containers with precision—streamline your production line by seamlessly lifting, lowering, and rotating materials without the risk of leaks or positioning errors.
Lifts and Positions Heavy Drum Containers
The Lifting Column from AZO GmbH & Co. KG is a robust electromechanical system engineered for precise handling of heavy drum containers across multiple production levels. Its electromechanical drive with a chain mechanism ensures reliable vertical movement and rotation, eliminating hydraulic leak concerns. This equipment is ideal for pharmaceutical, chemical, and food processing environments, effectively maneuvering bulk materials, granules, and powders like pharmaceutical ingredients and industrial chemicals. The column can handle diverse payloads with accuracy, aided by a programmable controller that ensures precise positioning in various operations, including lifting, lowering, and docking. With a modular design for easy integration in automated lines, the column supports different extension arms for flexible configuration. Built to withstand demanding industrial conditions, it offers overload protection and a motor brake for safety. The system’s stainless steel construction supports pharmaceutical compliance, ensuring dependable performance and minimal maintenance in critical applications.
Benefits
- Enhances operational efficiency by eliminating hydraulic maintenance with electromechanical drive.
- Improves safety with precise and programmable load positioning.
- Increases flexibility with modular arm configurations for diverse applications.
- Minimizes manual handling labor costs through automated lifting and docking operations.
- Ensures compliance with industrial safety standards through robust safety features.
- Applications
- Flow-resistant materials,Heavy loads,Powdered materials,Granular materials,Bulk materials,Pharmaceutical materials
- End products
- Granulated sugar sacks,Flow-resistant chemical containers,Cement sacks,Pharmaceutical ingredient drums,Drum containers of chemicals,Industrial paint drums,Pharmaceutical powder containers,Granular plastic pellets,Bulk spice barrels,Food-grade ingredient barrels,Flowable shelving units
- Steps before
- Material Handling,Bulk Material Preparation,Pre-Assembly,Storage
- Steps after
- Rotating,Turning,Docking,Transport to Next Processing Stage
- Input ingredients
- Output ingredients
- Market info
- AZO is renowned for designing and manufacturing automated bulk material handling systems, specializing in mixer feeding, ingredient automation, and process control, known for their reliability and tailored solutions in the food, pharmaceuticals, and chemical industries.
- Drive Type
- Electromechanical with drive chain
- Hydraulic Unit
- None
- Motor Brake
- Extremely accurate positioning
- Positioning Accuracy
- Precise in upward,downward,rotating,and turning movements
- Positioning Control
- Freely programmable controller
- Design Type
- Standardised design with modular systems
- Mounting Type
- Free-standing or ceiling/wall mounted
- Overload Safety Device
- Optional,shuts down drive under excessive load
- Structure Type
- Rigid or turnable about vertical axis
- Load Platform Movement
- Vertical up and down
- Load Platform Safety
- Mechanical brake prevents uncontrolled dropping
- Control Methods
- Limit switches or position controller
- Load Handling
- Lifting,lowering,rotating,turning,and docking heavy loads
- Working mechanism
- Electromechanical drive with drive chain
- Automation level
- Freely programmable controller
- Positioning accuracy
- Extremely accurate positioning
- Movement control
- Limit switches or position controller
- Overload protection
- Optional overload safety device
- Brake system
- Motor brake for safety
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Load Type
- Heavy
- Machine footprint
- Free-standing,anchored to floor
- Structure type
- Rigid or turnable about vertical axis
- Installation type
- Floor,ceiling,or wall mounted
- Drive type
- Electromechanical with drive chain
- Control type
- Freely programmable controller
- Load platform
- Attached to carriage,vertically movable
- Control panel type
- Freely programmable controller
- Extension arms/carrier plates
- Standardised design for modularity
- Integration possibilities
- Rigid or rotatable structure
- Installation method
- Floor,ceiling,or wall mountable
- Drive system type
- Electromechanical drive with drive chain