A step up for cylinder handling
August 1st 2011 An old catalogue kept in the offices
of manufacturing systems integrators
Comau Estil, led the company to
approach Stanley Handling for help
on the assembly line of a prestigious
motor manufacturer.
Bodies for a luxurious new model
are assembled in the company's
'body in white' (BIW) factory. The
layout of this section of the
production facility requires heavy gas
cylinders used in the manufacturing
process, to be moved over a raised
step and this presented a degree of
manual handling that risked accident
and injury.
After an on-site demonstration
and full training from Stanley
Handling, a Sprinter 140 Fold
powered stairclimber is now enabling
technicians to move the required
equipment quickly, easily and safely.
The Sprinter has a rugged
aluminium alloy frame yet weighs
only 16kg. Fitted with pneumatic
tyres, a folding toe plate and 'snap
on' battery, it can handle loads up to
140kg across uneven ground, up and
down stairs and along narrow and
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