Drum Handling

Pneumatic Drum Tipper For High Containment Isolators

Pneumatic Drum Tipper For High Containment Isolators

Once again, Mechandling have successfully collaborated with Howorth Air Tech to produce the perfect High Containment Isolator/Drum Tipping solution.

The customer, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, required a safe, contained environment for operators to handle a variety of products. Key to the unit’s success is the way the host drum has to be raised to the correct height and then slid horizontally into the docking collar. Although space was tight, Mechandling designed and built a Bespoke GMP Pneumatic Drum Tipper, linked to Howorth’s master control panel, which handles the drum with precision during each operation, so that the docking seal (shown on the video below) can close neatly around the drum, keeping any trace of product completely contained within the dispensing chamber. The results are plain to see from the video – a safe, precise system that delivers everything the customer needs, time and time again.

Mechandling’s equipment is perfectly at home inside Howorth’s high-end pharmaceutical production units. In 316 stainless steel, and simple to wash down, Mechandling lifters are the perfect solution for all your pharmaceutical lifting requirements. Whatever the docking height, angle of rotation, size and weight of drum. Mechandling can design the finishing touches to any production system.

We are proud to have been involved in this project and look forward to many more in the future.

If you have specific lifting needs for your isolator cabinets or containment booths, call Tim now on 07828 135388 to see how Mechandling can transform your operation with a custom-designed, hand-built lifting solution today!

Watch the video below to see the lifter in action.

Mechandling are proud to collaborate with Howorth Air Tech

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Pneumatic Drum Tipper For Tall Isolators

Pneumatic Drum Tipper For Tall Isolators

A pharmaceutical manufacturer recently ordered an external drum tipper which could raise a drum, rotate it to precisely 96 degrees and then slide it into a docking port over 2 metres from the ground. The way the host drum had to be raised to the correct height and angle, before being slid into the docking collar, was critical (customer providing their own host drum – represented here by the blue drum).

In 304 or 316 stainless steel, and simple to wash down, Mechandling lifters are the perfect solution for all your pharmaceutical lifting requirements. Whatever the docking height, angle of rotation, size and weight of drum. Mechandling can design the finishing touches to any production system.

If you have specific lifting needs for your isolator cabinets or containment booths, call Tim now on 07828 135388 to see how Mechandling can transform your operation with a custom-designed, hand-built lifting solution today!

Watch the video below to see the lifter in action

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Powered Mobile Drum Tipper (With Clamp Action)

Mechandling are proud to announce the completion of our latest Bespoke Stainless-Steel Drum Tipper.

The device was designed and hand built around the customer’s exact specifications, in order to solve a potentially dangerous material handling operation.

Here is the result – a hygienic, easy-to-clean machine, suitable for a pharmaceutical production environment. The lifter can handle multiple sizes of drum and weights of up to 300kg. It can invert a drum to almost 180 degrees in either direction to ensure all contents are removed, and it features a 2-button safety operation to prevent accidental unclamping of the drum.

As all our lifters are custom-built to suit our customers’ exact specifications, previously risky tasks can be handled safely. Lift height, Safe Working Load and angle of rotation can be designed around your precise needs.

Why not see how Mechandling can help you with your tricky lifting requirements? Call Tim on 07828 135388 any time.

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And a smaller version…

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Powered Mobile Drum Tipper (With Girdle)

For jobs that only need one size of drum, the girdle-door version can be used. Watch the video to see how the girdle doors close and lock around the drum before lifting and rotation.

As all our lifters are custom-built to suit our customers’ exact specifications, previously risky tasks can be handled safely. Lift height, Safe Working Load and angle of rotation can be designed around your precise needs.

Why not see how Mechandling can help you with your tricky lifting requirements? Call Tim on 07828 135388 any time.

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Manual Mobile Drum Lifter

The Manual Series provides a range of Drum Handling solutions to suit a variety of Drum Lifting and Tipping applications.

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Telemast Drum Tipper

We were recently asked by a major pharmaceutical company to design a powered GMP stainless-steel drum tipper, capable of lifting to almost 4 metres in an ATEX area. The custom telemast we designed safely achieves this lifting height, whilst also handling other key requirements. To avoid obstructions in the production area, we limited the rotation angle of the drum to 105 degrees when the mast is fully extended, whereas an angle of 135 degrees is available at lower heights.

The custom-made girdle locks to provide a perfect grip on the drum and the clip-on 316 stainless-steel hopper and Jacob valve ensure the controlled, hygienic flow of contents.

As the lifter functions in an ATEX area, all components are certified as compliant with ATEX regulations. For safe charging of the battery, the plug-in charger is designed to be located in an appropriate safe room.

Watch the video below to see the Telemast Drum Tipper in action.

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