Odd Shapes and Custom Material Handling
Customize for your facility needs
Material handling doesn’t always require a standard solution. Your facility may have specialty equipment or hard to maneuver areas that standard material handling equipment can’t reach. This often means employees are required to lift and maneuver materials in awkward positions, creating a significant risk for injury. This is the type of challenge that our engineers at Factory Supply are ready to take on.
Often custom solutions are necessary when customers are looking to lift and move odd shaped products that have an uneven surface and/or have multiple dimensions. The engineering team at Factory Supply can fabricate or assemble custom products with standard parts that can lift, angle, rotate and move irregular products while causing no damage to the product and meeting all specified requirements.
Our process
- Our material handling specialists will start by visiting your site in order to analyze exactly what material handling equipment is needed to optimize the ergonomics at your workplace.
- Following this visit, we will offer our expert professional advice and present to you our recommended material handling solution.
- Once the system has been agreed upon we will design, manufacture and install it.
- When the system has been installed our material handling specialist will come and train your staff on how to properly use the equipment.
Injury incident: Accident Report Detail
At approximately noon on July 21, 2004, Employee #1, with Volt Services Group (a temporary employer) was working in the utility room in the “Old Dehydrator” at LiDestri Foods Inc. (the secondary employer) in Fresno, CA. He was assigned by LiDestri Foods to organize the paint cabinet in the maintenance area of the utility room. A Maintenance Manager of LiDestri Foods directed Employee #1 to move small engines that were in the aisle to the back wall. When he attempted to pull and reposition a large 600-lb motor, Employee #1 felt something “snap” in his back, fell to ground, and called emergency services from his cellular phone. Another supervisor passing through the area found Employee #1 on the ground. He was transported to University Medical Center in Fresno, where he was hospitalized for swelling and pain caused by a pinched lumbar nerve.
- Drastic reduction in heavy/repetitive lifting
- Customized for your specific application, designed to work with your product(s)
- Reduction in workplace illness/injury claims, resulting in lower insurance costs
- Allows for diversity/adaptability on the job, more workers are now able to complete the task without physical limitations being an issue
- Our systems pay for themselves via productivity and efficiency increases
- Weight and capacity ranges are considered during the design process, our systems can handle multiple weights, textures and products without altering the system
- Designed to work in your specific facilities conditions, such as high heat, dust, humidity, moisture etc.
- Automotive
- Manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical
- Hospital Food & Beverage
- Warehouse
- Retail
All of our Vacuum Handling solutions either meet or exceed all applicable regulations which include; OSHA, ANSI and ASME B30.20.
- R&D Ergo Ltd.
- Lift
- Powered Tilt
- Manual Tilt
- Manual Rotation
- Powered Rotation
- Air Powered
- Electric Powered
- Pick and Place Systems
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Ergonomic Material Handling
Cost effective material handling solutions
Custom engineer systems
Meets or exceeds all OSHA and ANSI safety standards and regulations
Protect employees from workplace injuries and Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs)
Reduces the potential for costly fines and high insurance premiums
Improved productivity of workforce
Improved quality of work
Increase employee engagement and satisfaction
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Bag Handling Equipment
Vacuum Lifters are the perfect solution for quickly and safely moving sacks and bags efficiently and safely, without harming the product. Our products can be completely customized.
Tote and Box Handling Equipment
Factory Supply has an extensive line of Ergonomic Box and Tote Handling Equipment designed to improve efficiency and eliminate workplace injuries. We have both portable and fixed systems.
Sheet Handling Equipment
Lifting sheets safely is often a challenging material handling problem. We offer a variety of vacuum sheet handling solutions designed in order to safely lift and move sheets made of a variety of materials.
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