Ergonomic handling

Piab has developed and implemented Vaculex® solutions to solve the manual handling problems.

Air cargo handling – moving air cargo between pallets and/or containers

Situation Air cargo is transported around the world in cargo planes that are typically loaded with ULDs (Unit Load Device) or container and cargo pallets. Before the cargo is loaded...

Barrel handling

Most often barrels are very heavy, bulky and hard for your body to handle manually. During the last years Piab has developed lifting equipment custom made for barrel and keg...

Door handling

A booming construction industry requires doors, and Piab’s ergonomic Vaculex® lifters offer perfect solutions for both production and warehouse environments. Importantly, the lifters also provide safe and ergonomic working conditions...

Handling of various multiple objects

Lift multiple objects at the same time Piab's Vaculex® vacuum lifters can handle a huge variety of goods and it is also often possible to lift various objects at the...

Loading and unloading loose loaded containers and trailers

A common challenge at the receiving dock is unloading loose loaded containers and trailers. This is one of the most physically demanding jobs at a distribution-, order fulfilment centre or...

Moving baggage between open carts and the airplane/cruise ship via a conveyor belt

With this solution, loading and unloading baggage from an open cart to an airplane or a cruise ship via a conveyer belt or vice versa becomes quick and easy. Based...

Moving, loading and unloading baggage between chutes, open carts and/or conveyors

At many airports, the checked in baggage is conveyed and automatically dropped to chutes by the airport’s sorting system. The baggage then needs to be moved from the chutes to carts...

Sack handling for feed stations and all type of industries

Regardless of what they are made of – paper, plastic, fabric – or what they contain – flour, sand, pharmaceutical ingredients – almost all sacks are handled with ease with...

Sorting parcels between cages, pallets and conveyors

Manual sorting of parcels is usually between cages, pallets and conveyors. Unloading cages involve bad working postures with risk for back pain or injuries when lifting parcels from a low...

Unloading or loading baggage from/to AKEs or open carts – arrival and departure

Vaculex® BaggageLift is the ultimate solution for baggage handling between carousels or conveyor belts and AKEs and/or open carts. Powered by an electrical pump, the Vaculex® BaggageLift becomes a flexible,...

White goods becomes weightless with Piab’s Vaculex® lifting solutions

Heavy and irregular objects such as white goods become weightless with Piab's Vaculex® lifting solutions. In some cases, custom made tools are necessary, but in most cases our standard range...

Vaculex® window and glass handling

Window manufacturers and producers of cars, airplanes and prefabricated houses in all corners of the world trust Piab’s ergonomic Vaculex® vacuum lifters to handle their windows safely while providing ergonomic...

Order picking and order fulfilment

The picking process is often the most labor-intensive activity for any logistics-, distribution- or order fulfilment center and potentially also a process where risk for work-related injuries is high. In...

Palletizing/depalletizing

Palletizing/depalletizing is the process of lifting on or off packages on a pallet. There is a wide selection of products that is today very much used when palletizing e.g. suction...