Introduction

If you make something from powders it usually means that one or more of your basic ingredients comes to you in drums, perhaps in a multitude of different sizes. This means that you are faced with having to address the following challenges:

	The ergonomic issues associated with the lifting and handling of the drums to minimize back injury and maximize efficiency.
	The emptying of the drums with full containment.
	Getting the material to reliably flow from the drum.

To help us help you deal with these issues we have partnered with ESSEX-RISE, out of West Caldwell, NJ. Together we have custom designed and built all kinds of drum handling equipment, which include Column Lifts with a ball screw jack mechanical lifting system and Inverters and Dumpers for drums and Gaylord’s.

We are particularly proud of our Column Lift systems, which can lift, invert and rotate to "dock" a drum into a specific unloading position. All controls are completely programmable using Allen Bradley PLC components.