"Installing the Gorbel® Crane really increased our productivity and solved multiple safety issues for us.  It's been a great success." - Chris Danaker, Process Engineer

Industry:  Adhesives For Industrial and Commercial Use

Application:  Two men begin by placing a cardboard tube (the core) onto the shaft of a winding machine. The machine rolls the adhesive onto the core. When complete, the workers roll a scissors table up to the machine and swing the loaded core out and put it on the table. The shaft is then re-cored, put back on the winder, and the operation would be repeated until the scissors table was loaded 3 tiers high with the rolls. A fork truck then unloads the rolls onto a pallet.


Gorbel® Solution:  A Free Standing GLCS-FS-1000-23-43-10 with 2 Aluminum bridges with an offset load platform for the end tooling

The Problem: 

• Two men needed to perform operation
• Injury concerns because of the heavy lifting - "an accident waiting to happen"
• Workers were required to reach into and around the machine to change the core
• Safety concerns with fork trucks in work areas

Alternatives: Due to the shape of the work cell a Work Station Crane that could cover a rectangular area was the only option.  Building columns were not strong enough to support a ceiling mounted system.

Why Gorbel Was The Smart Solution:  The Gorbel Work Station Crane was chosen because of it's ability to span longer distances, requiring fewer columns to take up valued floor space.  Plus, the operation no longer requires the use of the scissors table or the fork truck.  The customer is extremely pleased with the whole system.

"Installing the Gorbel® Crane really increased our productivity and solved multiple safety issues for us.  It's been a great success." - Chris Danaker, Process Engineer

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