Lift Assist Equipment: An Essential Solution in Industrial Manufacturing

Lift assist equipment not only raises productivity but also cuts costs and protects the safety and health of workers. As industry moves from industrialization and modernization toward automation, replacing manual labor with lifting machinery in production processes has become essential, especially in sheet metal manufacturing.

What is a lift assist solution in industry?

1. The role of lift assist solutions in industrial manufacturing

In the past, production relied mainly on manual labor, which was slow, physically demanding and not very productive. In recent years, advances in technology have brought increasingly modern machinery to meet the need for lift assistance, particularly in heavy industry. 

Lift assist solutions play a major role and represent a leap forward in optimizing industrial production. Here are some of the benefits of adopting modern lift assist machinery, equipment and technology on the daily production line:

• One of the most visible benefits of lift assist solutions in industrial manufacturing is higher labor productivity. Replacing manual effort with lifting machinery makes work faster and more efficient. 

The role of lifting solutions in industry 

• Lower labor and costs with lift assist solutions: instead of using a large workforce to carry and move large, heavy goods from one place to another, companies can invest in lifting equipment so that a single operator can handle the lifting step. By optimizing labor, companies also save on costs for wages, bonuses and personnel management.

• Workplace safety for workers: in production, especially in industrial manufacturing, carrying and moving heavy goods can cause serious accidents. Lifting equipment reduces these avoidable risks and keeps workers safe. This is another key role of lifting solutions in production that cannot be overlooked.

• Adopting lift assist solutions delivers the immediate benefits above. Beyond that, these solutions also add significant value to the business by lowering operating costs and strengthening competitiveness. Competitive products attract more potential customers, open up demanding markets and ultimately increase profit.

In short, investing in lift assist machinery and equipment for industrial production is a necessity for companies that want to scale up, become more competitive and strengthen their brand position in domestic and international markets.

2. Lift assist solutions in selected industrial manufacturing sectors

2.1 Automotive manufacturing and assembly

Vietnam's automotive industry has more than 40 companies manufacturing and assembling cars (figures up to the end of 2020), and the number keeps growing. It is considered a "spearhead" industry that Vietnam is focusing on. 

As demand grows for modern car models with breakthrough features, automotive production lines need more and more advanced, high-quality automated machinery to achieve high productivity and reduce the human presence in production steps. 

A car production line includes countless types of machines, and lift assist equipment for handling frame parts, wheels and wheel rims is among the most important. Full-Sharp lifting equipment for automotive manufacturing and assembly: 

                     Pneumatic manipulator for lifting wheel rims                               Overhead rail system with gripper for lifting car doors   

Gripper equipment for lifting wheels and wheel rims

2.2 Packaging with carton boxes

Instead of lifting boxes by hand, your workers can move cartons quickly and easily with vacuum lifting equipment or mechanical grippers, or with electric stackers. Our carton lifting equipment is built to lift boxes and place them on high shelves that are otherwise out of reach, overcoming the bulk and the difficulty of lifting goods to height with conventional stackers. 

Articulating jib crane                                                             Jib crane 

                       Electric lifter                       Overhead rail system with carton lifting equipment 

2.3 Manufacturing with material rolls, coils and paper rolls 

Material rolls can be steel coils, thread, fabric, plastic, paper and more, in many sizes and weights. Most are heavy and hard to move, so workers have to lift them by hand or use electric winches and floor-mounted cranes that are bulky and slow.

                     Manipulator for lifting paper rolls                   Overhead rail crane system for lifting material rolls 

With FULL-SHARP roll handling equipment, lifting heavy rolls becomes easy, fast and safe, and a single operator, man or woman, can do it with little effort. FULL-SHARP has built hundreds of grippers, manipulators and roll lifters for all kinds of materials, helping many companies move rolls from pallets to machines. 

Electric lifter for material rolls                  Electric clamp lifter for large material rolls with 90-degree rotation

Depending on how the rolls are picked and placed and on the load type, the equipment can grip the roll from the core (inside) or from the outside. You can also rotate or tilt the rolls freely.

2.4 Packaging with sacks

Carrying and moving sacks by hand is extremely heavy work, can cause musculoskeletal disorders and leads to safety incidents under high workloads. For companies that pack goods in sacks, Full-Sharp offers vacuum lifting equipment as well as sack grippers and hooks, and electric stackers. The work becomes easier and more efficient, even for female workers. 

Jib crane& vacuum lifting equipment                     Pneumatic jib crane & sack gripper 

Our lifting equipment handles any sack weight, allowing operators to move heavy sacks freely without physical strain. The vacuum, gripper or hook tool is designed around the type of sack your company uses.

            Electric clamp lifter for large sacks                            Overhead rail system with pneumatic manipulator and sack gripper 

2.5 Sheet metal and industrial glass manufacturing 

We offer different solutions for each type of metal sheet to provide a complete lift assist solution for your business. This equipment uses vacuum lifting pads to handle metal sheets. It takes over the lifting work entirely: a single operator can run the equipment and achieve the output of 10 workers without effort. It also reduces avoidable risks such as workplace accidents or dropped sheets damaging products.

Manipulator for lifting glass panels                            6-cup vacuum lifter for glass panels 

Suction cups for glass panels in a range of quantities and sizes                 Electric clamp lifter with 90-degree rotation                   

2.6 Logistics

With the rise of e-commerce and the rapid growth of online ordering, logistics has become the fastest-growing industry in the world, including in Vietnam. With today's huge volumes of stored and transported goods, handling cargo is a major concern in this sector. Most goods are carried in containers and large, long trucks, and loading and unloading them still relies on people. Using a large workforce for loading is exhausting and costly for companies in this industry. Full-Sharp introduces: 

Self-climbing electric lifter for truck loading 

2.7 Manufacturing with drums and plastic containers

Full-Sharp currently supplies several vacuum and gripping devices for lifting drums of different shapes, weights, sizes and materials. They are customized for how the containers are handled (lifting and lowering, or rotating and tipping to empty the contents). The most common drum handling equipment we have built is vacuum lifting equipment that attaches to the drum from the top or the side with suction cups. Lifting and moving drums from pallet to pallet, or from a vehicle to a pallet, becomes easy with this equipment. 

Vacuum drum lifter (4 suction cups)      Vacuum lifter for plastic paint pails

In addition, companies looking for drum handling solutions should consider Full-Sharp electric stackers: clean design, a wide range of load capacities and many practical features for your business.

Electric lifter with clamp for large drums, 90-degree tipping       Smart manipulator for gripping large drums with 90-degree rotation 

2.8 Manufacturing with goods stored and packed in plastic trays

Full-Sharp vacuum lifting equipment & gripping tools

Full-Sharp has built several types of equipment for lifting plastic trays, as many manufacturers today use plastic trays to hold finished products. To make the lifting equipment match exactly what you lift and the environment you work in, we can design and adapt it to your needs, with flexible rotating, tilting and vertical movement. Our lifting solutions are safe and suited to the workplace. 

Pneumatic jib crane & plastic tray gripper          Electric lifter handling multiple plastic trays at once

Operators no longer need to exert force and avoid the back, shoulder and neck injuries caused by lifting heavy loads by hand as in the past.

2.9 Manufacturing and construction with metal pipes 

Metal pipes are large, heavy and not flat 

Vacuum lifting equipment                                           Pneumatic manipulator with pipe gripper 

Full-Sharp's solution is vacuum lifting equipment for metal pipes and pneumatic manipulators with pipe grippers. The equipment is designed for easy, convenient and fast operation, so workers stay productive without strain, and business owners save on labor costs while keeping their goods safe.

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Full-Sharp designs and builds many more lift assist solutions than can be listed here.

Full Sharp, a specialist in lift assist solutions

If your company is looking to apply lift assist solutions in industrial production, contact us: FULL-SHARP. We have developed a range of LIFT ASSIST EQUIPMENT that we research, design, build and assemble ourselves, applied effectively in many sectors: pharmaceuticals, food, electronics manufacturing, semiconductors, medical devices, microbiology, laboratories, hospitals, nanotechnology and more. Full-Sharp also supplies a wide range of other equipment such as plastic-coated steel pipe, electric hoists, cranes and more. With more than 30 years of experience, we deliver the best solution for you.

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