Roll Lifting Equipment for Roll / Reel Handling

What Characterizes Your Roll / Reel?
– Shape, Size and Surface

First of all, reels and rolls vary in dimension, weight, and core diameter, but also the surface of your rolls is of great importance.

The surfaces of the reels vary greatly in themselves but the choice of material from which they are built be that e.g. plastic, paper, rubber, textile, or metal play a large role, too, making the ideal grippers for one type of roll unsuited for another.

What Is Your Roll Handling Operation?

All depending on what your purpose is with the roll handling, lifting rolls – as well as tipping or turning them – may be required.  

The most common procedure for roll handling is gripping the roll directly through its core.

However, sometimes that is not possible due to the placement of a shaft. In that case, a solution may consist of clamping of the outer surface of the roll.

Another issue we often encounter is the risk of the roll telescoping when being lifted. To prevent such an event, we have several different solutions available, e.g. once again, we may use a clamping solution on the outer surface of the roll, or we may build a support system at the bottom of the roll before tipping.

How and Where Are Your Rolls Delivered?

When receiving rolls from suppliers, the rolls are placed in a certain environment which may be characterised by restricted access. On top of that the rolls are stacked and packed in a particular manner. These conditions are important elements we take into consideration when we design our roll lifting equipment.

Discover more about how we may help you finding the right roll lifting equipment or contact us directly to see how we may help you.