Uni-Craft Corp. “Upends” Working Conditions in the Mold Manufacturing Industry

A key issue in the mold manufacturing industry is handling. Having to move, lift and position such large, heavy, and odd-shaped objects for assembly without the proper equipment presents safety concerns for line workers and drains company time. Tough, industrial environments almost always present challenging conditions, but who says these challenges must be faced alone?

For one mold manufacturer, the first step towards improving productivity and automating the positioning of molds during manufacturing, began with the discovery of Uni-Craft Corp. Uni-Craft’s expertise in the design and manufacturing of ergonomic positioning equipment, custom to each application, made the choice clear. Workers at the mold manufacturing facility required assistance to safely flip and position a variety of heavy molds. Uni-Craft designed a custom Pass-Through Upender with Shuttle to “upend” the molds providing a safer and more secure method to flip, rotate, and reposition molds for further assembly.

Uni-Craft’s Pass-Through Upender with Shuttle features two independently controlled platforms, which enable them to articulate with higher precision while supporting and positioning products for safe assembly. The platforms can lay 180° flat for products to simply “pass-through” processing and can also tilt up to 95°. For heavy, round, or odd-shaped objects such as molds, extra product support and security is essential. Uni-Craft mounted a v-shaped Shuttle to one of the platforms, adding a cradling effect to ensure stable object positioning and repositioning.

Uni-Craft has designed Pass-Through Upenders to automate the repositioning of a wide range of products from furniture to coils and more. The unique pass-through design allows the upender to be integrated with the infeed and exit conveyors to minimize the manual handling. Contact Uni-Craft for more information to reduce the manual handling, lifting and positioning of large, heavy, and odd-shaped objects by contacting us, [email protected].

 

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Uni-Craft Corp offers a broad line of positioning equipment including scissor lifts, tilt tables, mast lifts and upenders to address the industrial ergonomic and safety needs. Taking solutions to new heights. The Uni-Craft full solution includes equipment that is designed to fit and easy to maintain; paired effectively with controls, options and accessories; support before, during and post-sale; parts and service including remanufacturing of existing equipment all delivered by experienced staff of engineers. For more information about Uni-Craft Corp. please visit https://uni-craftcorp.com/ or email [email protected].