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We have been designing and building custom upenders and tilt tables for over 20 years. Over the course of that time, we have helped our customers achieve improved ergonomic access in a wide variety of applications ranging from tilting extremely dense cubes multiple times within a small footprint to very thin aluminum coils with product protection. We can lift, tilt, rotate, push, convey, and propel materials on a wide variety of custom designed upenders and tilters.
Our personnel have years of hands-on field experience which allows us to offer ideal solutions. We know what works, and even more importantly, what doesn't. Our customers can rest assured that not only will our designs and craftsmanship accomplish the task at hand but they will do so in an ergonomic, safe, and dependable way.
Our personnel have years of hands-on field experience which allows us to offer ideal solutions. We know what works, and even more importantly, what doesn't. Our customers can rest assured that not only will our designs and craftsmanship accomplish the task at hand but they will do so in an ergonomic, safe, and dependable way.
We can alter the platform length, width, and shape to your requirements with custom features such as engineered fixtures, stops and behavior.
We can rotate our upenders and tilters using a combination of inputs such as limit switches and photo eyes in conjunction with specialized controls.
We offer a wide range of base frame options including side and front fork pockets, extra lengths and widths as well as raised heights per specification.
We can fabricate our upenders with the material types your application requires. Common selections are stainless steel, UHMW, rubber mating & special paints.
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Long Deck
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Long Deck |
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Fork Channels
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Fork Channels |
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Engine Tilter
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Engine Tilter |
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Extra Wide
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Etra Wide |
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Wide Conveyor
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Wide Conveyor |
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Pallet Gap
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Pallet Gap |
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Custom Fixture
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Custom Fixture |
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Fork Pockets
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Fork Pockets |
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Open Frame
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Open Frame |
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Butterfly
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Butterfly |
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Split Deck
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Split Deck |
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Ground Entry
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Ground Entry |
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Safety Skirting
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Safety Skirting |
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Split Conveyor
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Split Conveyor |
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Fixed Height
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Fixed Height |
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Wide Lift Tilt
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Wide Lift Tilt |
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Fixure Tilter
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Fixture Tilter |
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The Application: A manufacturer of diesel engines needs to convey engines down an assembly line and tilt them 90 degrees to access the bottom of the diesel block.
The Solution: A custom upender with conveyors on both platforms was developed to allow integration with the assembly line. Each conveyor was elevated to specific heights to match the inbound and outbound conveyors, and the unit provides repositioning of the engine block as desired.
Tipping some products can require a custom fixture to hold them in the process. A large manufacturer of mining equipment had a safety and ergonomic problem tipping a 2-ton bogy wheel used in their crawler track system. Using a hoist had adverse effects on the hoist and did not allow complete control in tipping the wheel.
Using state of the art 3-D modeling software we went about designing a custom Upender with a split platform. In addition, a special fixture was designed to hold a variety of wheel sizes and keep them fully supported during the upending process. The special upender raised base keeps the centerline of the wheels at a 36" height for improved ergonomic handling.
A global industrial equipment manufacturer required access to all sides of a fluid cylinder during production. They had limited floor space and did not want to rotate the product below the hook due to safety concerns.
The butterfly upender is loaded by crane in the lowered position. One deck is then raised and the product is conveyed next to the deck while the adjustable back rest secures it in place. Both decks then rotate 90 degrees and are then lowered. The product is conveyed over to the other side and the process repeats itself until the desired amount of rotation is achieved.
The Application: A customer building electronic control cabinet was in need of repositioning their palletized product 90 degrees to facilitate proper ergonomics during component installation.
The Solution: A custom upender with forks was developed to meet the customer's needs. These forks were positioned in such a way that the unit could be fed with a standard pallet truck, thereby eliminating the need for operators to wait for forklifts or other personel to assist in loading. Once loaded, the custom unit repositions the cabinets from the vertical to a horizontal placement on a 28" high tabletop through the use of a special off-set pivot point.
