| Sack Lifting | | | | acknowledged solution to overcome manual sack |
| Within the workplace, the manual handling of sacks | | | | lifting operations. By using a straightforward twist |
| and other heavy objects is one of the main causes | | | | control system (similar to that of a motorcycle |
| of musculoskeletal injuries. Sack lifting procedures can | | | | throttle), it is possible for an operator to simply lower |
| vary from tipping into hoppers and sieves to simply | | | | the lifter's suction foot down onto the sack's |
| unloading shipping containers and crates. The chances | | | | surface, at which point the sack will be |
| of injury are increased when the lifting process | | | | instantaneously gripped by the vacuum. Once gripped, |
| involves a large amount of twisting, stooping down | | | | the sack can then be easily raised, positioned and |
| and stretching to reach the top layer of sacks on a | | | | then landed by the operator. The lifter's versatile |
| pallet. Although measures have been made to both | | | | design means a variety of different size, weight and |
| eliminate sacks altogether by using bulk storage | | | | material sack can be lifted with a single suction foot |
| arrangements (metal silos and flexible intermediate | | | | system. In addition, a mechanical spike gripping |
| bulk containers) and by reducing the weight of sacks, | | | | mechanism can be incorporated into the lifter's foot |
| the problems associated with sack lifting still remains | | | | to allow hessian and burlap sacks to be raised. The |
| unsolved within many businesses. | | | | almost effortless and quick nature of the vacuum |
| | | | sack lifting process, will allow operators to lift a |
| The Pegasus Vacuum Sack Lifter, designed and | | | | minimum of 3 sacks a minute consistently until the |
| manufactured in the UK by MDP Handling is a widely | | | | job requirements have been fulfilled. |