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Container lifter for scrap

Container lifter for scrap
In an effort to find a better solution for loading various forms of scrap and bulk products into containers for export, New Zealand based A-Ward Attachments Ltd has developed the ACT series (patents pending) self-contained container tilting unit with back in, drive out capability.

The container and trailer chassis are backed into the unit and the container is locked at eight points of engagement onto the tilter’s lifting arms. The doors are opened, and the tilter hydraulically raises the container from 0 to 90 degrees for easy loading with a loader, material handler, or conveyer. Once loaded, the doors are closed and held shut by specially designed hydraulic door closers, and the container is lowered to a safe height so the doors can be latched. The container is then lowered back onto the trailer chassis, the locks are disengaged, and the container is taken to port. “This unit has made our export business far more safe and efficient,” says David Davis of GSD in Houston, TX. “It is simple, rugged, and priced so that our breakeven on the unit is in a matter of weeks.” A-Ward Attachments Ltd Director and Chief Engineer Simon Ward designed the unit after listening to several customers complain about the lack of safety and efficiency on their current container loading systems “We visit yards all over the world and listen to our customers needs,” says Ward. “Overwhelmingly, people needed a faster way to load containers without putting operators and labourers in harms way.”

Company info

Highway 21 101-300
Port Wentworth, GA
US, 31407

Website:
a-ward.co.nz

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