Featured Alum-a-Lift

Aircraft Engine Inlet Manipulator

Project

28078

Portable Custom Material Handling Equipment with Aircraft Engine Inlet Manipulator
Featuring

Lifting fixture, powered shaft gripper with 360° rotation along axis, powered 90° knuckle, tilt-up safety switch

Handling

100 lb [45 kg] turbine engine inlets

Details

During the manufacturing of turbine engine inlets, the parts go through several machining, inspection, and coating steps. Alum-a-Lift created a universal adaptor system that makes managing the large diameter parts easier, allowing a single operator to do what used to require 4-5 people.