ABOUT VACUWORX
Vacuworx manufactures, sells, rents, and services vacuum lifting equipment for the energy, water & sewer, and road & bridge construction industries. Lifters are also ideal for in-plant industrial facilities, port facilities, pipe mills, and airport rehabilitation projects. Uncover a faster, safer and smarter material handling solution with the confidence of Vacuworx Lifting Systems.
OUR FOCUS ON SAFETY
Vacuworx Lifting Systems Meet or Exceed these safety standards:
- ASME BTH-1-2017 for Design and Engineering
- ASME B30.20-2013 for Construction, Build and Implementation
- AS 4991-2004 Standards that apply to vacuum lifters
- EN13155 Europe Standards that apply to vacuum lifters
- European CE Machinery Directive, European CE Low Voltage Directive & European CE Electromagnetic Interference Directive
- Vacuworx is OSHA compliant and ISO Standard 9001:2015 certified for Quality Management
BENEFITS OF VACUUM TECHNOLOGY OVER HOOKS, CHAINS, & SLINGS
Protect Your Profitability
- Vacuum technology reduces the number of ground personnel required
- Lifters are faster and allow project start-to-finish times to be cut by as much as half
- Equipment remains in action versus sitting idle while laborers climb and wrap
- Eliminates the need for costly cribbing/spacing for pipe or plate
- Vacuworx Tough Seal allows you to make 60% more lifts over competitive pad seals
Protect Your Material
- Vacuworx Tough Seal technology eliminates pipe damage to concrete and plastic pipes
- Wireless remote operation allows precise placement of materials
- Vacuum technology protects bonded coatings eliminating costly repairs
- Works with most bonded coatings tape, FBE, coal tar, and concrete
Protect Your Workers
- Wireless remote operation means your workers are removed from hazardous conditions
- Workers don't have to climb on trailers to attach dangerous hooks, chains, clamps or slings
- No need for employees to hold tag lines, even when it is windy!
FEATURES OF VACUWORX LIFTING SYSTEMS
- Engineered to safely and efficiently handle pipe, plate, slabs, and road barriers
- Works with all types of materials such as carbon and stainless steel, aluminum, concrete, cast iron, ductile iron, plastic, PVC, HDPE and any solid non-porous material.
- Compatible with many types of host machines such as excavators, forklifts, overhead and mobile cranes, wheel and track loaders, knuckle and telescopic booms, telehandlers, pipelayers, backhoes, reach stackers, and can be used with quick couplers
- Can be fitted with a picking eye or a spreader bar for use with any type of crane or pipelayer. Includes special fork pockets for use with a forklift, telehandler or reach stacker, and also to allow for easy transport of the lifter
- Diesel, Hydraulic and Electric models available
OUR COMMITMENT TO QUALITY
- Vacuworx Lifting Systems have gone through extensive engineering design, Finite Element Analysis, critical testing in the field, and additional specific testing during manufacturing. This ensures that the Vacuworx Lifting System you purchase from Vacuworx will continue to meet or exceed these global safety and engineering standards that are so important in our industry
- Vacuworx does not sacrifice quality by using inferior parts. We utilize the highest quality parts to withstand the rigors of vacuum lifting in the pipeline construction industry. As vacuum lifting is our only business, we are constantly working to improve our products to remain the highest quality vacuum lifting company
- Vacuworx is OSHA compliant and ISO Standard 9001:2015 certified for Quality Management Systems
EQUIPMENT STANDARD FEATURES
- Designed to handle pipe diameters from 4" (100mm) to an unlimited Outside Diameter up to their stated Working Load Limit
- Specially designed enclosed system with safety screens (Fig. 1) protect the lifter from the elements and from damage on the jobsite
- Double set of lugs to suit any single or double vacuum pad arrangement
- Power source is our highly reliable self-contained diesel engine (Fig. 2) with electric start that is specially modified for vacuum lifting applications
- Direct Acting, 3-way piloted vacuum valve that will continue to allow the Vacuworx Lifting System to hold the pipe in case of any power loss, for a minimum of 15 minutes
- Our custom-designed BELT DRIVE SYSTEM allows the diesel engine and the Vacuworx proprietary vacuum pump to run together seamlessly at their most efficient RPM levels
- Vacuum source is the Vacuworx proprietary rotary vane pump (Fig. 3) with oil circulation that provides increased performance and longer life than competitive vacuum pumps
- A backup hard wire control (Fig. 4) is also furnished at no additional cost
