Hird takes top lifting and transport brands to FIT Show
Visitors to the UK’s only dedicated event for the window, door and flat glass industry will get the chance to see the world’s best glazing robots.
That’s because Hird will be showcasing Winlet glazing robots on its stand at the show being held at the NEC, Birmingham, from 23rd to 25th May, 2023.
Hird is the UK and Ireland distributor for Danish manufacturer Winlet. The Hird team will also be presenting other key brands at the glazing fabricator and installer event.
They include Wienold Lifte mini cranes, Righetti glass vacuum lifters, and Quattrolifts counterbalance manual vacuum hoists.
Diversity on display
Hird Sales and After-Sales Manager Carl Cooper said: “We’re going to be displaying one of the most diverse range of equipment and services at FIT Show this year, so we’re expecting a lot of interest from visitors.
“There will be, quite literally, something for everyone on the Hird stand.
“Winlet glazing robots are just as effective for lifting glass or glazed units in a manufacturing or logistics environment as they are on construction sites or when used for glass panel replacement.
“With maximum lifting capacities ranging from 350kg to 1,000kg, and an ability to lift loads in challenging and constrained spaces, including across rough terrain, they are the go to glazing robots in the UK.”
Winlet at Fit Show
The expert Hird sales team will have two Winlet glazing robots on Stand T71 at FIT Show – the Winlet 375, which can lift panels up to 375kg, and the very popular Winlet 575, which has a maximum capacity of 575kg.
All Winlet glazing robots can be fitted with specialist vacuum cups for lifting non-smooth materials, which can include wood, plastic and metal. Extension bars can also be fitted for lifting mullioned panels.
Also on the stand will be the ErgoMover Wireless, one of Winlet’s innovative range of battery electric materials trolleys. It has a lifting capacity of 1,500kg, is just 700mm wide, has a rotating load deck, and all-terrain capability.
Wienold Lifte at Fit Show
Hird will also be showing the capabilities of the Wienold Lifte MFC750 – an easy-to-operate but highly effective counterbalance mini floor crane with a safe working load of 750kg.
It can be paired with a range of glass vacuum lifters, is highly compact for being moved into, and operating in, confined spaces, has excellent negative lifting duties and is quick to assemble and disassemble.
The MFC750 can be configured in two versions – the ‘K’ which has the full 750kg SWL, and the KS (known as Shorty). It has a shorter wheelbase, which is ideal for working in very limited space, and a SWL of 500kg.
Also on the stand will be the MFC751 – the first counter-weight mini floor crane on the market with full 3600 slewing, for excellent load positioning. With a SWL of 720kg, it is quick to move across sites and assemble.
Righetti at Fit Show
Hird is the UK distributor for Righetti vacuum lifters and offers them for hire. On show will be the Righetti SLIM 4, a four-cup, in line vacuum lifter which can lift up to 400kg.
Visitors can also see the Righetti VB 4, another compact glass lifter, also with a 400kg capacity, with four pads that can be extended for larger loads.
Then there is the Righetti CLW. This is a single-pad vacuum lifter for lifting cladding panels as well glass sheets, with a maximum capacity of 375kg.
Quattrolifts at Fit Show
Hird will also be showcasing glass transporters and lifters from Quattrolifts. These are manual vacuum hoists with hand-primed vacuum cups (though battery vacuum pumps are an optional extra).
Very easy to operate, they are ideal for transporting and installing glass in highly confined spaces, with excellent load manipulation features, including rotation, tilting and pivoting.
Hird will have three Quattrolift machines on display:
- The Quattrolifts 150T, a highly-compact glass hoist with a 150kg capacity and 3m mast;
- The Quattrolifts Express 200CW, a counterbalance vacuum hoist with a 200kg capacity and a 3m mast;
- The Quattrolifts Nomad 400, which cleverly combines a glass trolley and a vacuum lifting frame for loading, transporting and then installing panels weighing up to 400kg.
To round things off, the glass lifting experts on the Hird stand will be ready to show off two innovative glass trolleys.
The ultra compact plate glass trolley can carry glass panels up to 2200mm by 2000mm and weighing up to 500kg.
Meanwhile, the ultra-narrow plate glass trolley is designed for transporting large double-glazed unitised shop windows, and can be adjusted to take loads between 2000mm and 3,500mm.
Visit Hird at FIT Show
If you want to take a closer look at any of this glass lifting equipment, come along to stand T71 where the Hird team will be ready to give you a warm welcome.
Hird can supply a much wider range of glass transport and installation equipment for sale and for hire, so please take the opportunity to discuss your needs with our technical experts.
Glass vacuum lifters, glazing robots, mini cranes and glass installation accessories are available for hire nationwide from any of Hird’s regional operational hubs.
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