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Work site glazing robot training helps keep projects on track
There is a benefit of Winlet glazing robots not always mentioned. They are so compact there is more than enough space to hold accredited training sessions on many work sites. Hird knows all about the LEEA vacuum robot course, after all we designed and developed it – and being able...
Glazing robot overcomes tricky high-rise glazing challenge
A Winlet glazing robot hired from Hird has demonstrated the versatility of the glass vacuum manipulator by completing a complex high-rise installation project with ease. Facilities managers faced a challenging situation when they had to replace a glass panel several floors up a high-rise apartment block in Battersea, South London....
Winlet glazing robot perfect response to homes glazing trend
Glass Lifting • Glazing Robots • Vacuum Glass Lifters
The growth in popularity of inside outside living shows no sign of slowing down – and, as a result, demand for floor-to-ceiling glazing is increasing every year. That is one reason our Winlet glazing robots are such popular hire options for building contractors and glazing installers who need a machine...
Training of the Month – LEEA Vacuum Robot Course
Hird has played a big part in expanding the use of glazing robots in the UK so it was only natural that we would pioneer the development of training to use them. Our Training of the Month aperture for July is filled by the LEEA vacuum robot course – giving...
Winlet glazing robots install window of wildlife discovery
Two Winlet glazing robots hired from Hird have been helping to create a stunning viewing area for thousands of people to watch wildlife on the south coast of England. The Winlet 1000 glazing robots are lifting glass panels weighing 675kg into place in the new Rye Harbour Discovery Centre in...
Hird takes top glass installation technology to FIT Show 2019
Glazing equipment hire specialist Hird is taking the world’s best glass installation cranes and robots to FIT Show 2019 from 21 to 23 May. On stand B30, its team of experts are showcasing the most productive, sustainable and safest equipment available on the market for fast and efficient glass installation....
UK gets first look at “futuristic” new Valla crane at Vertikal
Events • Glazing Robots • Pick and Carry Cranes
Hird is putting Manitex Valla’s latest pick and carry crane on display for the first time in the UK at Vertikal Days. The Valla 70R electric industrial crane is fully wireless remote-controlled and has been designed to set new standards of flexible lifting in confined space. It will be displayed...
World’s first tracked glazing robot launched at Glasstech
The world’s first tracked glazing robot has gone on show for the first time at Glasstech on a stand jointly run by Hird Ltd and GMV Cranes and Handling. The tracked Winlet 1000 glazing robot was launched to the glass installation market on Tuesday 23rd October at Glasstech international trade...