Plate Clamps Seem Like An Unsafe Lifting Attachment
To the average person, vertical plate clamps seem like an unsafe lifting attachment. How do they work? And how are they safe?
A vertical plate clamp consists of a jaw with sharp serrated edges and a sharp button that bites into the plate. Due to the thickness and limitations of the cams and jaws, manufacturers offer plate clamps in different sizes. They are also load rated.
Plate clamps are used to load manageable plate sizes onto cutting tables to “cookie cut” shapes. Welders all over the world then take these shapes and lift them into positions for producing recognizable shapes. Such as plows, buckets and conveyors.
Lifting and positioning plate. That’s the success of the plate clamp.
Using the right plate clamp will ensure successful lifting in your workplace.
Crane tech will supply you and guide you in proper use of the vertical plate clamp.
We repair them, hold stock on parts for several brands, test them and certify them prior to sending them repaired back to you.
Crane Tech offers training either through our rigging training program or crane safety training which covers safe use of plate clamps. Our explanations of safe use are very good for those requiring training to compliment safe use of plate clamps.
We also sell plate clamps to fabricators all over Ontario and carry many brands such as Terrier, Crosby and Nova brands but to name a few.
Rigging equipment such as sets of chains for safe use of the plate clamp are also available.
So, if you are looking for a supplier that works as hard as you do, call crane tech.
In the next blog of this series, I will talk about: Horizontal Plate clamps
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