Specialised Lifting Solutions for Building Materials
The building and construction industry demands exceptional strength and precision when handling heavy, bulky, and often delicate materials. Errors during lifting and positioning can lead to costly damage to materials like glass panels and sanitary fittings, as well as significant safety risks for operators. Dalmec industrial manipulators are specifically designed to meet these challenges, providing a seamless, weight-balanced solution that allows personnel to handle components safely and accurately.
Our bespoke manipulators are tailored to the unique demands of the building sector, combining robust engineering with ergonomic design and advanced safety features. Each system is engineered to meet strict regulatory standards and is adaptable to different material sizes and workflows, ensuring that components are handled efficiently and protected throughout every stage of the production or installation process.
Challenges in Building Material Handling
The construction and building sector faces unique challenges, including the need to handle heavy, irregularly shaped items like concrete blocks and glass sheets. Manual handling of these materials is not only labour-intensive but also poses significant risks of injury to operators. Achieving precise positioning for tasks such as laying tiles or installing windows is critical for both quality and efficiency.
Dalmec Solutions for Building Material Handling
Dalmec offers a wide array of solutions designed to handle a variety of materials with precision and safety; below are some examples of our bespoke industrial manipulators.
- Reels & Rolls: A Dalmec Partner manipulator, fitted with a self-centering pinch jaws or other tooling, allows for the precise gripping, handling, and rotation of reels of various sizes and weights.
- Sanitaryware: A Dalmec manipulator with custom tooling provides a secure and gentle grip, allowing for the precise handling and positioning of delicate basins and toilets.
- Doors & Windows: Our manipulators are designed to lift and safely position heavy and delicate items such as wooden doors, window frames, and glass panes with ease.
- Bricks & Paving: A Dalmec manipulator with a pinch jaws device is perfectly suited for the safe and efficient handling of paving blocks and bricks in high-volume environments.
- Panels & Plasterboard: Using a lifting arm and a vacuum-based suction system, our manipulators can securely grip and move large plasterboards, plastic profiles, and other panels with precision.
- Bags & Sacks: A Dalmec Partner Equo manipulator is ideal for effortlessly gripping and palletising bags of various weights and materials, significantly reducing manual strain.
- Photovoltaic Panels: Our manipulators with specialised tooling can safely lift, rotate, and precisely position delicate photovoltaic panels without the risk of damage.
- Metal Grids: A Dalmec Partner manipulator, equipped with a suitable tool, is designed for the safe and ergonomic handling and positioning of metal grids and reinforcements.
- Cement Products: Manipulators fitted with specialised tooling or suction cups are ideal for handling and accurately positioning heavy cement products and fireplaces of different shapes and sizes.
- Scaffold Props: Dalmec manipulators are engineered to lift and manoeuvre scaffold props safely and efficiently, reducing the risk of injury on a worksite.
- Pallets: A pneumatic Manipulator Partner with adjustable forks is used for the ergonomic gripping and handling of pallets, making it easy to move them within a workspace.
- Handling on Vertical Rails: Our systems for vertical rails are designed to facilitate the smooth and precise handling of loads in a vertical plane, ideal for assembly or installation tasks.
- Artifacts: Dalmec manipulators provide a safe and effective method for the displacement and precise positioning of various artifacts and components within a production line or workshop.
Benefits of Dalmec Manipulators
Dalmec manipulators deliver a range of benefits, enhancing safety by reducing strenuous manual handling, improving efficiency through fast and precise positioning, and ensuring reliability with their robust, ergonomic design. Ultimately, they protect your workforce while optimising production and reducing operational costs.
Safe Handling
Safety is paramount in every working environment and the Dalmec Manipulator is designed with safety as a major factor. All Dalmec equipment meets with European standards on safety and the EC Directives on Machinery.
Support
The Dalmec Worldwide network extends support throughout the world to ensure a continuous and competent support throughout the lifetime of the manipulator.
Design
With outstanding design capabilities and over 50 years’ experience, Dalmec offer our expertise and up-to-date design solutions. With constant innovations all solutions are designed to ensure maximum safety.
Ergonomics
Dalmec Manipulators are specifically designed for the manual handling of loads with the reduction of risk and injury, especially to the back and spine, by using best practises in ergonomics.
Reliability
Reliability is important for any manufacturer as downtime can be costly. The Dalmec Manipulator offers the utmost reliability due to expert design solutions and the use of the best quality materials and components.
Productivity
Dalmec Manipulators offer an increase in productivity as operators are able to solely move any product of any weight effortlessly, while at the same time in utmost safety, thereby maximising human resources and increasing productivity.
Customisation & Support
Dalmec industrial manipulators are fully bespoke, tailored to your workflow and environmental conditions. From initial design to final installation, testing, and training, Dalmec engineers are involved at every stage. Our UK service teams provide rapid maintenance and spare parts support, ensuring minimal downtime for your operations.