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Gorbels Helps Metal Fabricator Double Their Cycles Per Shift

From Gorbel Inc.
 

 

A Metal Fabrication company is now using two Gorbel Work Station Cranes with 1 ton aluminum bridges and vacuum end effectors to lift sheet metal, instead of the manual lifting and forklifts they had been using before. Results? They've doubled their productivity per shift AND cut the process down to one operator. Their Manufacturing Engineer said, "The Gorbel system has worked out very well. One operator is able to do 30 cycles per shift now, where before we may have only done 15. Plus, there have been no injuries."

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