Herochu Plate Handling Equipment Vacuum Lifting Systems turn 4 bar shop air into a quiet, 600 kg grip that never scratches, bends or magnetises the stock. Built under CE, UE and ISO 9001 control in Shandong, each unit leaves the factory with full material traceability, a twelve-month warranty and a price that opens at 3,698 USD—less than the cost of one rejected architectural panel.
Sheet metal, plate, checker, tread or polished stainless: all share the same dilemma. They arrive heavy, flat and razor-edged, yet the surface must reach the next machine without a mark. Chains dent, magnets leave ghost patterns and manual doubles risk both backs and QA scores. A Herochu vacuum bridge solves the problem by sealing eight oil-resistant cups to the face, pulling –0.75 bar in under a second and holding the load in a cushion of negative pressure for a full five minutes after the airline is disconnected. The result is a 1,850 mm vertical window and 3,000 mm horizontal sweep that lets one operator unload a stillage, rotate 180° and feed a 6 kW laser without ever stepping away from the pendant.
The frame is laser-cut S355, welded inside a jig to keep the beam straight within 0.5 mm, then shot-blasted SA 2.5 and finished with two-part polyurethane RAL 5017. Overall dimensions are 3,800 mm × 1,700 mm × 1,700 mm, yet the complete head weighs only 500 kg. A 6-litre vacuum reservoir is machined directly into the 500 mm main cross-beam, removing the traditional stand-alone tank and saving 35 kg of dead weight. Eight 200 mm suction cups slide on four independent arms that lock with a quick-release pin—no tools, no thread seizure, no downtime when you switch from 600 mm strips to 3 m façade cassettes.
Power demand is modest: 600 W of compressed air at 250 Nl/min—less than a small impact wrench. If the compressor is offline, a 1.1 kW electric regenerative pump plugs into 220 V single-phase and maintains identical performance. Either way, a non-return valve and vacuum reservoir hold the load for five minutes in the event of supply loss, while an audible 90 dB alarm and colour-coded gauge warn the operator long before the safety threshold is reached. Cups are vulcanised nitrile rubber rated –30 °C to +80 °C, resistant to cutting oil, PVC film and alkaline coolants. A mesh guard prevents accidental contact with hot edges, while transparent polycarbonate shields the gauge from grind dust.
Industries already using Herochu Plate Handling Equipment Vacuum Lifting Systems include architectural cladding contractors feeding pre-anodised aluminium to CNC routers, HVAC fabricators unloading 1.2 mm galvanised coil, white-goods plants stacking enamel-grade steel for pressing, and shipyards moving 5 mm DH36 plate into plasma tables. One Midwest fabricator reported a 55 % reduction in edge damage and a 30 % drop in labour hours after replacing magnetic lifters; payback arrived in eleven weeks based solely on reduced re-work.
Ordering is straightforward: email the largest plate size, maximum weight and available jib radius. We return a 2D drawing, load diagram and firm quote within six hours. Approve the drawing and the unit enters production; seven days later it is pressure-tested, photographed, packed and dispatched with a unique serial number registered to your company. Documentation includes CE declaration, materials certificate, user manual in five languages and a QR code linking to spare-part drawings. After-sales support is available by phone, Teams or WhatsApp 08:00–20:00 CET, with field engineers on standby in thirty-eight countries.
Stop measuring productivity in dented edges and strained shoulders. Equip your crane with Herochu Plate Handling Equipment Vacuum Lifting Systems and let eight suction cups do the gripping while the operator guides the next plate into the brake. One hand on the valve, one eye on the gauge, zero drama on the floor—that is what 600 kg of controlled vacuum feels like when plates and sheets move all day, every day.
