RaSHCo launches slitter unloading system

The Reel & Shaft Handling Company (RaSHCo) has designed a stacker truck cradle for offloading finished reels from both shafts of slitter rewinders at the same time. The new system is claimed to be easy to install and operate and safer and faster than traditional methods.

Manually offloading reels from both shafts and then palletizing them is both time consuming and potentially hazardous for the operators; offloading one shaft at a time with a stacker truck is slow; while fully automatic systems prove expensive and often unsuitable for the application.

RaSHCo has designed a stacker truck cradle that slides easily into place under the finished product reels, then gently pulls them from the shafts as the operator reverses the truck. The hydraulically powered cradle then rotates the reels to vertical so they are ready for loading onto a pallet.

A separate Vertical Reel Lifter mounted on a customized air hoist, hanging from a swing-jib crane, allows the operators’ to off-load the reels of up to 95kg, quickly and with virtually no effort.

RaSHCo managing director Stephen Weston commented: ‘Our solutions to everyday problems are simple, robust and cost-effective. They allow manufacturers to speed up the efficiency of their production lines and protect their operators from possible health issues.’
RaSHCo has seen a strong start to 2009 with March being the company’s best month since it began trading in 2005. With orders running at three times their targeted levels, business has come from as far afield as New Zealand, Egypt and Mexico. This increase in business means RaSHCo has recruited two people to its UK sales team.