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Paper Roll Transporter
Utility Platform with Roll Cradle & Lift
Application Guide: Paper Roll Transporter
Festo’s Mobile Mechatronics Lab Rolls into Airfloat
We at Airfloat are accustomed to in-person visits from machine component makers and other vendors; however, they seldom arrive at our door with a semitrailer full of their latest and greatest wares. But that’s exactly what happened in mid-August, as Festo’s Mobile Mechatronics Lab (MML) paid us a visit. For more than 80 years, Festo […]
Lift Glide Aerospace Applications
Lift Glides for Work Platforms Accurately and Effortlessly Position Tooling and Assembly Structures Choose the right lift glide set Airfloat Lift Glides For Aerospace Airfloat Lift Glides are air-powered material handling devices designed to effortlessly move heavy work platforms and tooling structures with precision and minimal manual effort. Commonly used in aerospace and large-scale assembly environments, […]
Airfloat Video Tops Quarter-Million Views
A video posted to YouTube by Airfloat has received over 250,000 views. The video, entitled “35-ton Load Floats on Air,” was originally posted on May 12, 2011. As the name implies, it depicts a 35-ton steel roll being “floated” out of a factory on Airfloat air skids and hoisted atop a flatbed trailer. “The key […]
Record Year for Air Skid Sales
It’s no secret that Derek Jeter, Ariana Grande and Republicans had a great 2014. So did Airfloat air skids (aka “air casters”). In fact, the company sold over 500 of the pneumatic material-handling devices last year, the most in recent history. 2014 also witnessed the launch of new-and-improved air skid and air skid controller designs. Among […]
New Safety Regs for Oil Rail Cars
Due to new safety regulations, the freight rail industry will be phasing out older oil-transporting rail cars (so-called DOT-111 tank cars) in the coming years. New cars built after 2015 must comply with the new DOT-117 safety standard. Older cars may be retrofitted to meet the new standard at a cost of about $30,000 per car. […]
See Airfloat in Action at Expo Manufactura 2015
Herramientas AG, the exclusive distributor of Airfloat equipment for the Mexican market, will be an exhibitor at Expo Manufactura 2015 (Feb. 3-5, Monterrey, Mexico). The expo features the latest in manufacturing technology and will attract thousands of professionals from Central and South America. Key industries include metalworking, automotive, aerospace, electrical appliances, medical devices and […]
