PalTurn™ load turner: lifting and turning heavy loads

Turning industrial and/or bulky loads can often be difficult and dangerous. These operations often need a lot of space and people. To perform these operations in good conditions, Tractel® offers several solutions using the PalTurn™ load turners.

Load Turners: Reliable Industrial Solutions

Load turners are powerful machines designed to turn and move heavy and bulky loads for production, inspection, or storage purposes.

While you can leverage other lifting devices, such as forklifts or cranes, they are often cumbersome, especially when used to navigate tight spaces.

Industrial load rotators help to:

  • Handle heavy objects
  • Handle objects with uneven weight distribution
  • Rotate objects in tights spaces
  • Improve safety and efficiency
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Choosing the PalTurn™

Available in a wide range of capacity, the PalTurn™ can turn over different types of load, insofar as the capacity is adequate and the available straps have an adapted length.

By using this rotator, the jobs get easier, leading to improved safety and increased productivity.

Easy to Use

  • Only 1 operator needed instead of several
  • Control button box: to enable the functioning of the system from a distance
  • Works with any type of load: provided the length of the straps are adapted

Safe & Reliable

  • Security: no risk of sliding/slipping or shocks
  • Quality: no marks or damages to the load
  • Precise control: more accurate and seamless than manual turning, reduced turning time

Efficient

  • Maintenance free: no jolting of the lifting system
  • Efficiency: only one lifting point is necessary
  • Versatility: one machine can be used for several applications & requires less floor space required

Our PalTurn™ Range

One Lifting Mean: PalTurn Tube

  • Standard Capacity: from 1 to 20 Ton
  • Special Capacity: 250 kg to 30 Ton & more
  • Charge Length: 1 to 15 metres
  • Tube Length: 1 to 6 metres

Multiple Lifting Means: PalTurn Mono-Pulley

  • Standard Capacity: from 2 to 20 Ton
  • Special Capacity: 250 kg to 30 Ton & more
  • Charge Length: according to the number of mono-pulleys, the lifting means and load's rigidity
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PalTurn™ Options

Because every turning application is unique, Tractel® can design a system in order to optimize the weight, dimensions, power and price for your application.

Generic options:

  • Hanging System: there are several upper hooking systems for single or double hooks.
  • Autonomous model (with batteries)
  • Remote control with or without infra-red
  • Double speed motor
  • Frequency inverter
  • Supplementary Lifting Points: fixed or adjustable
  • Retractable Lower Hook: this option allows load lifting without setting down the PalTurn™. It makes the installation of PalTurn™ straps easier for some applications.
  • Load Hold: the choice of the strap’s length and type (endless or opening) and its coating (impregnated or coated) is made according to: the load, the set-up and use conditions, and the sling andle.
  • Chain Pulley: for high temperature loads (> 80°C)

Options exclusive to the PalTurn™ Tube:

  • Fixed or adjustable load-centre straps
  • Light and/or sound warning signal when tilting
  • Handling Framework: the handling framework, on request, allow a secured moving of the device with a lifting truck. The framework can also be equipped with wheels for a surface moving.

Special applications requiring the use of 2 load turners in a synchronized use: it is possible to use 2 synchronized load turners with the same control in the case of very long loads or when 2 lifting means are used to obtain the adequate lifting capacity.

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Suitable For Many Industries & Applications

Easy to use, reliable and with very little maintenance, the PalTurn™ meets today’s industrial handling needs.

This device is used in many workplaces that deal with heave loads, such as :

  • Ship Building & Marine Operations
  • Trailer & Flat Bed Manufacturing and Distribution
  • Prefabricated Home Manufacturing
  • Warehousing
  • Construction Sites
  • & More
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