Wood’s Powr-Grip advanced its Intelli-Grip Technology with the introduction of a monitoring app for Android-powered devices. The app puts the same information as what is on the vacuum lifter gauges, but at a user’s fingertips, offering better access and greater detail. Lifter information can now be viewed from greater distances by multiple people on the jobsite. For safety reasons, the lifter-to-app communication is one-way. The app is only for monitoring and cannot control the lifter. 

Wood’s Powr-Grip advanced its Intelli-Grip Technology with the introduction of a monitoring app for Android-powered devices. The app puts the same information as what is on the vacuum lifter gauges, but at a user’s fingertips, offering better access and greater detail. Lifter information can now be viewed from greater distances by multiple people on the jobsite. For safety reasons, the lifter-to-app communication is one-way. The app is only for monitoring and cannot control the lifter. 

Quattrolifts added a variable hydraulic speed dial to its Vector 880, Vector 880 Off Road and Vector 1800 Off Road glazing robots, alleviating glazier concerns about jerky movement when micro movement is required, say company officials. Using the dial, glaziers can manipulate glass lites and windows weighing upwards of 1,800 pounds with micrometer precision, mitigating a large fear of damaging expensive glass while also improving safety. For the machine operator, the dial simply adjusts the sensitivity of the existing controls, which, in most cases, will solve tight installation issues where precision is crucial.

Quattrolifts added a variable hydraulic speed dial to its Vector 880, Vector 880 Off Road and Vector 1800 Off Road glazing robots, alleviating glazier concerns about jerky movement when micro movement is required, say company officials. Using the dial, glaziers can manipulate glass lites and windows weighing upwards of 1,800 pounds with micrometer precision, mitigating a large fear of damaging expensive glass while also improving safety. For the machine operator, the dial simply adjusts the sensitivity of the existing controls, which, in most cases, will solve tight installation issues where precision is crucial.

Nemo Power Tools’ Nemo Grabo is a glass lifter designed for glass installers. Grabo can be used to lift loads up to 375 pounds, and the product’s vacuum-assisted lifting technology transforms the way heavy lifting and cumbersome moving and installation tasks are performed, say officials. Users can handle patterned glass and diamond pattern steel, as well as other surfaces. According to the company, the Nemo Grabo improves upon existing suction cup technology, and can lift heavier surfaces.

Nemo Power Tools’ Nemo Grabo is a glass lifter designed for glass installers. Grabo can be used to lift loads up to 375 pounds, and the product’s vacuum-assisted lifting technology transforms the way heavy lifting and cumbersome moving and installation tasks are performed, say officials. Users can handle patterned glass and diamond pattern steel, as well as other surfaces. According to the company, the Nemo Grabo improves upon existing suction cup technology, and can lift heavier surfaces.

Eurotech Vertriebs GmbH, represented in North America by ETK International, released its eT-Hover-univac, a modularly extendable vacuum lifting system. The product is designed as an attachment for crane and lifting equipment in accordance with the DIN EN 13155 standard. It is suitable for lifting and moving large-surface loads made of glass, wood and coated particle boards, as well as other materials such as stone, metal or plastic.

Eurotech Vertriebs GmbH, represented in North America by ETK International, released its eT-Hover-univac, a modularly extendable vacuum lifting system. The product is designed as an attachment for crane and lifting equipment in accordance with the DIN EN 13155 standard. It is suitable for lifting and moving large-surface loads made of glass, wood and coated particle boards, as well as other materials such as stone, metal or plastic.

A powered inline manipulator, Ergo Robotic Solutions’ PlumbLine 4400 handles glass up to 4,400 pounds and can bring glass to plumb or beyond. Wireless remote controls provide control for four distinct manipulation functions, as well as a redundant vacuum system. In addition to bringing glass to plumb, the manipulator can articulate glass from flat to vertical. The complete system is compact, modular and easy to transport, says the company.

A powered inline manipulator, Ergo Robotic Solutions’ PlumbLine 4400 handles glass up to 4,400 pounds and can bring glass to plumb or beyond. Wireless remote controls provide control for four distinct manipulation functions, as well as a redundant vacuum system. In addition to bringing glass to plumb, the manipulator can articulate glass from flat to vertical. The complete system is compact, modular and easy to transport, says the company.