VACCUM

LIFTING PADS
BY:
MAHMADAREEP NAYKODI
 INTRODUCTION
 Vacuum lift is nothing but a technique that lifts and
places material with vacuum suction head.
 Suction head is placed over a material to be lift and
vacuum pump stained due to vacuum created, the
material get stuck to vacuum head which then can be lift
by a conventional means like hoists, ram and cranes etc.
 The vacuum is created with the help of simple high
speed blower type pump.
 The project is carried out using robot which can be
controlled using sensible controls that has a cam and is
made mobile using caterpillars. On this robot vacuum lift
assembly is mounted.
 USES
1. Vacuum lifting equipments can be designed to Lift,
Hold, Turn, Tilt or Rotate.
2. Almost anything can be handled such as steel, glass,
concrete, plastics, wood, aluminium, pipes, refrigerators,
aircraft sections, drums, cartons, round shaped profiled
objects can be handled.
3. Life in safety.
4. Gain increased productivity.
5. Prevent back injury.
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6. Automate production.
7. Reduce operator fatigue.
8. Eliminate product damage.
9. Improve working conditions.
 ADVANTAGES
 Less ground personnel required, reducing the risk of
accidents.
 Quicker pipe handling.
 Less damage to the pipe and coating as the only contact
with the pipe is the rubber pad-seal.
 The lifting force is divided over the surface area of the
suction-pad, preventing point loading. This is especially
important to prevent damage to the inner concrete lining
of some pipes.
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 An excavator can be fitted with a pipe-lifter for handling

pipes and can be converted back to digger and vice-
versa, reducing the amount of construction machinery
required on site.
 Pipes can now be stockpiled without spacers.
 Handles almost any type of pipe, such as steel, PVC, and
concrete.
 DISADVANTAGES
 Initial cost is more.
 Requires a similar vaccum pad to the thing which is
to be lift.
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