Tilt Hoists
A tilt hoist exists to keep the next machine running. Whether that's a notcher waiting on stringers or a line waiting on lumber, the hoist lifts a bundle, tilts it, and feeds material one layer at a time.
Keeping up with that machine is the whole job. A notcher running at production speed empties a bundle quickly, so the hoist has to lift, feed, and be back with the next one without the line waiting on it.
Pendu builds tilt hoists for both stringer bundles and full lumber packs, sized to what you're feeding and how fast it needs to be fed.
Pack width, height, and length capacities outside these ranges are available. If your bundles run larger, that's a build conversation.
Stringer Bundles: Built to feed a notcher. Handles 4′ x 4′ bundles of stringers in standard pallet lengths with a lifting capacity of 6,000 lbs. and a powered outfeed deck that carries material into the notcher. The common application is operations buying stringers cut and bundled from an outside supplier, then notching in-house.
Lumber Packs: Built for unstacking stickered and dead-packed lumber at the head of a sorting or remanufacturing line. Lifting capacity to 15,000 lbs., handling packs up to 4′ high by 4′ wide in material lengths from 6′ to 16′.
The outfeed deck gets built to the spacing between the hoist and whatever it's handing off to, so the transition works on your floor rather than requiring you to build around it.
Feeding a notcher: Stringer bundles come in from an outside supplier, and the hoist offloads them one layer at a time into the notcher. No one handles boards between the delivery and the machine, and the notcher stays fed without someone assigned to load it.
Feeding an unscrambler: Where material needs to be singled out before it reaches the next station, the hoist hands off to an unscrambler rather than to a machine directly.
Unstacking at the head of a line: Stickered and dead-packed lumber gets broken down at the front of a sorting or remanufacturing operation, replacing the manual unstacking step entirely.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
We load material by hand today. Is a tilt hoist worth it?
It depends on how much material and how often. If someone is pulling boards off a pile to keep a notcher fed, that's labor tied to a station and a machine that stops whenever they fall behind. Tell us your volume, and we'll help you work out whether the math makes sense.
Will it keep up with my notcher?
That's the right question to ask, and it comes down to lift speed and how the outfeed is configured. Tell us what the hoist is feeding and how fast that machine runs, and we'll size it to keep pace.
Can I add one to a line I already have?
Yes. Pendu tilt hoists get installed alongside existing equipment regularly, including machines from other manufacturers. The outfeed is built to match what's already there.
What if my bundles are larger than standard?
Pack width, height, and length capacities outside the standard ranges are available. Tell us your bundle dimensions up front.
Not Seeing What You Need?
Tell us what you're feeding, how fast it runs, and what your bundles look like coming in.
Pendu builds tilt hoists around the machine they're keeping fed, from stringer bundles into a notcher to full lumber packs at the head of a line.
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