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Permanent Magnet vs. Electromagnet: Which Lifting System Fits Your Operation Best?
Material handling magnets often determine how efficiently a facility can move steel plates, blocks, or other ferrous components from point A to point B. Yet the diversity of choices can raise a slew of concerns: Some teams want a solution that stands strong during...
Slashing Operational Costs: How Permanent Magnet Lifters Deliver Energy Savings
Every day, plant managers and purchasing managers grapple with rising overhead expenses. The relentless climb of electricity bills can feel like a financial burden, and the pressure to maintain efficient and profitable production can be overwhelming. When the need for...
Maximize Safety and Efficiency: Why Equipment Limits Matter in Thin Plate Lifting
Handling thin metal plates can be one of the most challenging tasks in industrial environments, where precision and safety are non-negotiable. The risks of lifting plates improperly—whether they stick together, become unstable, or even fall—are very real. We've all...
Ergonomics in Industrial Lifting: Addressing Workplace Injuries Through Vacuum Lift Systems
The Hidden Costs of Manual Lifting Manufacturing, warehousing, and industrial facility workers face the invisible toll of manual lifting daily. The weight of heavy materials, repetitive movements, and awkward postures combine to create a dangerous recipe for workplace...
Lifting Magnets: Transforming Plate and Sheet Handling with Precision and Safety
In industrial material handling, challenges are the norm rather than the exception. From managing long, flexible steel plates to carefully lifting delicate stacks of sheets, operators often face the same frustrations: How do you ensure safety, precision, and...
What are Industrial Lifting Magnets
Unpacking the Lifting Power In industrial lifting, the magnets we use are true workhorses, boasting the ability to hoist and manage weights that could range from a modest few hundred pounds to the more awe-inspiring heft of several tons. This isn't by accident; it's...
Product Documentation
Permadur Industries: family-owned below-the-hook lifting equipment leader since 1972, focused on safety, productivity, and efficiency from Hillsborough, NJ.
Permadur Vacuum Systems for safe handling of glass, aluminum, composites, and sheet goods—electric, air, or battery powered with custom pad arrangements.
Permadur Plate Handling Systems with fail-safe magnets for plate steel—AC or battery powered, selective controls, and single-sheet lift from stack.
Permadur Multiple Part Handling Systems for oxy, plasma, and laser tables—load plate and remove parts and skeletons in one lift to maximize torch-on time.
Permadur Lifting Magnets—electro-permanent (AC or battery) and rare-earth manual magnets for sheet, plate, block, rounds, and structural shapes.
Permadur Load Positioners—hydraulic hoist-to-load link for precision lift/lower up to 40,000 lbs with 3″–12″ stroke and <0.001" positioning accuracy.
Series 2550 with 50 BP-1600 magnets on a 30′ load beam — Manitowoc Crane 109 application.
PERMADUR Series 1530 plate/multiple part handling system with 30 BP-1600×48 magnets on a 10′ beam, row and magnet selectivity, Safety Indicator Lighting, and radio plus pendant controls.
PERMADUR Series 1326 plate/multiple part handling system with 26 BP-1600×48 magnets on a 20′ beam, row selectivity, Safety Indicator Lights, radio and pendant controls, and plate grabs.
PERMADUR Series 918 plate handling system with 18 TP-2000 magnets on a 36′ beam, fork truck or crane suspension, 24VDC battery power, and Safety Indicator Lighting.
PERMADUR Series 918 plate handling system with 18 FP-4000 magnets on a 54′ beam, double-hook mobile crane attachment, 24VDC battery power (~400 lifts), and Safety Indicator Lighting.
PERMADUR Series 824 plate handling system with 24 TP-2000 magnets on a 36′ beam, row and column selectivity, 460 VAC power, and Safety Indicator Lighting.
PERMADUR Series 816 plate handling system with 16 FP-4000 magnets on a 44′ beam, row selectivity, on-board 24 VDC battery power, and Safety Indicator Lighting.
PERMADUR Series 714 plate/disc/skeleton handling system with 14 TP-2000 magnets on a 25′ beam, disc/skel ON modes, 460 VAC power, and Safety Indicator Lighting.
Permadur Series 618 plate/strip vacuum handling system with 1500 Power Pac, fixed sling, strip selector valve, and 6 swivel crossarms.
PERMADUR Series 612 and Series 408 plate handling systems with 1500 and 750 Power Pacs, shared-crane suspension, and ON/OFF/OFF hoist/radio interface.
PERMADUR Series 612 thin plate handling with BPR-350 ElectroPerm magnets for single-plate lifts off stack down to 16–18 ga., up to 1″ thick (2100# max.).
PERMADUR Series 612 plate handling system with 12 TP-2000 magnets on a 36′ beam, row selectivity, on-board 24 VDC battery power, and Safety Indicator Lighting.
PERMADUR Series 612 jacket handling system with 3000 Power Pac, 12 VPN-16EL-30 pads on a 50′ beam, low headroom, and ON/OFF/OFF crane interface.
PERMADUR Series 515 plate/part handling system with 1500 Power Pac, VPN-20-30 and VPN-6SO-30 pads on a 10′ beam for 8′×12′ plate (up to 4″ thick).
PERMADUR Series 510 plate handling system with 10 FP-4000 magnets on a 14′ beam, row selectivity, 460 VAC power, and Safety Indicator Lighting.
PERMADUR Series 408 plate/part handling system with 1500 Power Pac, 8 VPN-24-30 pads on a 36′ beam for 10′×40′ plate, double-hook crane, 460 VAC.
PERMADUR Series 408 plate/part vacuum system with 1500 Power Pac, eight VPN-24-30 pads on a 36′ beam for 10′×40′ plate, 460 VAC, double-hook crane.
PERMADUR Series 406 plate/disc vacuum system: 330 Power Pac, six VPN-16-30 pads in a box frame for 64″ OD discs, 8000 lb capacity, 460 VAC.
PERMADUR Series 204 vacuum plate handling with 330 Power Pac, four VPN-24-30 pads on a 10′ beam for 6′×20′ plate, 8000# max, 115 VAC.
