HF Stacking Cradle System

Where floorspace is at a premium and rapid access to a large inventory is critical, the HF Stacking Cradle System delivers solutions.

The HF Cradle System is a unique system that simplifies the storage and handling of long, thin, or heavy materials and products. Custom designed cradles, an overhead crane, and a spreader beam are used for versatile placement and maneuvering of even the most cumbersome product loads.
Although simple in design, the patented HF System represents a dramatic departure from traditional handling methods, for immediate improvements in safety, efficiency, productivity, and product protection.

• Revolutionary storage and retrieval system
  
• Designed for use with overhead cranes
  
• Maximizes floorspace and material availability
  
• Standard and custom cradles to suit any application

Improved Safety

• Creates an uncrowded, safer work environment that is appreciated by insurance companies.
  
• Operators NEVER climb on top of stacks or coils.
  
• Eliminates cuts and bruises caused when workers must walk between crowded stacks.
  
• Provides safe cradle nesting and secure interlock between cradles and spreader beams.

Improved Product Protection

• Effectively safeguards materials and goods from damage during storage and transport.
  
• Eliminates the slippage caused by slinging.
  
• Minimizes the chance of damage due to human error.
  
• Supports the weight of heavy stacks to protect bottom-stacked materials from distortion.

Improved Workplace Efficiency

• Compact interlocking design allows maximum storage density and stack height, to create more open floorspace.
  
• Offers rapid, convenient inventory access and transport with standard loading and transporting equipment.
  
• Can be customized to suit the requirements of virtually any handling equipment or floorplan.
  
• Keeps pace with demanding production lines and just-in-time supply requirements.
  
• Allows efficient adaptation to varying product size and changing inventory volume.
  
• Facilitates stock rotation and expedites shipment.

Improved Productivity

• Sets a new standard in access time--a load at the bottom of a large stack can be retrieved in less than five minutes.
  
• Dramatically reduces storage and retrieval time because materials are stored in their lifting cradles.
  
• Entire stacks of material can be moved in a few minutes, by a single operator using an overhead crane.
  
• Improves output and labor efficiency for a typical ROI of 12-18 months.

W.A. Schmidt, Inc., 38 Souderton Pk., Souderton, PA 18964. Tel: 215-721-8300; Fax: 215-721-5890.