b'Eriez Manufacturings air-operated Burn Table Full-Coverage Lift Magnet System utilizes a large, full-contact magnetic surface area to move multiple cut parts from the burn table in a single lift.Eriez ManufacturingNeed a Lift? whether any could provide a competitively priced system with the features and performance offered by Eriez Manufacturing.needed a lift magnet for its plasma cutting table, management chose a Burn Table Full-Coverage LiftPerformanceMagnet System from Eriez Manufacturing Co. in Erie,After more research, we decided to go forward Pennsylvania. Purchaser Dave Lee of Brannon Steelwith Eriez, Lee said. The past performance of said the powerful magnet has ex- \' Eriezs smaller permanent lift ceeded expectations since its in- magnets and history of stel-stallation in September 2018. lar customer service gave us all Brannon Steel (had) beenthe confidence we needed. We cutting strips out of a 60"360"knew we would receive a qual-sheet of 3/16"-thick steel, heity product and solid local af-said. These strips (ranged) inWeve more thanter-sales support from Eriez.widths from 6" to 12", usually al- When the new system ar-most the full 360" length. (Wed)quadrupled ourrived, it was integrated into been using Eriez APL lift mag- crane controls.nets with great success for quiteoutput on this\' We started seeing the ben-some time for most of our otherefits almost immediately, Lee cutting tables, but they werenttable as a result. said. The operators were able really appropriate for this partic- to not only clear the cut parts off ular application due to the thinthe table much more efficiently steel and long, flexible parts.and safely, but they also loaded We contacted the Eriez sales of- full sheets onto the table with fice to see what alternatives theythe same performance.may have, and they introducedHe explained that the lift us to their full-coverage system. magnet was a game changer in terms of improved Once the companies discussed installation re- safety and reduced labor requirements.quirements, operating procedures and safety ben- Prior to installing the Eriez system, Lee said, efits of the system, the full-coverage lift magnetparts removal involved two operators manually re-was suited perfectly for the facility and opera- moving 350"-long strips of steel from the cutting tional needs. However, Brannon Steels due dili- table and stacking them on a long skid. The process gence didnt stop there. The organization investi- was very labor-intensive and involved the operators gated other magnet system suppliers to determineoften walking on the cutting table, which the man-30JULY 2023MaterialsHandling.indd 30 6/15/23 12:48 PM'