95° Pallet Inverter

The G95 or pallet retriever style of pallet transfer system was first developed in the mid 1980's for use in ambient areas of cold stores. It was designed as an alternative to the conventional FS model which could not be loaded at ground level unless it was sited off the loading dock edge.

The table of the G95 is flush to the floor and it has a single moving top clamp. The load is clamped gently and tipped on its side at an angle of up to 105°. The sidewall that the goods are now resting on is actually a sliding plate. As the top clamp is opened the plate slides downhill freeing the pallet for exchange.

After a new pallet has been introduced the clamp is closed and the weight of the load takes the sidewall back uphill. The stack can then be uprighted and removed.

The G95 is a simple and inexpensive system that is also surprisingly effective. Its one drawback is that it will only handle block-stacked product, usually boxed goods which are stable resting on their side when the clamping pressure is released. The load needs to be virtually to the perimeter of the pallet or it will be off-centred when the new pallet is put in place.

95° Tipper

Premier's range of upenders/downenders has more or less been developed as a natural off-shoot from their inverter business. Customers who have seen the 180 degree inverters in operation have recognised a potential solution to a more simple problem of tipping paper and steel coils through 90 degrees.

Rather than employ the rack and pinion system from the 180 degree models they are powered by one or two hydraulic rams pushing on a cam mounting at the corner of the two tables and pivoting on twin bushes.

All Premier's 90 degree tippers are built to customer requirements as no two loads are ever quite the same. However, there are three basic design principles that can be adapted to virtually all circumstances.