Material Handling and Kalinga Stone
Although Kalinga Stone is a man made material it shares a number of traits with natural stone surfaces. Whether you are working with it in a fabrication shop or are taking it to an installation site, you will no doubt have to handle Kalinga Stone more than once. This means using engineered quartz equipment. In this article we are going to explore some of the equipment that is used to transport, position, and maneuver Kalinga Stone material.
What is Meant by Material Handling?
When people think of material handling for Kalinga Stone, different things might come to mind. Someone might think of unloading a truck that has Kalinga Stone products on it. Someone else might have in mind the thought of lifting Kalinga Stone slabs onto a fixture for work. And still others may see in their mind's eye a storage rack with slabs of Kalinga Stone loaded on it. And in fact, all of these are actually examples of material handling.
Storage Equipment for Kalinga Stone
Fabrication shops at times have a great deal of material on hand with which to work. Because of this, and because the Kalinga Stone slabs might need to be sitting in storage before they are actually used for surfaces, a tall post Kalinga Stone slab rack might be used for keeping the material on hand but out of the way until it is ready for use.
Transporting Kalinga Stone
If workers in the fabrication shop were given an option of how to transport Kalinga Stone slabs, many would likely choose to use a piece of equipment like a two side a frame Kalinga Stone cart because it makes the work load lighter in a sense. Being able to use a cart to transport slabs of Kalinga Stone across the warehouse or shop is practical. And having an a frame rack in a work van can provide a measure of stability during transport.
Kalinga Stone Loading & Unloading Equipment
Kalinga Stone, like other kinds of materials used for surfaces is lifted multiple times thorughout the fabrication process. Loading a Kalinga Stone slab onto a machine or truck as well as removing the same slab from those machines takes not only power, but also the ability to hold the slab. There are several machines available for lifting Kalinga Stone slabs as well as other materials. One such machine is a air only vacuum lifter. There are others too. The idea is use a piece of gear that will get ahold of the slab and not let go until the operator wants it to.
In the end working with Kalinga Stone is like working with any natural stone or other engineered quartz surface. It can be awkward and challenging to lift, position, load and unload. But having the proper equipment to handle it makes the work much easier to perform.
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