Syclone ATTCO Service specializes in creating solution based lifting devices to fit almost any application. The Sky Hook, in basic concept, is designed to be a simple, maintenance free, compact, industrial lifting device. The standard Sky Hook models offer a wide range of base options to accommodate a variety of needs in the market place.
However, there are many applications in the industry that require a compact lifting device of different dimensions and capabilities.
“At NASA’s Ames Research Center we study the chemistry of astronomical objects within our Solar System and beyond,” explains Robert Walker, of NASA’s Ames Research Center. “We use a vacuum system that was designed to reproduce the ultra low temperatures and vacuum of outer space. This is done with diffusion pumps for vacuum and a special refrigeration unit we call the “cooler”. To access parts for maintenance we must periodically lift the cooler out.” The Sky Hook Model 8570 portable lifting device is an ideal “lifting parts system” for this application.
“Before Sky Hook we were limited to using coolers that only weighed 15 lbs. which were lifted out by hand. It sounds easy, but not everyone could handle these smaller systems because of the attached high pressure helium lines. Obviously this method of lifting machine accessories or coolers was not ideal. Also, because using this method to lift parts was so awkward, occasionally someone would damage the sensors on the cooler.”
The Sky Hook lifting device is ideal for all types of industries from Manufacturing, to Maintenance and Safety. With options like stainless steel chain, delrin components and nylon bushings, the Sky Hook Industrial Lifting Device can be customized to work in most any environment.
“With helium hoses connected, the newest cooler weighs over 40 lbs and is even more awkward to handle. Back injury prevention is always a consideration,” says Walker. “I knew we needed a portable lifting device that would allow us to lift the cooler straight up with ease, and then swing it around to the cart for maintenance. Sky Hook 8570 provided the perfect solution to all our problems”
Standard Customizations
Syclone ATTCO Service, has been creating custom, customer driven Sky Hook creations for the last 40 years. In that time span, Sky Hook has streamlined its capabilities for generating quick, over the phone, visual quotes with accurate and reasonable pricing. It has also greatly improved the production process to accommodate the vastly growing needs of the industrial consumer.
Sky Hook Ergonomic Lifting Device Model 8570 with mobile cart easily reaches into any machine without legs extending under the load. It is a “mobile” version of the original Model 8527 Tall Sky Hook Industrial Lifting Device. More flexible than an overhead crane, this mobile lifting device can be moved from location to location.
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About Syclone ATTCO Service
Manufacturing safe, high-quality, inexpensive lifting devices is what Syclone Products has been doing for over 40 years. Sky Hook industrial lifting devices have been manufactured in the USA by our family-owned and operated business for over three generations.
