Measuring only 1.4m long and 670mm wide, the Power Pusher is both highly manoeuvrable and completely self-contained with no
trailing wires or air lines.
It improves shop-floor productivity and reduces the likelihood of back injuries associated with the manual pushing, pulling and manoeuvring of heavy loads in the workplace
In this particular application, the Power Pusher is fitted with a bespoke Drum Mover attachment (adjustable to cater for different diameter drums)
which enables the operator to push up against the drum flange in order to roll the drum on the shop-floor. Wooden chocks are used to stop the drums at the desired position.
David Lloyd, Safety Engineer at Prysmian Cables explained; "Cable drums with flange diameters up to 3200mm and weighing up to
16 tonnes are generally moved in the factory using overhead cranes. Problems arise when drums have to be moved across bays where
there is no crane cover. Historically drums were rolled manually or using a fork trucks in these areas, both methods are unacceptable
because of the high risks of personal injury or equipment damage.
The Nu-Star Power Pushers have proved to be a cost effective solution to this problem and have eliminated the risks of injury due to manual handling
Nu-Star's Sales Director, Colin Bearsby , commented; "We were delighted to provide Prysmian with this aid to their Health & Safety compliance and improve
their efficiency when moving the cable drums. It is especially pleasing to see how quickly the Prysmian staff have taken to the Power Pusher."
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