General Application Chart for Vacuum Lifters
A Brief List of Materials and Applications suited to the many styles of Vacuum Lifters available.

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As ANVER builds all types of vacuum lifters, we designed this chart to help you narrow down the many possibilities. This is only a starting point so feel free to contact your local dealer or ANVER for further information on a vacuum lifter suited to your specific application. We would be glad to explain the pros and cons of each system as it pertains to your needs.

Lifter Choice Considerations: • The Material and its Porosity • Surface Texture - Flex • Weight - Min. and Max. • Movements Needed • Power Available	For Loads up to a Maximum  Normal Capacity of:	Non-Porous			Semi-Porous			Porous
		Smooth Surface	Semi- Textured	Rough Textured	Smooth Surface	Semi- Textured	Rough Textured	Smooth Surface	Rough Textured	Flexible Material
		Metals, Glass* Sheet Plate	Embossed Metal Plastic Fiberglass	Ribbed, Metal Tread Plate	Finished Wood Polished Stone	Embossed, Textured  Surfaces  Composites	Ply Wood, Saw-Cut Stone	Concrete Particle  Board Foam	Rough, Wood Flamed Stone	Cardboard Boxes Bags
	Cups Used >	Standard	Special	Foam	Standard	Special	Foam	Special	Special	Special
Mechanical Self Powered Lifters Horiz, Sheet/Plate (not glass*)	18,000 lb 8,165 kg	XXXX	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Electric AC Powered Lifters  All movements and most Loads	60,000 lb 27,216 kg	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XX	X	X	-
Battery DC Powered Lifters  Mostly for glass installation	+/-5,000 lb  2268 kg	XXX	X	-	XX	-	-	-	-	-
Air Powered Lifters  All movements and most Loads	+/-5,000 lb  2268 kg	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	XX	XX	X
Ergo-Tube Lifting Systems Horiz, Vertical, Tilting Loads	600 lb  272 kg	X	X	X	XX	XX	XX	XXX	XXX	XXXX
VB High Flow Systems Horiz, Vertical, Tilting, Side-Grip	1000 lb  454 kg	X	X	X	XX	XX	XX	XXX	XXX	XXX
VM Low Flow Systems Horiz, Vertical, Tilting, Side-Grip	550 lb  250 kg	XXX	XXX	X	XX	XX	X	-	-	-

1   Horizontal Lift	2   Vertical Lift	3   Vertical Lift and Rotation
4   90° Tilting  usually fully powered	5   90° Gravity Tilt  pivots on edge, used in the Stone industry	6   180° Tilting rare, 90° tilt is usually adequate
7   Side-Grip attaches to sides of loads	8   Side-Grip and Rotate can replace flippers, many styles	9   360° Tilt (Flipper) rare, usually fully powered
10   90° Tilting with Rotation for versatile manipulation	Note: This is a brief general chart with a limited amount of loads. It is designed as an overview only. Feel free to contact us for further information.

* Mechanical Lifters are not used on glass as it is normally stored and handled vertically.