Following the launch of five new models in its 25th anniversary year in 2023, Irish materials handling specialist Combilift has already announced the premiere of yet another innovation. The Combi-CLL (Container Log-Loader) was recently exhibited at EXPO Richmond 2024, one of America’s leading forest product industry trade shows.
The concept and operation of the Combi-CLL are based on that of the Combi-CSS (Container Slip Sheet), which has been successfully deployed across numerous industries for the mechanized loading of long products such as packs of timber or steel into containers. This method reduces the risk of accidents to the workforce and product damage and is incredibly fast compared to other methods—one operator can fully load a 40’ container in under six minutes.
The 65,000 lbs capacity electro-hydraulically powered Combi-CLL offers the same speed, safety, and product integrity benefits. It was designed to address the requirements of softwood and hardwood logs exporters, the nature and shape of which make them much trickier to handle than palletized or packed products. Logs can be individually lifted and pre-loaded into a robust, high-sided metal “tub” before the patented push-pull mechanism powers the tub into the container. Once inside, the hydraulic dropdown hatch is closed and locked into position to hold the logs securely in place, and the tub is retracted to allow the logs to settle within the container.
Once again, Combilift has developed a customer-led solution with potential applications beyond the forestry and timber industries.
