NEWS RELEASE

May 25, 2003

Heavy Machinery Movers For Riggers

Heavy Machinery Movers For Riggers

Aeris Corporation: Aeris Corporation introduces a new line of industrial grade Air Casters designed to transport heavy machinery on a thin film of air from the shipping dock to final lock down position. The new Air Casters, molded with high strength urethane, range in diameter from 12 to 48 inches and have load capacities from 2,400 to 96,000 pounds per caster. Rigging kits consist of four or six air caster load modules, the appropriate number of interconnecting hoses with quick disconnects, a control station with independent pressure regulation and on/off ball valves. Thus, standard off the shelf kits offer the ability to move heavy machinery up to 576,000 pounds. By linking several sets together much higher capacities can be achieved.

Each air caster is mounted to a light weight, easily transportable aluminum extrusion that is designed to be quickly inserted under a machine tool, heat exchanger, transformer, injection mold machine, compressor, stamping press, printing press, or fixtures to name just a few examples. This assembly is called a load module and includes an air caster element, aluminum extrusion base with an air inlet, scratch resistant Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Plastic (UHMW-PE) landing pads and depending upon the diameter of the air caster the overall module height ranges from only 2 inches to a maximum of 2-11/16 inches.

Heavy machines all over the world are moved within modern plants via Air Casters because they are economical to purchase and provide advance features such as omni-directional capability, reduced man-hours, no damage to the floor surface, safe to use and require only 3 to 5 pounds of effort per 1000 pounds of load. Therefore a 40,000 pound machine on a smooth sealed level floor surface needs only 120 to 200 pounds of force to move it from point A to point B within your facility. This force requirement is significantly less than using convention wheels.

Inquire today to find out how Aeris Corporation can help you.



For more information, please contact:

Aeris Corporation
P.O. Box 2026
Kalamazoo, MI 49003 USA


Phone: 269.207.7360
Fax: 706.323.0510
Email:  jdurlach@aeriscorporation.com

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