Basic equipment required for drum handling and storage!

This article gives you a simple insight on the different equipment required to handle drums and its storage.

Drum lifters and carriers

These come in various different designs to fit specific needs of the user. These are quite simple. You can easily hook it to the top of other drums and lift it whenever required. Different styles are available to dump the drums when it is already in lifted position. Basically these work like clamps.

Drum dumpers

This is a stationary unit. There is an operator who uses the dumpers to tilt the drums. This equipment has a U-shaped chute! The time when the drum is tilted, the contents flow into the desired holder or container.

Drum storage

This contains racks and cradle systems. They come both in stationary as well as mobile units. These units store up to 2 – 16 drums at a time.

Drum pallets

These are simple plastic trays. This equipment has containment capabilities like none other. The price range may vary as to what kind of pallet you want.

These were some of the basic equipment required for handling drums. You must buy the equipment according to your need and always make sure that only a single person is capable of handling the equipment.