Granite Handling Equipment for the Granite Fabrication Industry

Easily Meet Your Production and Safety Goals

The granite industry continues to experience growth. if you’re one of the 29% of fabricators worried about keeping employees, it is time to get creative to safely keep up with consumer demand.

You must innovate in order to remain competitive. Using new technology and the right material handling equipment will allow you to do more with fewer employees, minimize injuries and reduce product damage.

You don’t want damaged products or to risk employee injuries, both of which are common when working with heavy granite slabs. Whether you’re moving them by hand or with a specialized forklift attachment, the right granite handling equipment is critical. Here are our best recommendations for material handling equipment for granite fabrication businesses.

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Granite Fabrication CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS

Industry Challenges

  • Shrinking margins: Pressures from competitors and consumers for quicker turnaround & superior quality
  • Demanding work: Environmental and employee safety are becoming more important and regulated
  • Increasing costs: Rising prices of raw materials means you need to minimize costs elsewhere

Thinks To Think About

  • How many granite slabs are we damaging or cracking during fabrication?
  • How many workdays are employees missing due to lifting injuries?
  • How effectively are we moving large pieces of granite or store?

Best Equipment For Safer Granite Fabrication

With power grip devices to hoists, cranes, and even sheet lifters, you can provide a better working environment for your employees and your product. Our team can even help inspect your facility for OSHA compliance. 

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Power Grip Suction Devices

These lifting devices allow your employees to easily maneuver all sizes of stone and granite. Lifting and moving marble and granite is much easier with heavy duty suction cups and grip devices.

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Hoist & Cranes

Moving and storing granite slabs is safer and more efficient with the help of overhead lifting equipment. Choose from our selection of workstation cranes, gantry cranes or bridge cranes. These devices make it easier to tilt, rotate and move large stone slabs.

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Sheet Lifter

These below-the-hook lifting devices have endless customizations to meet any of your dimensional, capacity or application requirements. You’ll be able to easily handle granite, marble or stone of any size. This means you can accept even larger orders and have confidence in your delivery.

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Granite Industry Experts Here to Help

Our team at Riekes Equipment has more than 85 years of experience in overhead lifting and material handling. We’ll help you find the right overhead lifting equipment to protect your products and keep orders moving. Call today with your questions and we’ll help you find solutions for all of your equipment challenges.

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Don’t just take our word for it! Come see for yourself what Riekes Equipment can do for your business.

News & Announcements

Riekes Equipment Receives Industry Award
February 13, 2024

Riekes Equipment, a recognized leader in the material handling industry, has been awarded the prestigious MVP (Most Valuable Partner) Award for its outstanding achievements in 2023 by their industry trade…

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Hyster Unveils New Electric Forklifts
January 22, 2024

Hyster has unveiled two new lithium-ion battery-powered forklifts, the three-wheel J32-40UTTL and four-wheel J30-70UTL. The UTTL is available in capacity ranges of 3,200 lb. (1.5 T)  to 4,000 lb (1.8…

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