There is various drum handling equipment available that can solve all of your drum handling problems while providing an easy, safe and fast method of handling your drums.

You will find different kinds of drum handling equipment, such as lifters, carriers, cradles, dollies, tumblers and dumpers, that perform various drum handling operations. For example, drum lifters and drum carriers move drums throughout the storage, dispensing and process areas. Drum cradles assist operators in transferring and pouring the fluid by tilting the drum from a vertical to a horizontal position. Drum dollies help easy movement of drums from one location to another without using heavy equipment. Drum tumblers rotate the drum and mix the materials inside the drum. Drum dumpers discharge the contents of a drum into another container or a chute.

Some important parameters you must consider before buying drum handling equipment are:

1. Type of the operation for which you will use the drum handling equipment
2. Required load carrying capacity of the drum handling equipment
3. Material, size and weight of the drum
4. Properties of the fluid you will carry in the drum
5. Frequency of use of the drum handling equipment

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Buy drum handling equipment from a reputable manufacturer

You can buy equipment from reputable drum handling equipment suppliers once you understand your material handling requirements.

I recommend: METO manufactures a range of industrial drum handling equipment including lifters, tumblers, inverters and dumpers. Flexicon offers industrial drum handling devices, including lift-and-seal drum dumpers and open-chute drum dumpers. Best Pak Company is another material handling equipment manufacturer that provides drum lifting equipment and accessories. You can also buy drum handling equipment at Easy Lift Equipment, a reputable manufacturer of drum handlers and forklifts.

Buy drum handlers from drum handling equipment distributors

You can evaluate products from reputable drum handling equipment providers and compare their prices to get a cost effective solution for your drum handling requirements.

I recommend: C&H, a distributor of industrial equipment, supplies drum handling devices, such as cradles, dumpers and trucks. L.K. Goodwin is another reputable material handling equipment distributor that provides drum tilting equipment, drum lifters and accessories. SJF Material Handling is a distributor of new and used material handling equipment including lifters, rotators and movers. You can also buy drum dispensers, lifters, cradles and dollies at Advanced Handling Services. Noble Products offers products from various industrial drum handling equipment providers, including Enpac, Meco and Zorin.

Buy specialized or customized drum-handling equipment

If standard drum handling devices do not meet your requirements, then opt for specialty or customized products.

I recommend: Morse Mfg. Co. designs and manufactures customized drum handling equipment for special requirements such as equipment for handling non-standard size drums. Unidex is another custom manufacturer of material handling equipment including drum handlers. You can also buy automatic drum fillers at Custom Equipment Design and Tri-Cal. Bushman Equipment also offers special drum handling devices including rotating drum lifters.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Keep inventories of drum handling equipment parts such as casters, hoses and bearings.
• •  Perform a proper cost-value analysis of the industrial drum handling device to get an optimum value from your purchase.