FIPALIFT Smart
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4. INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING
Ensure that the delivered tube lifter matches the delivery note. If any parts are missing, please
contact our Technical Sales Department. Many problems during installation and the test run can be
avoided if this manual is read thoroughly before installation. For safety reasons, it is imperative to
have detailed knowledge about the equipment. The FIPALIFT Smart tube lifter is used together with
an electrical vacuum pump (or side channel blower) or with a pneumatic pump (multi-chamber
ejector according to the Venturi principle). Strictly observe the instructions for the pumps.
Safety instructions for installation
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The employee responsible for installation of the FIPALIFT Smart tube lifter must ensure that
the suspension structure (e.g. the FIPA crane system or the FIPA jib crane or similar) is of suffi-
cient size to hold the dead weight of the tube lifter including maximum load plus an adequate
safety factor.
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The electrical installation must be undertaken by a qualified electrician.
Installation of the tube lifter
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The lifting unit is fastened to the suspension eye. Make sure that the fastening elements are of
sufficient size and adequately secured if necessary.
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Once the lifting unit has been mounted, the vacuum cup should be 100 mm above the floor.
If the vacuum cup is closer to the floor, the tube should be shortened or the suspension sys-
tem moved higher. If the vacuum cup is further from the floor, the tube must be extended or
the suspension system lowered.
Ensure that the tube lifter can be reached by operating personnel even at its highest position and
that the desired operating height is achieved. If this is not the case, the length of the lifting tube
must be adjusted and/or the height of the suspension.
Instructions for shortening the lifting tube
Remove the protective coating from the control unit, remove the black tape and unscrew the lifting
tube from the plastic adapter. Measure out the length of the lifting tube by which it needs to be
shortened in order to make the FIPALIFT Smart tube lifter the correct height above the floor.
