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Tips for Safely Using a Self Dumping Hopper

February 28, 2019

While self-dumping hoppers allow forklift operators to easily transport and handle a variety of materials, they can be dangerous without the proper training and techniques.

If you’ve never used a self-dumping hopper before, follow these safety tips for efficient and responsible use:

Before Use

✔️ Always inspect the latch spring, drum, base, and entire latch assembly before using the hopper. Excessive wear or damage can cause the latch assembly to not work properly, resulting in accidental dumping, which can result in injury and even death when dealing with hazardous materials.

✔️ Ensure the hopper is secure by keeping the latch holder in the locked position until you are ready to dump.

A-Frames Versus Remnant Racks Versus Slab Racks

January 28, 2019

A-Frames and racks have their advantages, with some facilities opting to use both. This blog explores the benefits, limitations, and best use cases of each.

Understanding the Different Types of Self-Dumping Hoppers

January 7, 2019

This blog covers the primary types of self-dumping hoppers that Roura offers, their benefits, and their best use cases.

What is a Gaylord Rotator?

November 6, 2018

Whether you call them Gaylords, pallet boxes, skid crates, or corrugated bulk bins, you need these corrugated cardboard containers for organizing loose materials. Gaylords are named after the Gaylord Container Company, which invented them in the 1980s, so it’s become the common term used for cardboard cartons, even those produced by other manufacturers.

These large, heavy containers are hard to handle, which is why Gaylord rotator boxes have become a great investment for any company regularly using Gaylords.

Benefits of Using Dedicated Gaylord Rotators

The Gaylord rotator is a powerful device that helps you tilt and tip your largest cardboard cartons for easy emptying.

5 Things You Should Know Before You Buy a Self-Dumping Hopper

September 27, 2018

Self dumping hoppers are invaluable for the efficient collection, handling and transfer of job site materials. Oftentimes, environmental safety and keeping the job site clean and organized is a big issue; this where self dumping hoppers come into play. Thanks to the self-tipping design, they provide a safe and practical way to process materials. These devices are ideal solutions for commercial, industrial and institutional facilities, especially when it comes to in-plant housekeeping. With so many hoppers available, such as the glass hopper, the concrete hopper, the trash hopper, or the forklift hopper (sometimes called a forklift dumpster) there are certain factors you need to consider before you make your buying decision.

3 Steps To Customize Your Self-Dumping Hopper

August 28, 2018

At Roura Material Handling, we’re committed to providing our customers with high-quality products that meet their needs in every way. We can alter the specifications of any of our standard lines of self dumping hoppers — Durable, Rugged, Ultimate or Behemoth — or engineer an original custom hopper for any application.

Follow these three steps to build your own Roura hopper online and give us essential details about the product you’d like to receive:

Detail Your Product Requirements

The more information we have, the better prepared we’ll be to build a custom hopper that delivers the performance you need.

Five Ways You Can Use Self-Dumping Hoppers

July 13, 2018

From fabricating steel for buildings to perfecting a metal hopper, Roura Material Handling has come a long way with more than 100 years of service. Founded in 1915, we offer a variety of uses for our dumping hoppers to meet our customers specific needs. We build bigger and better than the average models available using high-grade materials and hand welded precision.

If you have special requests, customization is a great option available for all our material handling hoppers. We also carry granite a frames, hoppers with lids, low profile hoppers and casters to equip your self dumping hoppers with wheels.

How to Customize Self-Dumping Hoppers and Increase Efficiency

November 22, 2017

When working many types of industries such as manufacturing, construction or warehousing, one key to building an effective process is moving, storing and disposing materials efficiently. The right tools, including customized self dumping hoppers, can be designed to minimize the time needed to handle resources, save labor time and prevent injuries. There are several ways to customize self-dumping hoppers to improve process management.

Trash and Recycling

Self-dumping hoppers can be designed as stationary or movable trash and recycling stations. Team members can clean throughout the process without physically moving the waste materials. It may also simplify efforts to keep materials from inadvertently falling between machines or under workbenches when cleaning is done immediately.

Three Benefits of Buying a 90° Self-Dumping Hopper

November 13, 2017

Thanks to self dumping hoppers, moving and dumping materials has gotten much easier and safer over time. Self-dumping hoppers offer their users flexibility and the capacity to handle extremely large loads. 90 degree self-dumping hoppers (also referred to as low profile hoppers) provide an extended angle, making even the most challenging dumping tasks more manageable.

In fact, some manufactures equip their 90° hoppers with modifications that allow maximum control on demand, and the durability to withstand even the most extreme substances. Here are a few reasons why you should consider a 90 degree hopper.

Safety First

As an industry standard,

Use Open-Side Hoppers to Safely Handle Difficult Items

September 18, 2017

You simply cannot put a price on employee health and safety. This is certainly true from an ethical standpoint, and it is accurate from an economic perspective as well. Providing the right tools and equipment for your employees can help prevent devastating company accidents, improve efficiency and cut down on lost time due to injuries.

Open-side self dumping hoppers are a prime example of equipment that protects workers from sudden mishaps as well as chronic physical problems from repetitive movements and heavy lifting. This emphasis on staff safety may even help reduce insurance premiums and cut down on employee turnover.