[WRE | SPOTLIGHT]
A NEW NAME IN THE DISRUPTION GAME Airo®
BY MIKE CHALMERS B
Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL
ased in Ft. Myers, FL, Airo® Industries (Airo) is changing the game in high-rise construction by providing a solution to one of the industry’s most common dilemmas: lost time in the handling of material. Teir solution? Te LTD® SERIES (LTD®)—Load Lifting Transfer Decks.
Started in 2012, Airo was developed with a specific mission: to build a better mousetrap. “Te biggest problems plaguing the construction industry were all centered around the bottleneck created by the tower crane trying to move material safely and timely,” explained Vice President Pat LaMantia. “First came the LTD, and second came the name [Airo]. We felt Airo was appropriate because the original Greek transliteration is to raise up, lift, elevate.”
Available in load capacities of 2K, 4K, 6K, 8K, and 10K pounds, Airo’s objective is to manufacture LTD systems for distribution around the world, bringing resolve to the biggest problems in high-rise construction: safety risk, budget, and time schedule. Simplistic in design, the LTD essentially frees up any onsite tower cranes(s) and other lifting equipment from having to perform mundane lifting tasks. Invaluable in this regard, the equipment is easily transportable, environmentally friendly, cost efficient, single-lever controlled, light in weight, and small in stature.
20 MAY–JUNE 2017 WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE
Easily navigating its way up and down a high-rise via wire rope and an electric-powered hydraulic winch, the LTD lifts 17.6 times (approximately—numbers vary by job size) faster than a tower crane at a cost of 3.2 percent of a tower crane doing the same job. Airo is confident that no other means of material movement compares in relation to convenience, efficiency, time, safety, and cost savings. “Since it lifts straight up and down, it only requires a small safety area that is easily marked off,” added LaMantia. “Tis makes the LTD extremely economical and safe, while lowering the labor cost by delivering construction material to the workforce faster, which significantly reduces lost labor hours waiting for construction material. Sites that have used the LTD have finished construction 33 percent sooner than they would have without it.”
By its very nature, the LTD boasts an automatic safety benefit. Unlike conventional cranes and tower cranes, the loading zone area is centralized—a designated (roped off) lifting area. Any loose material that may fall while in motion would be confined to the “drop zone.” In contrast, over the course of the job, a conventional or tower crane’s hook and load continuously blankets the jobsite overhead, creating a hazardous work area throughout.
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Industries set to transform material movement with new lifting system
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