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Meeting contractor’s challenges with vertical lifting racks for pipe or rebar.
The LTD can be roof mounted, also delivering material to the roof. University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
Additionally, the ability to secure a qualified operator
is greatly increased as a result of the simple up/down— in/out movements. Te complex moves and forces associated with combined swing and boom actions are not present with the LTD, and thus, the operator can spend more time concentrating on safety. Operationally, loads are moved onto the building’s
rootop or various floors to be safely unloaded by workers inside the building. At the same time, the LTD is free to lift another load into position on the same or lower floor— something no other material mover or crane is able to do. “Our mission at Airo is to be the world leader in the
innovative LTD products that revolutionize high- and mid-rise construction material moving, while also teaching others how to do it,” said LaMantia. “Airo envisions bringing a new level of success to construction projects around the world.”
Changing the Landscape Started as a family business, Airo is now moving toward a global market. But that hasn’t changed the company’s core commitments: But that hasn’t changed the company’s core commitments to innovation and excellent quality of product, providing the safest workspace for end-users, exceeding expectations, and constantly under-promising while over-delivering. “Typically after just one use, customers are convinced
that there is nothing better for material movement,” LaMantia pointed out. “Every project we’ve been associated with—customers have hailed the LTD for bringing them from a behind-schedule timeframe to a finished-before- scheduled deadline. Seeing truly is believing: the LTD can actually lift over a hundred picks a day, and can cut the material movement budget drastically.”
LaMantia reiterates that what might seem complex,
or even profound, at first, is a piece of cake. “It’s literally up and down—in and out. And it can be operated remotely within a three hundred-foot line of sight. LTD operates with a hundred percent duty cycle, requires almost no maintenance, and is environmentally friendly (by using electric power and bio-degradable hydraulic fluid).”
“NOW THAT THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN EXPOSED, WE KNOW IT WILL SOON BE ON EVERY MID- AND HIGH-RISE PROJECT, AS WELL AS WITHIN PLENTY OF OTHER CREATIVE APPLICATIONS.”
Airo not only manufactures the LTD, but they also
provide service and training to distributors. Ultimately, the return on expense for a contractor is immediately recognized upon installation and operation. On average, the cost per load for a tower crane to move material sits at approximately $100–$125/hr per load… versus barely more than $6.50/hr per load for the LTD (which doesn’t take into account time savings and safety). And turnaround time couldn’t be easier. From
delivery to setup to installation to operation takes a few hours at most—benefitting not only projects underway, but projects on the horizon. “You would call Airo if you are planning any mid- or high-rise building project,” LaMantia asserted. “Te problem of tradesmen waiting for their materials on various floors is gone. Te problem of scheduling a window of valuable time away from the tower crane is gone. Te problem of getting materials to the roof is gone. Te problem of the entire construction
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