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Carton handling across the packaging process

Five stations from workpiece to pallet show how controlled carton handling stabilizes transfers, protects parts, and reduces physical strain across a shift.

• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Crane system ezzLINK
• +6

Four handling steps for hygienic production

From feeding closed sacks to changing material rolls: Four connected handling tasks for hygienic and cleanroom production, including key design criteria.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Food & beverages
• +8

Four ways to grip cable drums

Cable winding, flange, center hole, or access from above: Four cable drum gripping methods compared, including strengths, limits, and selection criteria.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Electrical engineering
• Logistics & trade
• +3

Controlled load handling in cleanrooms

ezzFAST and ezzFLOW support defined cleanroom motions — from picking up heavy containers to positioning sensitive assemblies with fewer corrective contacts.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Cosmetics & pharma
• +6

Roll changes in printing and packaging

Pick up, turn, and align paper or film rolls at the machine shaft — for predictable changeovers, shorter manual handling, and less physical strain.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Paper, print & packaging
• +2

Ergonomic Parcel Picking for E-Commerce Fulfillment

Seasonal peaks in e-commerce put stress on intralogistics. With vacuum tube lifters and mobile lifting aids, you can manage high cycle times effortlessly.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Logistics & trade
• +2

Ergonomic Handling in Frozen Food Processing

The mobile stainless steel lifter ezzLIFT relieves employees when lifting frozen ingredients and ensures compliance with strict hygiene standards.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Food & beverages
• Hygiene
• +3

Ergonomic Handling of Solar Panels in PV Wholesale

Order picking solar panels in PV wholesale poses risks of back strain and product damage. Discover how vacuum lifters ensure safe and efficient handling.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Electrical engineering
• Logistics & trade
• +3

Ergonomic Box Handling in Order Picking and Logistics

Relieve your employees when palletizing heavy boxes. Our vacuum tube lifters ergonomically increase your order picking performance and process safety.

• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Logistics & trade
• +2

Ergonomic Dosing, Weighing, and Mixing in Production

The mobile lifter ezzLIFT combines dosing, weighing, and mixing in one device, significantly relieving employees handling heavy containers.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Chemistry & petrochemicals
• Food & beverages
• +4

Loading parts onto powder coating conveyors

The ezzFLOW balancer guides radiators, base plates, and heat-pump housings into powder coating conveyor fixtures with controlled motion at production pace.

• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Crane system ezzLINK
• Metalworking
• +4

Ergonomic Lifting and Turning of Heavy Cable Drums

Discover how the ezzLIFT mobile lifting device allows you to safely pick up, precisely turn, and ergonomically place heavy cable drums into racks in electrical manufacturing.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Electrical engineering
• Logistics & trade
• +4

Ergonomic Heat Pump Assembly in Cycled Production

Ensure stable cycle times and relieve your employees when assembling heavy heat pump components with ezzFLOW and ezzLINK.

• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Crane system ezzLINK
• Mechanical engineering
• +3

Ergonomic Palletizing of Milk Powder and Pharma Ingredients

Ensure high hygiene standards when palletizing milk powder and lactose with ergonomic, stainless steel handling solutions.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• +7

Ergonomic Handling of Cheese Wheels and Packaging in Dairies

GMP-compliant handling in dairies: How stainless steel vacuum lifters and mobile lifting aids facilitate turning cheese and loading machines.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Food & beverages
• +3

Ergonomic Handling in Aroma and Chemical Production

Discover how our specialized handling solutions ensure maximum precision, safety, and ergonomics when dosing and weighing goods in aroma production.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• +7

Safe drum handling in ATEX zones

How to grip, transport, turn, and position heavy drums in ATEX zones — engineered around the container, hazardous-area classification, and actual process.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Chemistry & petrochemicals
• +4

Innovative lifting aid for cable drums: ezzLIFTmaster150—grip, rotate, and lift at the push of a button

With a second new cable drum lifting aid, Best Handling Technology offers another powerful, mobile solution for safe, ergonomic handling of different cable drums—compact and sized for a different load class.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Electrical engineering
• Logistics & trade
• +3

New partnership, new opportunities: Bruno Zwahlen AG is official sales partner of Best Handling Technology

From now on we combine our strengths in handling technology and vacuum technology—aiming to deliver even more efficient, innovative, and tailored solutions for our customers in Switzerland.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• +1

Best Handling Technology GmbH receives BSFZ seal for innovation competence

We are pleased to announce that Best Handling Technology GmbH has been awarded the BSFZ seal!

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• +1

ezzLIFTmaster600: this lifting aid takes cable drums to the next level

ezzLIFTmaster600 is the ideal lifting aid for logistics with cable drums up to 600 kg.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Electrical engineering
• Logistics & trade
• +3

Our first newsletter—freshly packed, professionally delivered!

We move more than goods—projects are in motion too, including our new “Best Handling” newsletter. Learn more…

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• +2

Handling techniques for the food industry

Learn how our lifting technology increases productivity, ergonomics, and safety in food production while meeting standards such as ISO 14644.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Crane system ezzLINK
• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• +6

LogiMAT 2025: We are exhibiting

The countdown to LogiMAT 2025 in Stuttgart is on. Meet our innovative handling technologies at the international trade fair for intralogistics solutions and process management, 11–13 March 2025—and get a free ticket via our event page.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• +3

People and machines in industrial cleanrooms: handling products with mobile ezzLIFTmaster

Industrial production often uses cleanrooms—for chips or medicines, for example. The mobile ezzLIFTmaster is built for that environment.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Cosmetics & pharma
• Food & beverages
• +5

Handling fibre optic reels: pneumatic balancer with bellows gripper makes it possible

Fibre optic reels—even without a drum core—can be handled with a pneumatic balancer, special bellows gripper, and mobile crane system.

• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Crane system ezzLINK
• Electrical engineering
• +3

Instant cameras: a pneumatic balancer supports film cassette production

A crane system and pneumatic balancer from Best Handling Technology in Heuchelheim help Polaroid produce film cassettes for instant cameras.

• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Crane system ezzLINK
• Paper, print & packaging
• +2

THE LINE: future city on the Red Sea built with handling technology from Hesse

A carbon-neutral future city is rising in the Saudi desert—Best Handling Technology from Heuchelheim supplies key handling equipment for the build.

• Crane system ezzLINK
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Building materials
• +3

Ergonomic handling technology: a new, experienced contact at Best Handling Technology

Best Handling Technology in Heuchelheim, a leading supplier of safe, ergonomic, fast handling technology, has welcomed an experienced sales professional.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• +2

Handling with a light touch: an adaptable, ergonomic handling system

An ergonomic handling system combining a flexible crane, balancer, and diverse end effectors is a new 2024 innovation.

• Crane system ezzLINK
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Mechanical engineering
• +5

Heavy drums lifted and moved easily with the mobile lifting aid

Short-distance transport, mixing, lift, lower, dose, pour, or weigh—the adaptable mobile ezzLIFTmaster can do it.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Food & beverages
• Hygiene
• +3

Adaptable vacuum lifter with flexible applications and pneumatic gripper

ezzFAST is a very fast, adaptable vacuum lifter with a wide range of uses.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Logistics & trade
• Industry
• +3

Best Handling Technology exhibiting at Motek

Best Handling Technology exhibits 4–7 October 2022 in Stuttgart at Motek, the international trade fair for production and assembly automation.

• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• +4

KLT gripper for secure gripping and efficient work

Handling systems ezzLIFT, ezzFAST, and ezzFLOW with individually adaptable KLT grippers are ideal for small load carriers (KLT containers).

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• +4

Best Handling Technology exhibiting at Solids

At Solids in Dortmund, Best Handling Technology shows ergonomic, efficient handling systems to try and test.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• +5

Best Handling Technology exhibiting at Logimat

At Logimat in Stuttgart you can see Best Handling Technology’s innovative handling solutions for intralogistics processes.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Crane system ezzLINK
• +4

Mobile ezzLIFTmasterATEX lifting aid for hazardous areas

ezzLIFTmasterATEX is the mobile lifting aid for explosive atmospheres—ideal for short-distance transport, dosing, weighing, and mixing.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Chemistry & petrochemicals
• Explosive
• +1

Best Handling Technology launches ATEX lifter for hazardous areas

Best Handling Technology’s handling specialists have brought their first ATEX-approved battery-powered lift trolley for hazardous areas to market.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Chemistry & petrochemicals
• Explosive
• +1

Best Handling Technology lifting solution awarded “Die Goldene Hand”

Employers’ liability insurance association BG Handel und Warenlogistik has awarded Best Handling Technology’s prevention prize for products that counter workplace accidents and occupational illness.

• Crane system ezzLINK
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Mechanical engineering
• +3

Safe handling of bulk goods—with a vacuum lifter in hazardous areas

The ezzFAST vacuum lifter from Best Handling Technology moves goods quickly, safely, and ergonomically—and suits hazardous areas too.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Chemistry & petrochemicals
• Explosive
• +3

Ergonomic balancer: precise handling technology with pneumatics

Sensitive goods and packages can be positioned, assembled, or joined precisely with the flexible ezzFLOW ergonomic balancer from Best Handling Technology.

• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Mechanical engineering
• Automotive
• +2

The ezzFAST vacuum lifter for safe, fast handling of goods

Fast work made easy: for palletising, transport, and packaging the ezzFAST vacuum lifter from Best Handling Technology is highly versatile.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Logistics & trade
• Industry
• +3

Hygienic lifting and moving—mobile lifting aid for the food industry

The mobile, hygienic ezzLIFTmaster from Best Handling Technology fits the food industry well: stainless steel, easy to clean, robust, and ergonomic.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Food & beverages
• Hygiene
• +1

Vacuum lifter in hygienic environments

The ezzFAST vacuum lifter is extremely fast and, thanks to hygienic features, suits food or pharmaceutical production.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Food & beverages
• Cosmetics & pharma
• +6

Handling parts for a welding robot with an intuitive balancer

A standout feature of the Best Handling Technology balancer is flexible adaptation: sensitive products can be positioned precisely—in step with a welding robot.

• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Metalworking
• Mechanical engineering
• +2

Tool change made easy with the mobile ezzLIFTmaster lifting aid

Highly manoeuvrable, easy to operate, and customer-adaptable: the mobile ezzLIFTmaster supports safe tool change on machine tools.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Mechanical engineering
• Industry
• +1

Ergonomic transport and lifting technology with the mobile ezzLIFT lifting aid

Ergonomics, accident prevention, and economy go together for industrial and craft businesses: ezzLIFTmaster supports transport, lifting, dosing, and weighing.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Mechanical engineering
• Industry

Mobile ezzLIFTmaster lifting aid for loading packaging machines

The universally usable, flexible, customer-adaptable mobile ezzLIFTmaster from Best Handling Technology is battery-powered and supports dosing, weighing, and loading packaging machines.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Paper, print & packaging
• Mechanical engineering
• +2

Vacuum lifter: proper handling of hazardous substance containers

With a vacuum lifter such as ezzFAST, heavy hazardous substance containers with chemicals can be moved safely, ergonomically, and in compliance with regulations.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Chemistry & petrochemicals
• Explosive
• +2

Everything under control: handling sensitive products with a pneumatic balancer

Joining and assembling components, loading machine tools, assembly support, and more handling tasks—the ergonomic ezzFLOW balancer from Best Handling Technology.

• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Mechanical engineering
• Automotive
• +2

2021 trade fairs for Best Handling Technology handling technology

Handling technology to try and touch: Best Handling Technology will again present balancers, vacuum lifters, lifting aids, and crane systems at relevant industry trade fairs this year.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• +5

Piab suction cups and Best Handling Technology balancers improve ergonomics at 32 workstations

With a balancer and Piab gripper, Best Handling Technology from Heuchelheim improved ergonomics and accident prevention at 32 workstations for a logistics service provider.

• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Crane system ezzLINK
• Logistics & trade
• +3

Best working conditions with a vacuum lifter and highest product quality

Food manufacturer Dr. Schär has equipped its Ebsdorfergrund site with a very fast vacuum lifter from Best Handling Technology.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Crane system ezzLINK
• Food & beverages
• +4

Handling technology: Best Handling Technology weathers the COVID-19 crisis on solid ground

A major order helps Best Handling Technology, as a handling technology specialist, stay on solid footing through the COVID-19 crisis.

• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Crane system ezzLINK
• Logistics & trade
• +2

Ergonomic, productive, safe balancer for industry

Industry often needs individual handling solutions—the ezzFLOW balancer can be deployed in many variants with custom end effectors.

• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Paper, print & packaging
• Industry
• +1

Safe, fast handling in hazardous areas with a vacuum lifter

For staff in the chemical industry, Best Handling Technology offers a safe vacuum lifter for all package types—including use in explosive atmospheres.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Chemistry & petrochemicals
• Explosive
• +5

What the semi-gantry crane offers

The ezzLINKrack semi-gantry can be combined customer-specifically with a vacuum lifter or balancer and reduces collision risk in forklift traffic.

• Crane system ezzLINK
• Mechanical engineering
• Industry

Handling technology for bulk goods: balancer, vacuum lifter, or lifting aid

Custom handling technology for bulk goods from Best Handling Technology—as balancer, vacuum lifter, or mobile lifting aid.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• +8

Telescopic crane overcomes obstacles

A two-part telescopic crane, adaptable to individual environments, works in the tightest spaces where a conventional crane no longer fits.

• Crane system ezzLINK
• Logistics & trade
• Industry
• +1

Modern handling technology—balancing health and productivity

When employees in industry and logistics stay healthy, productivity rises—ergonomic, very fast handling technology helps make that happen.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Logistics & trade
• Industry
• +1

The articulated jib crane—large working radius combined with diverse load attachments

An articulated jib crane can also be used in low-ceiling rooms in logistics and industry—combined with a balancer it forms a flexible handling system.

• Crane system ezzLINK
• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Logistics & trade
• +2

The slewing jib crane—efficient movement and ergonomic lifting

A slewing jib crane is a huge help in confined workspaces because it avoids forklift accidents—the ezzLINKmobil can be combined with lifting equipment.

• Crane system ezzLINK
• Logistics & trade
• Industry
• +1

Dosing, weighing, mixing—the ezzLIFTmaster lifting aid can do it all

The ezzLIFTmaster is a multi-functional lifting aid that adapts to any industrial environment with various grippers and tools.

• Mobile lifting aid ezzLIFT
• Paper, print & packaging
• Industry
• +2

Staying in balance with an ergonomic, efficient balancer

An ergonomic, fast balancer supports healthy work: accidents are avoided, productivity and employee satisfaction increase.

• Balancer ezzFLOW
• Mechanical engineering
• Automotive
• +2

The ezzFAST vacuum tube lifter in practice at Schäflein

Schäflein has now installed a vacuum tube lifter built to measure and to the customer’s exact requirements—naturally from Best Handling Technology.

• Vacuum tube lifter ezzFAST
• Crane system ezzLINK
• Logistics & trade
• +2

First aid for children: learning to help by playing

Best Handling Technology supported distributing a first-aid colouring and workbook to elementary school children in the Giessen district.