Tag: workplace safety

NIVEK Industries’ Track Elevating Device (TED) originated as a tool to help mine maintenance personnel safely remove and replace belly plates on heavy equipment. This ingenious machine is fully mobile, remotely operated, powered by a rechargeable battery and able to deadlift up to 800kg safely.Given the widespread uptake of TED at mine sites across Australia, it is little wonder that both the Nivek team and their clients are constantly thinking of new applications for this tough, yet nimble, platform. The latest development, requested by one of Australia’s biggest mining companies, is the Steer Idler attachment, which was specifically designed to remove and replace steer idlers on ultra-class dump trucks. Typically weighing around 380kg, the massive steer idlers must be supported...

THE best tools in the world are usually designed by people who see a need to improve the efficiency or safety of their own job. Nivek Industries’ ingenious new Lift Assist 40 tool manipulator arm is the perfect example of a workplace solution based on real world experience. It was designed and built in Australia by Nivek’s founder Kevin Cant, who was a maintenance fitter for several years. The tool manipulator is designed to take the weight out of a wide range of tooling, including rattle guns, impact drivers, pneumatic torque guns (including Rad and J-guns,) air sanders and more. Its 40kg SWL capacity allows these heavy tools, which can be in use for hours at a time, to be...