1. Bagged materials (such as raw material bags and finished product bags) are heavy and require high-frequency handling. Manual labor is not only slow—failing to keep pace with the production line—but also leads to occupational health issues like lumbar muscle strain. This results in high employee turnover rates.

2. Existing equipment, such as forklifts and manual pallet jacks, often lacks the flexibility needed for close-range, high-frequency transfers within the confined spaces of loading and unloading stations. Furthermore, both manual handling and traditional equipment pose risks of material collision or dropping, compromising product quality and production safety.

3. Since loading and unloading are adjacent stations, configuring separate handling equipment for each leads to equipment idling and wasted costs. Additionally, this setup consumes excessive floor space, which contradicts the principles of Lean Production.

4. The inherent uncertainty of manual handling causes poor coordination between the loading and unloading stages. This leads to bottlenecks such as material shortages or overstocking, which reduces overall production efficiency and increases operational costs.

1. Core Equipment Selection and Configuration 6m Pillar-Mounted Jib Crane: We selected a pillar-mounted jib crane with a rated load capacity matched to the weight of the workshop's bagged materials. With a 6-meter arm length, the crane covers the working radius of both the loading and unloading stations. The fixed-pillar installation saves floor space, while the 270° rotation enables flexible and rapid material transfer between stations. Its stable structure is specifically designed for high-frequency industrial scenarios. BILLIONS LIFTER® Vacuum Tube Lifter: Equipped with specialized suction pads for bagged materials and powered by a vacuum blower, this system uses vacuum suction to grip materials without damaging the bags. The operation is effortless; workers use a simple control handle to complete the entire cycle of gripping, lifting, transferring, and releasing, significantly reducing physical labor intensity. 2. Solution Implementation and Workflow I. Station Layout Optimization The jib crane pillar is installed at an optimal point between the loading and unloading stations. This ensures the 6-meter cantilever fully covers both the Raw Material Input (Inbound/Feeding) and Finished Product Output (Line-off/Palletizing) areas, enabling one device to serve two workstations efficiently. II. Standardized Operating Procedure Loading Phase: The operator uses the vacuum lifter to pick up raw material bags from the pallet. By rotating the jib arm, the material is quickly transferred to the feeding end of the production line. Unloading Phase: Once processing is complete, the operator uses the same equipment to suction the finished bags and transfer them from the discharge end to the finished product stacking area or packaging station. III. Safety and Efficiency Assurance Safety Features: The equipment is outfitted with safety mechanisms such as power-failure protection and vacuum pressure maintenance to eliminate the risk of accidental drops. Efficiency Gains: The rapid "suction-and-release" feature of the lifter, combined with the flexible rotation of the jib crane, reduces the handling time per bag from several minutes (manual) to just tens of seconds, drastically boosting overall operational efficiency.