{"id":1423,"date":"2018-09-05T07:24:12","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T07:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2026-10-19T11:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T11:55:09","slug":"fhope-pallet-inverter-with-dual-clamper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/fhope-pallet-inverter-with-dual-clamper\/","title":{"rendered":"FHOPE Pallet Inverter with Dual Clamper"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Executive summary<\/strong>\nOur FPFZ-C02 pallet inverter holds the load between two clamps and turns it 180 degrees, so the pallet can be changed from the top. It takes loads up to 2.0 t and 610 to 2,000 mm high, in about 25 s per turn. Two clamps close from both sides, which shortens the clamping stroke and grips heavy loads evenly. A worked example checks a wrapped roll against the clamp range and works out turns per hour.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"940\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-CDG4Bq6ioo?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2 id=\"table-of-contents\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#why\">Why turn a load upside down<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dual\">What the second clamp adds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cycle\">The clamp and turn cycle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#specs\">FPFZ-C02 specifications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#example\">Worked example: a wrapped roll on a damaged pallet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#selection-checklist\">Selection checklist: what to send us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#safety\">Safety and EN 415-10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#engineering-faq\">Engineering FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#next-step\">Next step<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related-reading\">Related reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sources\">Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"why\">Why turn a load upside down<\/h2>\n<p>A heavy load sitting on the wrong pallet is hard to move off it. It may be on a damaged pallet, a wooden one that cannot enter a clean area, or a pool pallet that must go back.<\/p>\n<p>An inverter solves this by turning the whole load over. A new pallet goes on top first. After a 180 degree turn, the load sits on the new pallet, and the old one is now on top, free to lift away.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dual\">What the second clamp adds<\/h2>\n<p>A single clamp inverter presses the load down onto a fixed platform. Our dual clamp design moves both the top and the bottom clamp towards the load. Each clamp then travels only part of the gap, so clamping is quicker.<\/p>\n<p>Gripping from both sides also centres the load in the frame. That keeps a heavy or tall load balanced through the turn, with no vibration as it goes over.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cycle\">The clamp and turn cycle<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Load.<\/strong> A forklift sets the load in the frame, and a new pallet is placed on top of it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clamp.<\/strong> The two clamps close on the old pallet below and the new pallet above.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Turn.<\/strong> The frame turns the clamped stack through 180 degrees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Release.<\/strong> The clamps open. The load now stands on the new pallet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remove.<\/strong> The old pallet is lifted off the top, and the forklift takes the load away.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The operator runs the cycle from the panel or a wireless remote, outside the fence.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"specs\">FPFZ-C02 specifications<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\">Item<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\">FPFZ-C02<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Pallet size<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">1,000\u20131,200 \u00d7 1,000\u20131,200 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Load height in clamps<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">610\u20132,000 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Turnover capacity<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">2.0 t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Turnover time<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">about 25 s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Turnover angle<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">180\u00b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Frame<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">welded A3 steel profile, dead-weight fixing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Control<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">panel or wireless remote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Motor power<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">about 4.0 kW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Power supply<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">380 V, 50\/60 Hz, 3 phase<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">Machine size<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\">about 2,200 \u00d7 1,450 \u00d7 2,000 mm (L \u00d7 W \u00d7 H)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"example\">Worked example: a wrapped roll on a damaged pallet<\/h2>\n<p>Take a wrapped roll 1,000 mm in diameter and 1,200 mm long, standing on end on a 1,200 \u00d7 1,200 mm pallet. The pallet is damaged and must be changed. Each pallet is 150 mm high, and the roll material weighs about 800 kg\/m\u00b3. These are illustrative customer figures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weight.<\/strong> The roll volume is \u03c0 \u00d7 0.5\u00b2 \u00d7 1.2 = 0.94 m\u00b3, so it weighs about 0.94 \u00d7 800 = 754 kg. That is well inside the 2.0 t capacity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clamp range.<\/strong> The clamps hold the old pallet, the roll and the new pallet together. That stack is 150 + 1,200 + 150 = 1,500 mm high. It sits inside the 610\u20132,000 mm range, with 500 mm to spare.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turns per hour.<\/strong> One turn takes about 25 s, so the machine alone could make 3,600 \u00f7 25 = 144 turns an hour. Forklift trips and placing the new pallet add time t at your site. If t is 90 s, an illustrative figure, that is 3,600 \u00f7 (25 + 90) = 31 loads an hour.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"selection-checklist\">Selection checklist: what to send us<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Pallet length and width.<\/li>\n<li>Load height, including both pallets.<\/li>\n<li>Load weight and shape.<\/li>\n<li>Loads per hour.<\/li>\n<li>Floor space and forklift access.<\/li>\n<li>Power supply at site.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"safety\">Safety and EN 415-10<\/h2>\n<p>We design the inverter to EN 415-10 for packaging machines and assess risks to ISO 12100. The turning frame and the closing clamps are the main hazards. A yellow mesh fence keeps people out of the turning zone. On our dual clamp inverters, mechanical and electrical stop blocks guard against overload, and a current limiting valve controls the lowering speed. The control circuit runs at AC 24 V.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"engineering-faq\">Engineering FAQ<\/h2>\n<p>Q: When do I need dual clamps rather than one?\nA: For heavy, tall or round loads that must stay centred, and where clamping time matters.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Can the inverter take round loads such as rolls?\nA: Yes, if the load stands on a pallet and the stack height fits the clamp range.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Is the machine bolted down?\nA: Yes. The frame is fixed to the floor by bolts.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Which safety standards apply?\nA: ISO 12100 for the risk assessment and EN 415-10 for the machine, in CE markets.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"next-step\">Next step<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Email your pallet sizes, load heights and weights<\/strong> to <strong>info@fhopepack.com<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>We reply within 24 hours with a proposal<\/strong> naming the inverter model.<\/li>\n<li><strong>We send a layout drawing<\/strong> with the fence and forklift access.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"related-reading\">Related reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/pallet-inverter\/stationary\/pallet-inverter-two-clamper.html\">Pallet inverter with two clampers, 2 t<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/pallet-inverter\/stationary\/pallet-inverter-manufacturer.html\">Floor-level dual clamp pallet inverter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/heavy-duty-180-pallet-changer-machine\/\">Heavy-duty 180\u00b0 pallet changer machine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/steel-sheet-pallet-changing-upender\/\">Steel sheet pallet changing upender<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"sources\">Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Specifications: FHOPE pallet inverter with two clampers (FPFZ-C02) and floor-level pallet inverter product pages<\/li>\n<li>Machine video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-CDG4Bq6ioo\">pallet inverter with dual clamper on YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Weight, clamp range and output: our worked example, illustrative load figures<\/li>\n<li>Standards: EN 415-10 (packaging machines, general safety); ISO 12100:2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Last reviewed:<\/strong> 2026-10-17<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive summary Our FPFZ-C02 pallet inverter holds the load between two clamps and turns it 180 degrees, so the pallet can be changed from the top. 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