Application Examples:
Hydraulic toe jacks and toe jack
in action

What does the use of a machine lift look like in practice? On this page, we showcase real-world examples of our hydraulic toe jacks in action—from lifting individual machine tools to complete machine relocations, where the lift and transport trolleys work hand in hand. The examples come from companies around the world in the fields of mechanical engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, and assembly logistics.

Here's how a typical operation unfolds

In practice, the toe jacks and transport trolleys are usually used as a team: Two or four toe jack are positioned under the load using their forged safety tabs—depending on the model, 15 mm of ground clearance is sufficient. The machine is lifted evenly; if multiple lifters are used, lifting can be synchronized via a Quadro synchronous pressure unit upon request. Once in the raised position, transport trolleys are placed underneath; the load is lowered and can then be safely moved to its new location by a single person. No crane, no need to dismantle the hall, no production downtime lasting days—that’s why this method has proven itself worldwide for decades.

Industries and Applications

Our toe jack are used wherever heavy loads need to be moved with precision: during machine relocation in mechanical and plant engineering, in maintenance for aligning and leveling production equipment, in assembly logistics, at freight forwarders and machine relocation companies—and, in a nickel-plated cleanroom version, also in the semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and food industries. You can find a selection of over 1,000 references worldwide on our references page.

Is your application not listed here?

Many lifting tasks are standard—but some are not. For special cases, we develop customized solutions and special designs: from modified lifters to complete transport concepts. Tell us about your project at +49 711 5109810 or info@gks-perfekt.com—we make heavy lifting easy.