Скачать или смотреть Rethinking Material Handling: APTIM’s journey from cranes and hoists to robotic lifts

At the Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend Refinery, APTIM supports site operations, including maintenance and scaffolding services.

In this video, Brett Vandervelde, Site Lead at APTIM, explains how the team evaluated different approaches to material handling—including manual labor, cranes, and traditional material hoists—and why they decided to adopt LIFTBOT.

What stood out was LIFTBOT’s ability to move materials vertically while reducing physical strain on workers, improving safety, and offering flexibility across multiple locations. Instead of being fixed to a single point, the robot can be detached and redeployed wherever materials are needed, supporting maintenance work, turnarounds, and future capital projects.

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APTIM

APTIM is a global provider of engineering, construction, and maintenance services, supporting clients across the energy, industrial, and infrastructure sectors.

Flint Hills Resources

Flint Hills Resources is an energy company operating multiple refining and manufacturing facilities across the United States. The Pine Bend Refinery is one of its largest and most complex sites, requiring continuous maintenance, turnaround execution, and safe, efficient material handling.

KEWAZO

KEWAZO is a construction robotics company with offices in Munich (Germany) and Houston (USA).

KEWAZO’s flagship solution, LIFTBOT, is a battery-powered, remote-controlled robotic system designed for vertical material handling. Originally developed for scaffolding, LIFTBOT is now used across a wide range of industrial material-handling tasks, helping teams reduce manual lifting, improve safety, and increase productivity.

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