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Ergonomics for Improved Efficiency and Safety

Designed to enhance workplace productivity, Southworth positioning solutions bring the work to the worker, reducing the need for excessive bending, reaching, and stretching. These machines include lift tables, pallet handlers, and container tilters, all engineered to improve efficiency and safety. With a focus on optimizing ergonomic positioning, these solutions ensure safe, consistent operation across various applications.

With its long-term reliability, Southworth equipment minimizes worker fatigue while addressing diverse material handling needs, resulting in safer and more productive operations.

Work Positioning Applications


Lift Tables

Southworth lift tables are engineered to provide ergonomic work solutions by positioning materials and personnel to adjustable heights. Whether you’re looking for hydraulic lifts, portable lifts, container tilts, or other specialized solutions—we have an array of products to fit various lifting needs.
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Pallet Handling Equipment

Southworth PalletPal® products are engineered to provide ergonomic support by maintaining optimal load heights, reducing manual strain, and facilitating smooth loading and unloading processes. We offer flexible options that improve workflow efficiency and accommodate a wide range of pallet handling needs.
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Container Tilters

Designed and built to significantly improve productivity and enhance worker safety, Southworth's extensive range of models and configurations includes versatile pan-style, highly portable, and convenient roll-on options.
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Stackers + Positioners

Choose from Southworth stackers and positioners, available in fork-over style for use with open bottom pallets or skids, or straddle style for use with any pallet or skid, including those with closed bottoms.
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Turntables

Our industrial turntables can increase worker productivity by repositioning the load rather than the worker, saving time, reducing fatigue, and eliminating potential trip hazards. These versatile turntables enhance efficiency in palletizing, assembly, and maintenance tasks by allowing seamless access to items from any angle.
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Parcel Unloaders

Our parcel unloaders are designed to quickly and efficiently move parcels and other items onto conveyors and automated sortation systems. Southworth unloaders offer versatile solutions for many types of containers, including gaylords, hampers, and plastic carts.
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Roll Handlers + Upenders

These roll handling and upender solutions are designed to simplify the movement and positioning of rolls and cylindrical materials, improving safety and efficiency. With products like upenders and tilters, Southworth provides solutions to manage a range of material handling needs, from heavy loads to fragile parcels.
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Workbench Lifts

Southworth offers versatile workbench lifts designed to support a wide range of tasks. These portable, mechanical lifts are an essential addition to workbenches, service vans, or maintenance carts, providing a reliable and adjustable support system when lifting assistance is required.
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Stainless Steel Lifts

Designed to meet the stringent sanitation requirements of industries like food processing, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals, Southworth stainless steel products offer durability and resistance to corrosion, making them ideal for environments that require frequent wash downs and exposure to harsh conditions.
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Lift Tables
Pallet Handling Equipment
Container Tilters
Stackers + Positioners
Turntables
Parcel Unloaders
Roll Handlers + Upenders
Workbench Lifts
Stainless Steel Lifts
Lift Tables
Southworth lift tables are engineered to provide ergonomic work solutions by positioning materials and personnel to adjustable heights. Whether you’re looking for hydraulic lifts, portable lifts, container tilts, or other specialized solutions—we have an array of products to fit various lifting needs.Lift Tables
Pallet Handling Equipment
Southworth PalletPal® products are engineered to provide ergonomic support by maintaining optimal load heights, reducing manual strain, and facilitating smooth loading and unloading processes. We offer flexible options that improve workflow efficiency and accommodate a wide range of pallet handling needs.Pallet Handling Equipment
Container Tilters
Designed and built to significantly improve productivity and enhance worker safety, Southworth's extensive range of models and configurations includes versatile pan-style, highly portable, and convenient roll-on options.Container Tilters
Stackers + Positioners
Choose from Southworth stackers and positioners, available in fork-over style for use with open bottom pallets or skids, or straddle style for use with any pallet or skid, including those with closed bottoms.Stackers + Positioners
Turntables
Our industrial turntables can increase worker productivity by repositioning the load rather than the worker, saving time, reducing fatigue, and eliminating potential trip hazards. These versatile turntables enhance efficiency in palletizing, assembly, and maintenance tasks by allowing seamless access to items from any angle.Turntables
Parcel Unloaders
Our parcel unloaders are designed to quickly and efficiently move parcels and other items onto conveyors and automated sortation systems. Southworth unloaders offer versatile solutions for many types of containers, including gaylords, hampers, and plastic carts.Parcel Unloaders
Roll Handlers + Upenders
These roll handling and upender solutions are designed to simplify the movement and positioning of rolls and cylindrical materials, improving safety and efficiency. With products like upenders and tilters, Southworth provides solutions to manage a range of material handling needs, from heavy loads to fragile parcels.Roll Handlers + Upenders
Workbench Lifts
Southworth offers versatile workbench lifts designed to support a wide range of tasks. These portable, mechanical lifts are an essential addition to workbenches, service vans, or maintenance carts, providing a reliable and adjustable support system when lifting assistance is required.Workbench Lifts
Stainless Steel Lifts
Designed to meet the stringent sanitation requirements of industries like food processing, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals, Southworth stainless steel products offer durability and resistance to corrosion, making them ideal for environments that require frequent wash downs and exposure to harsh conditions.Stainless Steel Lifts


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Supplying Precision and Performance

For over 130 years, Southworth Products have earned a reputation for high quality and a commitment to:

Durability

Engineered for resilience in demanding industrial environments

Safety

Designed to ensure secure operation and worker protection

Versatility

Adaptable solutions for industry-specific needs

Reliability

Ensuring consistent operation over the long term

Durability

Engineered for resilience in demanding industrial environments

Safety

Designed to ensure secure operation and worker protection

Versatility

Adaptable solutions for industry-specific needs

Reliability

Ensuring consistent operation over the long term

How do you safely handle hundreds of banana boxes full of groceries?
CASE STUDY

How do you safely handle hundreds of banana boxes full of groceries?

At a large east coast grocery chain, the stores daily have merchandise that needs to be “reclaimed” or returned. Items include all types of groceries from canned goods, to bottles, to cartons and cases that are out of date, damaged or possibly even subject to a recall by the original supplier.
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More Product Solutions

For specialized applications, Southworth provides a variety of solutions including elevating worker platforms, workbench lifts, loading dock lifts, and parcel unloaders. Options in stainless steel are available to meet industry-specific requirements.

Container Access
Load Transporting
Pallet Handling
Vertical Lifting

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