RK MRL 400 Manual Roll Lifter – Paper Sticker Roll Lifter up to 150 kg

A manual roll lifter is a wheeled lifting unit with a cradle or spindle that supports a roll and a hand-operated mechanism that raises and lowers it. It needs no electrical or pneumatic supply, so it can be moved to any machine in the plant and used wherever a roll has to be lifted.

The RK MRL 400 is rated for paper sticker rolls up to 150 kg, which covers the standard reels used on RK's flexo presses, tower machines, die cutters, slitters and inspection machines. The operator wheels the lifter to the roll, engages it, raises it to the shaft height, rolls the lifter to the machine and slides the roll onto the unwind. Unloading a finished rewind roll works the same way in reverse.

150 kg Lifting Capacity

The published lifting capacity is up to 150 kg for paper sticker rolls, which matches the reel sizes most narrow web label converters run day to day.

Manual Operation, No Power Needed

The lifter is hand-operated. There is no motor, battery or air line to connect, so it is ready to use anywhere on the floor and there is nothing electrical to maintain.

One-Operator Roll Loading

With the lifter doing the lifting, one person can load and unload rolls that previously needed two or three. Labour is freed for production, and the roll change is faster and calmer.

Safer Handling

Rolls are raised and moved on the lifter instead of being carried, dragged or rolled across the floor. That protects the operator's back and hands and protects the roll edges from the damage that leads to web breaks and waste.

Mobile Across the Plant

The unit moves on wheels, so a single lifter can serve the press in the morning, the slitter after lunch and the inspection machine in the evening.

Built for Label Converting Rolls

RK builds the lifter to suit the reel diameters, core sizes and shaft heights of its own machines, so it fits the equipment in a typical RK label line without adaptation.

The operator wheels the lifter up to the roll where it sits on the floor or pallet and engages the roll on the lifter's support. Using the hand mechanism, the roll is raised clear of the ground and up to the height of the machine's unwind shaft. Because the lifting is mechanical, the operator controls the height precisely and can stop at exactly the point where the roll core lines up with the shaft.

The lifter is then rolled to the machine and the roll is slid onto the shaft. Once the roll is secured, the lifter is lowered and wheeled away. Finished rolls coming off the rewind are removed the same way: the lifter takes the weight, the roll is slid off the shaft, lowered and moved to the pallet. The whole exchange is done by one person without lifting anything by hand.

• Flexo and tower press loading – lifting sticker paper reels onto the unwind of label printing machines.
• Slitting and rewinding machines – loading jumbo and stock lot rolls and removing finished rolls.
• Die cutting machines – handling printed rolls between the press and the die cutter.
• Inspection and rewinding – moving rolls to and from inspection machines.
• Roll stores and dispatch – lifting rolls onto and off pallets and trolleys.
• Any narrow web converting plant – wherever rolls up to 150 kg are changed regularly.

The RK MRL 400 is specified for paper sticker rolls up to 150 kg. In practice that includes self-adhesive label stock, chromo and thermal paper reels, film label stock and similar rolls used on label converting machines, as long as the roll weight stays within the rated capacity and the roll fits the lifter's support. Share your roll diameters, core sizes and weights with RK to confirm the fit for your reels.

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RK Label Printing Machinery Pvt. Ltd. has manufactured label printing and converting machinery in Ahmedabad, Gujarat since 1995, runs three manufacturing units and supplies customers in 23+ countries. The roll lifter is designed by the same team that designs the unwind and rewind stations on RK's presses and slitters, so the lift height and roll support are matched to the machines it will serve. A customer buying an RK line can add the lifter to the same order and have it installed on the same visit.

• Roll weight: confirm your heaviest roll is within the 150 kg capacity of the RK MRL 400.
• Roll size: share your maximum roll diameter, width and core size so the support can be checked.
• Shaft height: tell RK which machines the lifter will load, so the lift height matches their unwind shafts.
• Number of machines: one mobile lifter can serve several machines if roll changes are not simultaneous.
• Power on the floor: the manual lifter needs none, which makes it the simplest option for most units.

The price of the RK MRL 400 manual roll lifter depends on the roll support arrangement and any options you require. Prices are quoted ex-works Ahmedabad with GST at 18% applicable. Transport and stay for the RK engineer who installs equipment and trains your operators at your site are borne by the customer. Send RK your roll sizes, weights and the machines the lifter will serve and the team will confirm the unit and quote against it.