Vacuworx manufactures, sells, leases, rents, and services vacuum lifting systems for the energy, general construction, infrastructure, and utility industries.

Vacuworx Systems handles all forms of pipe, plate and slabs including steel, plastic, concrete and cast iron pipe, steel plate, steel piling, and pre-cast slabs. Its lifters can be attached to excavators, wheel or track loaders, cranes, pipelayers, and forklifts, and can handle surfaces with a variety of coatings as well as somewhat uneven surfaces.

The Vacuworx System has an excellent reputation around the world and is regarded as one of the best new innovations in the oil and gas industry in the past 20 years.

Five in-stock models are available with lifting capacities from 3–20 tonnes. Lifters can be customised to accommodate a variety of applications and lifting needs.

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Three reasons to purchase Vacuworx

  • According to Vacuworx its lifters are safer, as fewer ground personnel on the job site reduces the risk of accident.
  • Less ground personnel as a result of using Vacuworx lifters means lower payroll and insurance costs.
  • Vacuworx lifters improve efficiency due to the increased productivity by 7–12 times during load and unload cycles.

Vacuworx is privately held as Vaculift, Inc. and operates out of its main headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the United States.

Astec Australia represents the Vacuworx range of vacuum pipe-handling equipment in Australia. Astec Australia was established in Brisbane three years ago and has experienced rapid growth since, with 15 companies now under the Astec Australia umbrella providing crushing, screening and handling equipment; asphalt equipment; paving equipment; pipe-lifting equipment and more.

Astec Australia has recently moved to a new 2 hectare premises in Queensland and has established a new office in Perth, Western Australia. The new facility gives Astec Australia greater capability to deliver better service. It will house display equipment, a custom fabrication warehouse and servicing warehouse, making it a one-stop shop for mining and engineering equipment.

Astec Australia represents the Vacuworx range of vacuum pipe-handling equipment in Australia. Astec Australia was established in Brisbane three years ago and has experienced rapid growth since, with 15 companies now under the Astec Australia umbrella providing crushing, screening and handling equipment; asphalt equipment; paving equipment; pipe-lifting equipment and more.

Astec Australia has recently moved to a new 2 hectare premises in Queensland and has established a new offi ce in Perth, Western Australia. The new facility gives Astec Australia greater capability to deliver better service. It will house display equipment, a custom fabrication warehouse and servicing warehouse, making it a onestop shop for mining and engineering equipment.