Tower Logistics - Climb-Assist

Climb-Assist

Decreasing the weight that the climber has to carry both up and down the climb lessens the stress on the upper and lower extremities. This decreased strain to the arms and legs allows the body to keep a more constant flow of blood throughout the entire body and keeps the heart rate closer to the resting level. When the climber finishes the ascent to the top of the obstacle, the need to rest is decreased, as well as the propensity for the climber to feel light-headed and become involved in an injury.

The Patent Pending Climb-Assist(TM) is a device aiding a climber to ascend or descend a ladder in structures such as Wind turbines and tall radio towers. The Climb-Assist is fully controlled by the climber by his movement and not by any other source. While climbing a typical ladder, a climber must lift 100% of his or her weight. The present invention is a climbing aid that can redistribute the climber's weight so the climber must only carry 50% or less of his or her weight.

This product is focused on:

Improving safety
Improving quality of the working environment
Minimizing the strain on service and installation crews that work on structures like wind turbines and radio/cell towers
Minimizing personnel injuries

Benefits

By improving the working environment the service crews can work with substantially reduced fatigue
Extreme ambient temperatures will not be a limiting factor for climbing up or down
The average age for service personnel will increase, hence, more qualified and well trained personnel is available.
Employer can keep crews substantially longer
Employer will have a reduced cost in recruiting and training new crews due to less turn-over of personnel
Warrantee and insurance liabilities are expected to decrease
Project performance is expected to increase
Most service contracts are base pay plus performance bonus, hence Climb-Assist will effect benefits across the board
Climb-Assist results in better performance!

History

Tower Logistics, LLC specializes in developing solutions, tools, and equipment primarily for the wind energy and radio tower industries, with secondary focus on the farming, deep mining and off-shore industries. We offer the following products to solve the logistical and personnel issues facing any industry where climbing tall ladders is a daily necessity:

Climb Assist
Service Cabins for one or two people
Tower platforms and substructures
Ladder Systems for the wind industry
Safety equipment for the wind industry
Harness and accessories for the wind industry

The principals of Tower Logistics have over 130 years of combined experience in the design, development, fabrication, assembly, construction and operation of parts supplied to the wind and railroad industries, in both the public and private sectors. The principals of the company have been directly involved with the development, design and construction of wind turbine projects in excess of 800MW name plate capacity. Tower Logistics has the practical and professional experience to identify and develop solutions to the problems faced by these industries.

The principals of Tower Logistics have been working on climb assist technology since 1987. Throughout the development of Tower’s Climb Assist, the designer worked closely with industry experts to optimize the ergonomic and safety benefits of the device. Tower Logistics’ patent-pending Climb Assist design was completed in 2006.

Tower Logistics continues to improve the design to provide improved ergonomics, cost savings, versatility and durability.

Ladder Systems & Service Lift Systems
Tower Logistics is a proud supplier of Hailo ladder systems, service lift systems, and tower accessories.