WPG News

The WPG News section features articles, announcements, and helpful resources for professionals who use vacuum lifters, hand cups, mounting cups, and other material handling tools. Browse product updates, application tips, safety information, company news, and insights related to glass handling, construction, manufacturing, and installation work.

Custom Flat Lifter w/ Forklift Adapter

by David Peters At Wood's Powr-Grip, customers frequently approach us with a unique set of circumstances and enlist our help to find a material handling solution for their company. Such was the case recently when a… Read more »


The Stowaway Tilt Table - Product Reboot!

by David Peters As you may recall, Wood's Powr-Grip introduced this tilting work table some years ago, primarily for the glass industry. As a portable cutting table that can tilt, transport glass and be stored easily… Read more »


How Does Temperature Affect Your Vacuum Cups

by Jessica Smith Temperature Many owners and operators of Wood's Powr-Grip hand-held vacuum cups and below-the-hook vacuum lifters have expressed curiosity about the range of temperatures in which our products work.… Read more »


New Vacuum Pad for Use on Coated Glass Surfaces

A Need for Lifters That Can Handle Coated Glass A year and a half ago, a large glass processing company needed a vacuum pad that could lift from the warm side of coated glass. It also could not leave any damaging mark… Read more »