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Steel coil handling equipment
From entering the coil eye to supporting a coil on a trailer: choose the equipment around the orientation, contact surfaces and handling sequence.
Start with the coil orientation.
Steel coils can require different equipment at each stage of a terminal operation. A forklift attachment, a crane-lifted flat and a trailer-mounted support perform different tasks. First establish whether the coil eye is horizontal or faces upwards, then define how the load will be picked up, moved and set down. Coil weight alone is not enough to select the equipment: width, inside and outside diameter, surface condition and available clearance also matter.
Discuss your applicationCOMPARE APPLICATIONS
Which equipment fits your task?
| Handling task | Equipment | What to specify |
|---|---|---|
| Enter the coil eye | Coil rams and coil mandrels | Pin-type, hook-type or fork-mounted interfaces; ram diameter and working length matched to the coil. |
| Load below the forks | Underslung coil hooks | A supporting arrangement below the forks for a compatible loading sequence and receiving vehicle. |
| Handle an eye-up coil | Eye-to-sky coil lifting flats | The documented STARKON reference is a 20 ft lifting flat with a 32-tonne configuration. |
| Support coils on a trailer | Coil adapters | A dedicated coil bed for a compatible flat roll trailer; the adapter and trailer have separate load limits. |
| Provide curved fork contact | Radius-top fork sleeves | A radiused supporting surface specified around the coil and the forklift fork dimensions. |
Explore the product range.
See the delivered 3-tonne modelCoil lifting C-hooks · 3–50 tonnes
Custom crane-suspended coil hooks and C-hook coil lifters from 3 to 50 tonnes. Engineered for the coil geometry and lifting duty.
Original project photographWire rod coil C-hook
Crane-suspended C-hook for wire rod coils. 3,000 kg WLL, with a 430 kg tare weight.
Roll trailer coil adapters & cradles
A removable coil adapter for safe, efficient transport of heavy-duty steel coils up to 33 tonnes each on a suitable roll trailer.
Forklift coil handling attachments
Purpose-built attachments for handling steel coils with forklifts.
Eye-to-sky coil lifting flats
A 32-tonne lifting flat for steel coils transported with the coil eye facing upwards.
Underslung coil lifters & fork-mounted coil hooks
Fork-mounted underslung coil hooks for loading steel coils, including trucks with dedicated coil floors.
WLL 12–32 tHeavy coil rams & coil mandrels
Heavy forklift coil rams and coil mandrels: WLL 12, 18, 23 and 32 tonnes, 1800 mm ram length and 300 mm diameter. Custom-built coildoorns on request.
Custom designCustom forklift coil rams & coil mandrels
Custom-built forklift coil rams and coil mandrels for steel coils. STARKON engineering matched to coil dimensions, load centre and truck mounting.
Radius-top fork sleeves for coils
Fork sleeves with radiused top surfaces for supporting steel coils during industrial handling.
YOUR ENQUIRY
Send the right starting information.
For a coil-handling enquiry, send the maximum mass, inside and outside diameters, width or height, eye orientation and handling sequence. Include the forklift interface or lifting arrangement and describe any surface-protection requirements. For trailer transport, add point loads, support positions and the intended restraint method.
Request a quotationPROJECT EXPERIENCE
From specification to delivered work.
Our portfolio includes an eye-to-sky coil flat and coil-handling projects. Their documented configurations provide a starting point for discussion; a different coil or machine interface requires its own assessment.
More equipment guides.
20 ft and 40 ft roll trailers: formats, payloads and coil transport
Coil supports for roll-trailer transport
Moving coils across a terminal calls for a different solution from lifting them through the eye. A removable roll-trailer coil adapter supports coils on the trailer deck and can be removed for other breakbulk loads. Explore the featured 33-tonne-per-coil configuration and photographs of the supplied equipment.
Explore removable coil adapters for steel coil transport