New and Improved
UNIVAC 250 Vacuum Lifter
- Increased product integrity
- Increased ease of operation
Why Caldwell
Founded in 1954, Caldwell is the leading manufacturer of below the hook lifting solutions. We provide you and your customers the best, most effective material handling solutions available. Our dedicated team of employee-owners take the time to fully understand your application. This understanding allows us to apply our experience and provide the best, most effective material handling solution available.
The Caldwell Difference
Experience
Caldwell has been developing innovation solutions for safe material handling since 1954.
Quality
From the design process to the shipping dock, we produce the quality you expect.
Engineering
Combining the latest technologies and over 100 years of experience to provide the best solution.
Service
Our responsive team is dedicated to provide the service you deserve.
Products
13 brand groups provide the best standard and custom lifting solutions available.
Product Lines
It is our goal to continually enhance and expand all of our product lines to provide our customers with a complete line of lifting products from one source. We do this through a continuous and aggressive research and new product development program. Over the years, we have increased our product offering by developing new solutions to both complex and common material handling applications. From our three adjacent manufacturing facilities in Rockford, IL, we produce 9 unique product lines. Our experienced and dedicated staff can assist you in providing your customers with a complete material handling solution. Caldwell’s engineered lifting equipment offers the broadest range of products in the industry to give you flexibility to address your particular application requirements with the economy of a standard product, and at the same time our engineers offer innovative solutions to applications that require custom design.
Univac®
Hook suspended vacuum lifters for handling single-piece metals/other non-porous items.
Strong-Bac®
Standard and heavy duty below-the-hook lifters that cover the majority of lifting requirements.
Rig-Release®
Products that can be operated remotely, from a safe distance.
Rig-Master®
Lifters for infrastructure, construction, pipe handling & smaller assembly processes.
Posi-Turner®
Load rotation lifters capable of rotating products while suspended or under load.
Mill Duty®
Heavy and severe duty lifters built to a more stringent design criteria, resulting in a longer life.
Lif-Truc®
Fork and carriage mounted attachments, changing your forktruck into a mobile lifter.
Krane-King®
Floor and column mounted jib and gantry cranes (manual or powered).
Dura-Lite®
Lightweight lifters constructed with composite materials.
Caldwell
Synthetic and wire rope slings, and specialty items for lifting and load securement.
Renfroe
Renfroe Plate Clamps
Rud
Rud Lifting Points
Industries Served
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Caldwell Manufactures Transportation Frame for Cryomodules
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Caldwell Custom Lifting Device for Cryomodule Assembly
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Caldwell’s Custom Forklift Attachment Adds Safety and Productivity at Stamping Plant
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RUD ROV Hooks for Subsea Installations
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Caldwell Adjustable Spreader Beam Lifts Rothera Wharf Frames in Antarctica
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Timber Company Turns Panels with Caldwell Posi-Turner
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Custom Caldwell Beam Lifts Electricity Cable Reels
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Caldwell’s RUD Line of Machined Eyebolts
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Caldwell Beam Lifts Rebar Cages on Overpass Project
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Caldwell Adjustable Lifting Grab Handles Concrete Blocks
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