The DH-1 is suitable for steel drums only with pronounced rolling rims. The drums are automatically grabbed around the waist and released when set onto a surface and the truck reversed away.

The company's range of fork attachment drum handling equipment is usually made from high quality British steel, with frames and pillars made from 6-12mm steel to ISO 9001:2015 standard and issued with test certificates to guarantee safe operation.

However, for units that will be used in an ATEX zone, St Clare Engineering uses stainless steel which eliminates the possibility of sparking when the drum grab hits the steel drum. A stainless steel DH-1 can be certified for use in ATEX Zones including 0, 1 or 2, and also gas and dust zones.

Most Grab-O-Matic drum handlers can be manufactured from stainless steel for use in ATEX areas, including the 1 and 2-DLR Rim Grippers, SC10 Drum Rotator and 1-DLR-BG Base Gripper.

Grab-O-Matic drum handling attachments are robust, manufactured entirely in the UK by precision engineers, and St Clare Engineering carries out a 100% inspection of all products before they leave the factory.

St Clare Engineering has been manufacturing fork lift truck attachments under the Grab-O-Matic trade name for 60 years to handle drums and other containers of all shapes and sizes. Today it has a range of drum handling equipment that can do most jobs in most environments – from the Arctic Circle to the Arabian Gulf.