Stone Vacuum Lifters

A stone vacuum lifter is a machine that uses suction pads and a vacuum pump to grip a stone slab across its face, then lift, tilt, and position it. It replaces edge clamps and manual carrying, so one operator can move heavy granite, marble, and engineered stone slabs safely and precisely.

The safe method is a vacuum lifter that distributes the load across the slab face, instead of edge clamps that point-load the stone or hand-carrying that risks injury. Every Quattrolifts machine has dual independent vacuum circuits and low-vacuum alarms, so the slab stays held even if one circuit loses pressure.

Yes. Marble slabs handle the same way as granite on a stone vacuum lifter: the suction pads grip the polished face and the machine lifts, tilts, and places the slab. Marble is softer than granite and chips easily at the edges, which is exactly why a face-gripping vacuum lifter is safer than edge clamps. For honed or textured marble, foam pads keep the seal reliable.

Yes. Polished granite is an ideal surface for vacuum lifting: it is flat, non-porous, and seals firmly with standard pads. Quattrolifts granite-capable machines run from 330 lb to 1,800 lb (150 to 820 kg), enough for full slabs and stacked-slab handling.

Yes, with the right pads. Polished stone seals with standard suction pads. Honed, leathered, flamed, or naturally porous stone needs foam vacuum pads that conform to the surface and hold the seal. Quattrolifts supplies foam pad sets for stone, so the same machine handles both polished and textured finishes.

The range covers 330 lb (150 kg) at the entry tier up to 1,800 lb (820 kg) for the Omni and Vector heavy-duty machines, which is enough for oversized granite and marble slabs. Always choose a machine whose rated capacity comfortably exceeds your heaviest slab.

For one-person stone work, a battery self-propelled machine in the Vector range is the best fit: the operator drives, lifts, tilts, and places the slab from a wireless remote, with no second person needed. For in-shop one-operator handling, the Mule range moves slabs across the fabrication floor without a crane.

Quattrolifts stone lifters are sold direct and through dealer partners across the US, Canada, Australia, the UK, and Europe. Submit a quote request with your slab sizes, stone finishes, and jobsite conditions, and a sales engineer responds within one business day with pricing and lead time. Several regional dealers also offer Quattrolifts rental and hire.

Yes, with one caveat. Engineered quartz has a denser, flatter face than most natural stone, so it seals on standard pads with a strong vacuum reserve. The catch is weight: a 3 cm quartz slab in a full 126 by 63 inch size runs about 25% heavier than the same slab in granite, so size the lifter to the quartz weight, not the granite weight. The Vector 1320 and Vector 1800 are the usual fit for full-size quartz fabricators.

Yes. A battery self-propelled machine in the Vector range drives off a tilt tray on its own wheels and picks the slab directly from the deck, so the driver does not need a forklift on the AU site. For shops that hire instead of buy, regional dealers offer Quattrolifts hire on the Vector range for one-off tilt tray deliveries.