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Maintenance and Inspection of Below-the-Hook Lifting Equipment (.pdf)
- Maintenance and Inspection of Below.doc. Maintenance and Inspection of Below-the-Hook Lifting Equipment. By the Bushman AvonTec Engineering Department. Many of the C-hooks, coil grabs, tongs, and load beams used in the steel industry are. among the least expensive components of the steel processing line
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HT Converter Housing
Handling Description: The cycle consists of gripping and lifting the part from the incoming conveyor, pitching the part from horizontal to vertical and loading a vertical fixture. The part is machined and must then be pitched down and transferred to a horizontal fixture for further machining. Both
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Electric Panels
Handling Description: The application calls for a way to grip the panel in the horizontal position on a bench, pitch up 75 - 80 degrees and set into an electrical cabinet. Problems: Placing the panels in the cabinets was labor intensive, requiring 2 or 3 people to place and secure the panels
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Crankshafts
Problem: Picking up the crankshafts and transferring them to the inspection table was repetitive. The crankshafts weigh 25 lbs. and were difficult to pick up by hand. Application: The application calls for a way to grip the crankshafts in a horizontal position on one of two parallel conveyors
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Automotive Exhaust Assemblies
. Solution: Pneumatic balancer with 120 lbs. lift capacity, 80" of vertical lift and dual balance circuit. Mechanical hook end-effector with stabilizer pad to maintain the exhaust assemblies in a horizontal position, as the lifting hook is not on the payload center of gravity. Balancer Mechanical
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Rolls of Paper
Handling Description: The machine cycle consists of picking the rolls from a slitter with the core horizontal and transferring them to a pallet. The rolls will be either positioned horizontally or pitched 90??for vertical core positioning. Problem: The vertical up and down dimensions
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55 Gallon Drums
Handling Description: Grip the drum in the vertical position on a pallet, lift, pitch to a horizontal position, set down on the floor, then release. Must be able to perform this sequence in reverse. Problems: A new storage area was being created that required compact (vertical) storage
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HVAC Damper Shrouds
Gallon BucketsBlood Bucket Cabinets Counterweights Cardboard box, Lifting & Handling Cardboard box Castings IngotInvestment Casting MoldsMoldsPlaster of Paris MoldsSupport Plate and MoldsWheel Molds Cylindrical Conveyor RollersCylindersGas CylindersHydraulic Swing CylinderSteel Core Shafts Drum