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Demag KBK Enclosed Track Crane with Manipulator Arm.
Installation of front and rear axles at a compact car assembly plant required a custom designed handling system that could safely lift, transfer and manipulate these awkward parts into the correct position for installation. The Solution: A custom designed air powered manipulator arm was designed and suspended from a KBK ERGO Enclosed Track Double Girder Crane.
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TC/American Hot Metal Carrier System Unique System Proves Best Solution
When Victaulic, a manufacturer of fire protection and HVAC equipment, decided to expand its current facility they needed a way to transport hot metal from furnaces to auto-pouring stations. The new system consists of three hot metal carriers: two are in use while the third is used as a back-up. The carriers travel on a closed loop monorail system which is routed around the foundry. A glide switch and spur track provide easy access to the maintenance areas where the third carrier is stored. Benefits: Safe (infrared transmitter), Efficient (weighing system) Easy to operate, reliable, Can be custom-designed (anti-collision system – strobe light flashes when carrier is energized, bell sounds..
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TC/American’s Spanmaster® Self-Supporting Crane
When the Fasson Roll Division, an Avery Dennison Company, was planning to add a second roll slitting line, and additional self-supporting crane system was needed. Their existing system, utilized I-beam runways and bridge. Operator fatigue inspired the customer to seek a better solution. The solution a 4000 pound capacity system facilitates lifting individual rolls of a maximum of 2000 pounds from the slitting machine onto a shipping pallet. The articulating trolleys with flat tread wheels running on a TC/American hardened track having a flat operating flange. The combination of these two features provides less rolling friction to overcome, thus easier operation and less operator fatigue.
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Demag KBK Semi-Automated Enclosed Track Monorail in a surface treatment application
A manufacturer was looking for a way to increase the throughput of boiler tanks through the surface treatment process, without a large increase in manpower. At the same time gentle, precise handling was required to reduce the risk of product damage. A KBK IIR Loop Monorail System was installed with 14 individual hoist/trolley units. The cured track profiles allow the monorail to wind through the complex layout of the surface treatment line.
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Demag KBK Multi Crane System for Engine Block Machining Application
Automobile manufacturer Nissan needed a way to safely move engine blocks into position for machining. To meet peak production requirements the ability to handle up to 18 blocks at the same time was required.
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Demag KBK Enclosed Track Monorail for a Dip Tank Sequence
A parts manufacturer needed a way to quickly and carefully transfer parts up to 500 lbs. through a multi-stage dip tank sequence without suffering damage. Operator safety and ergonomics throughout this operation were top priority. The Solution: By using a combination of Straight Track, Curved Track, Track Switches and Turntables, a multi-branch monorail system capable of servicing all tanks was installed.
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Ceiling Mounted Workstation Bridge Crane Provides Tractor Dealership Maintenance Shop with Lifting Versatility and Efficiency
A long time tractor dealer located in the Northeast sells and repairs lawn and garden equipment, commercial mowing equipment and light industrial as well as agricultural equipment. Some of the common maintenance tasks performed on the tractors required repeated heavy lifting. A job might involve installing front-loading buckets, or large calcium filled tractor tires that can weigh as much as 800lbs. The solution: a Ceiling Mounted Workstation Bridge Crane.
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Stainless Steel Rail in Food Plant
A supplier of pre-mixed salads to a fast food chain restaurant needed to move large mixing bowls within their mixing room from one station to another, and finally move the bowls to a wash down area. Ingersoll Rand provided a three-runway, two bridge crane system with Stainless Steel enclosed track monorail and Stainless Steel components, the most efficient solution for the long span and capacity required of the two bridge beams. Overall, the bridges are 30’ long and glide on 28’ runways.
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Freestanding Enclosed Track Workstation Crane (x2)
A leading manufacturer of fluid system products needed a way to increase productivity, while making it easier for operators to safely load 40 lb. valves into and out of machining centers. In their existing layout, 4 machining centers were used for the final manufacturing step in the valve production line. With no overhead truss system to support the rail, they needed a freestanding system capable of spanning the entire area, while allowing each machining center to have independent control of an overhead solution.
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Gorbel® Crane Increases Productivity 40%...Eliminates Need For Overtime
Two side by side Gorbel® Free Standing Work Station Cranes with vacuum handling devices - 100 ft. runways and 25 ft. bridges were installed. The previous high count for a day was 500. Now the plant is able to produce 700 panels in a day even with the elimination of overtime hours, an increase of 40%. The operators are also able to move the panels without assistance and they don't complain of back strains. The cart paths were entirely eliminated, which allowed for more usable floor space for production.
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Cleveland Tramrail® Monorail Reduces Maintenance and Increases Safety In Lab
A 2-ton Cleveland Tramrail® monorail system, with roughly 90 feet of straight and curved Tarca® track and Safpowrbar, was installed to replace the existing monorail. New support steel was installed and two new columns on concrete piers in front of the loading dock. Header beams and bracing were bolted to the new columns to provide rigid support to the monorail and switches. With the switches secured by the rigid mounting, the system was aligned once, and after repeated use, continues to remain properly aligned.
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Work Station Crane with G-Force® Helps Workers Catch Up To Assembly Line's Output... To Assembly Line's Output...
Gorbel® Work Station Crane with an Aluminum Bridge and a G-Force® Intelligent Lifting Device was installed. The Q model G-Force® was a great fit for the application because the G360™ swivel feature allowed the tooling to continuously rotate without twisting the coil cord. The workers natural flow in this application is circular which caused problems for the previous lifting devices. The speed that the operators are now able to work, and the frequency of loads they are able to handle has greatly increased. They are now able to keep up with the lines output of 22 units per hour, whereas before they were falling behind.
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Productivity Doubles With Help of Work Station Bridge Crane
Two Free Standing Work Station Bridge Cranes with 1 ton aluminum bridges and chain hoists with vacuum end effectors were installed. "The Gorbel system has worked out very well," said Moeller. "One operator is able to do 30 cycles per shift now, where before we may have only done 15. Plus, there have been no injuries."
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Vertical Rail Solution for Insulation Manufacturer
Two production workers manually lifted rolls of insulation from the line, and placed them onto a series of stackable trays on a pallet. It was time consuming, difficult work and the operators were often exposed Directly to the fiberglass insulation. Ingersoll Rand designed a vertical lift systems out of aluminum monorail and lifted a set of forks using an air-operated Ingersoll Rand hoist.
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Demag KBK Enclosed Track Crane with Manipulator Arm
Installation of front and rear axles at a compact car assembly plant required a custom designed handling system that could safely lift, transfer and manipulate these awkward parts into the correct position for installation.
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Demag KBK Enclosed Track Monorail for a Dip Tank Sequence
A parts manufacturer needed a way to quickly and carefully transfer parts up to 500 lbs. through a multi-stage dip tank sequence without suffering damage. Operator safety and ergonomics throughout this operation were top priority.
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Work Station Crane’s Flexibility Wins Customer’s Loyalty
An Electric Lift Truck Manufacturer needed a work station crane to lift truck parts of different sized and shapes from a steel cart and moved into a room where precision measuring takes place on a laser measuring table. They needed a system for their fragile application and have the flexibility to change or add to it as need in the field.
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Telescoping Bridge Helps Overcome Spacing Issues
Work Station Crane w/Telescoping Bridge with Chain Hoist helps overcome spacing issues for a supplier of machined components. “The telescoping WSC allowed us to maximize our available space while keeping the work area free of obstructions”. Machining operations occur in order across three different CNC machines, located side by side, arranged in a line. Operators are required to take a blank out of dunnage, perform a brief machining operation on a workbench in front of them and then load the blank into a CNC machine. The machined part is then unload and placed into finished dunnage and moved to the next process in the line if needed.
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Hybrid System Used In Place of Conventional Enclosed Track
Industry: Manufacturer of Gears and Gear Cutting Machinery for the Auto Industry. Application: Large, heavy machined parts are brought in on pallets to have tolerances measured. Parts are picked from the pallet, moved to the testing machine, and once testing is complete moved back to the pallet and on to the next operation. Several Stations perform similar processed very close to each other.
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Work Station Crane Helps Protect Product And Workers In Fabricated Stone Industry
A Free Standing Work Station Bridge Crane with a 1000# aluminum bridge and chain hoist was installed for a Manufacturer of Fabricated Stone Products. The Application was that large stones slabs are loaded and unloaded by hand or with fork trucks. Both methods caused problems with space, safety, and productivity. Not to mention the stress caused by the fact that the slabs are hand picked by the customer and any damage to the slab would be a very costly and time-consuming mistake. The crane system has helped to recruit and retain good employees by allowing them to work in a safe environment.
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