Heavy Duty Solutions for loading heavyweight components on the testing machine
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Precise loading of Rotors on Testing pivot
Handling heavy components poses lot of challenges. Specifically, while loading them precisely on the testing machine. Fine handling has developed specialized Electro-pneumatic manipulators handling such large size components like Rotors (350 kg) or locomotive wheels (500 kg) and their variants.
Challenges
- Handling range of variants of heavy components (32 variants in case of rotors, 3 variants in railway wheels)
- Grip and Lift of the heavy components
- 90-degree orientation change mechanism
- Precise mounting of rotors on testing pivots
Solution and Benefits
- Electro-pneumatic manipulator with lift and tilt function is driven electrically and clamping is done pneumatically
- Innovative gripper with size of 350 mm which grips on the periphery of the rotor to achieve precise mounting
- Eliminated damages to testing machine pivot arising out of the improper mounting
- Easy handling of variant range with one single gripper
- Eliminated risk of injury to the operators