1. Why We Need Steel Structure Overturning Equipment, and its Role in Production:
1) Definition: Steel Structure Overturning Equipment, or Steel Structure Flipping Equipment, is logistics unit and manipulator in the process route of Steel Structure production;
2) Task: As we know, the manufacture of various types of steel structure members, including H Beam, BOX Beam, T Beam, Pipe, Special Shape Structure Member... involve actions of workpiece Overturning/ Conveying/ Hoist and Fall all the while;
3) Necessity: Due to the large size and heavy weight of these workpieces, together with the degree of heat accumulated on the surface of workpieces post welding, it is necessary to use Steel Structure Overturning Equipment for completing position change jobs;
4) Role: In any of the modern automatic stream flow Steel Structure Production Line, be it H Beam Production Line, or BOX Beam Production Line, or T Beam Production Line, you can always find the busy working of different kinds of Steel Structure Overturning Equipment. They play the role of joints in production line, making the material flow and WIP (Work in Process) flow realized in controllable, orderly, and highly efficient manner;
Wuxi JACK 60°/ 90° / 180° Steel Structure Flipping Equipment in Automatic H Beam Production Line: (Fig.1)
5) There is another kind of simplified Steel Structure Flipping Equipment: Steel Plate Overturning Equipment, which specifically aims on overturning of big and heavy steel plate.
Wuxi JACK 150Ton Steel Plate Overturning Equipment Installed at Customer Site: (Fig.2)
2. The Advantage of Steel Structure Flipping Equipment:
1) Safe and Friendly Working Site: With the help of these Steel Structure Overturning Rack, operators can be relieved from toilful and dangerous job, when they change the orientation of the large and heavy workpieces by means of traveling crane;
2) Labor Cost Saving: Correspondingly, number of operators can also become less. This is especially meaningful under the current trend of more and more precious and expensive manual labor available;
3) Site Management: Besides, the entire TAKT (Working pace) of automatic Production Line is controllable with the installation of Steel Structure Overturning Equipment, attaining the target of 85%+ line balance rate;
3. The Two Main Types of Structure Overturning Equipment:
1) In practical application, Steel Structure Flipping Equipment can be divided into two branches of Steel Structure Overturning Rack and Steel Structure Chain Manipulator;
2) The difference between the Two Types is obvious: Steel Structure Overturning Rack utilizes mechanical hard racks, while Steel Structure Chain Manipulator adopts soft and flexible roller chains, to support and manipulate workpiece respectively.
Wuxi JACK 180° Moving type Steel Structure Overturning Rack: (Fig.3)
Wuxi JACK Steel Structure Chain Manipulator: (Fig.4)
3) Applicable Sites of the Two Types: Steel Structure Overturning Rack is usually applied in all kinds of automatic production line, while Steel Structure Chain Manipulator sees more application in individual operating station.
