1. Brief on this Article on Steel Structure Overturning Equipment:
This article is on the topic of demand, classification, features, design, and put into use of Steel Structure Flipping Equipment.
2. Demand on Steel Structure Flipping Equipment:
1) In manufacturing process of steel structure members, logistic job is critical in connecting working stations into a fluent material process flow;
2) The three basic tasks of these Steel Structure Overturning Equipment are flipping, elevating and transport, making workpiece arriving at its various destination in ideal angle position and height level;
3) The flipping process of its Steel Structure Flipping Rack should be flip angle adjustable;
4) The operation of these Steel Structure Overturning Equipment/ Steel Conveyor should be in high speed and high productivity, keeping up with TAKT (Working pace) of the corresponding H Beam Production Line, or BOX Beam Production Line, or other custom-made Steel Structure Production Line;
5) Technical Requirement on Steel Structure Overturning Equipment and Chain type Overturning Equipment:
Due to the large dimension and heavy weight of steel structure members,
a) These Steel Structure Flipping Equipment should be durable, with high strength, high intensity, and long using life;
b) Its running should be in the fashion of high safety and stable performance;
c) Its operation should be automatic and with remote control available.
3. Classification of Steel Structure Overturning Equipment:
1) Henceforth, the steel structure Overturning Equipment can be divided into two broad groups of:
a) For workpiece angular position change --- Such as Chain type Overturning Equipment, Steel Structure Flipping Rack, etc.;
b) For workpiece sending --- Such as Steel Conveyor, or Movable Steel Structure Overturning Equipment;
2) Some of the products combine the above-mentioned two functions; Some products are just for solitary purpose;
3) Steel Structure Member flipping, or called overturning accounts for majority use of the Steel Structure Overturning Equipment, and this is the name of its product family originated from.
4. Characteristics and Design of Steel Structure Flipping Equipment:
1) Design on Steel Structure Overturning Equipment:
This is based on customer demand, and embodied on the aspect of its features:
a) For Steel Structure Flipping Equipment and Chain type Overturning Equipment, the two foremost objects are workpiece flipping and sending, especially flipping;
b) The workpiece of steel structure members are usually bulky and heavy;
2) Driving Mode in Steel Structure Overturning Equipment:
a) For these reasons, hydraulic system is the most often used driving way adopted in nearly all types of Chain type Overturning Equipment, Steel Conveyor, and Movable Steel Structure Flipping Rack;
b) Supplemented with electric motor reducer, and sometimes chain hoist;
c) Steel Conveyor is basically electric motor drive;
3) Flipping Mechanism in Steel Structure Flipping Equipment:
a) Roller chain is the most often used manipulators in Steel Structure Overturning Equipment, in the form of various types of Chain type Overturning Equipment;
b) Meanwhile, in H Beam Production Line, the stationary and or moving type 60°/ 90°/ 180°Steel Structure Flipping Rack are deployed at different work stations for specific use;
4) Structure of Steel Structure Overturning Equipment:
a) For structure of these Steel Structure Flipping Equipment, the most frequent type is frame constructure, forming into shape from 4 pieces of upright columns;
b) Nearly all the Chain type Overturning Equipment is in the form of frame constructure;
c) In actual practice, there are several variations in its detailed constructure – Closed type, half closed type, fixed dimension, flexible dimension, etc.;
d) On the other hand, the Steel Structure Flipping Rack of Stationary / Movable 60°/ 90° /180° has the structure of swinging L arms installed on base bed;
e) As to structure of Steel Conveyor, it can be either in the form of travel cart (steel conveyor), or plate chain type, or roller type, depending on customer expectation and application scenario;
5) Preconditions on Running of Steel Structure Overturning Equipment:
The last but not least factors to be taken for designing on Steel Structure Flipping Equipment is its safety and reliability. For this reason,
a) All the components, no matter self-made and outsourced ones, are of high quality;
b) The roller chains of Chain type Overturning Equipment should have high strength, high intensity and high toughness, which is durable and wear resistance;
c) Motor reducers and chain hoists for driving overturning process of Chain type Overturning Equipment should have self-locking capability;
d) Operation of these Steel Structure Overturning Equipment had better be fully automatic, and have remote control available;
e) The Emergency STOP button of these Chain type Overturning Equipment, Steel Structure Flipping Rack, Steel Conveyor … should be close at hand for operator.
5. Apply of Steel Structure Overturning Equipment:
In all, the use of various kinds of Steel Structure Flipping Rack, Steel Conveyor and Chain type Overturning Equipment fulfils the three most important tasks of:
1) Logistics needs in heavy duty Steel Structure Production Line, such as H Beam Production Line, BOX Beam production Line, T Beam production Line, etc.;
2) Relieve operators of tedious, toilful and dangerous workpiece manipulation, helping them focus on more value-added jobs with technical content;
3) Make workpiece at best and ideal orientation, attaining the purpose of optimum ergonomics condition in the process of working.
As a summary, Steel Structure Overturning Equipment is indispensable function unit of vital importance for getting satisfactory and successful implementation of steel structure production.
