This example is typical of many trolley transfer applications where the payload could be carried on rollers or a special cradle, or if the product is granular or liquid the carrier would be a vessel of appropriate design.
By slight angling of the drives or removal of the inner flanges of the wheels the units can be successfully employed on curved rails as in the case in this application.
In exposed conditions such as shipyards, production often drops during severe weather conditions. By supporting interlinked building sections on drive units manufacturing can continue undercover. The building can be opened to allow access or removal of the work-piece and re-sealed to resume production.
In this application where components need de-burring the rotary mill is supported on two pairs of wheels which provide all the drive necessary to rotate the drum.
Basically this is another example of a transfer trolley system that allows the payload to be moved both horizontally and vertically.
A variety of blender applications have utilised drives where mixing and weighing are part of the process. Control can be accomplished via limit switch stations and the process can be completely automated.
At Doity Engineering Ltd, our underslung end carriages are capable of a 7-tonne carriage load and are available in 1 and 2-metre wheel centres as standard. Bespoke options are also available, upon request.
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