Capital Equipment

The New TCS-500 high-speed air hoist is the latest addition to the Red Rooster range of hoists. From the requests of our customers we have developed a high speed / low weight hoist built around the successful design of the TCR-250 hoist.

Most automobile companies require using screws and washers at many places while making an automobile, be it a two wheeler or a four wheeler. Time is of as cense here as it is very important and every second which the operator saves can translate into increased productivity and increased number of vehicles produced. Most of the case, the operator has to assemble the screw and washer and then fix it at the required place.

Serapid is now offering a new safety option for their improved wedge clamp, the TBHS Escaping Arc Clamp.

Heason Technology Limited have combined positioning mechanics, integrated stepper motor/drives and motion controls from two of its distribution partners to provide a unique range of ready-to-run single-axis and X-Y positioning stages that offer a modular motion system solution with reduced integration costs for a wide range of applications.

Gardner Energy Management’s has updated its Emerald range with a trap set that is much lighter and easier to maintain. It has been specifically produced for repetitive load capacity applications where there is an extensive use of drip legs and trace heating systems used extensively in the chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries.

An Enerpac power lifting system configured for precision and safety has been employed to help install a flood control system on a key dam of the world famous Snowy Mountains hydroelectric Scheme. The simply operated hydraulic system was specified for use during the installation of eight 300-ton plus Hydroplus Fuse gates in a new auxiliary spillway to protect the Jindabyne Dam in the high country of Australia.

With ever increasing competition from around the world, manufacturing companies are reviewing their processes constantly to see if there are ways of reducing costs. If the new systems introduced also make a contribution to enhancing the production process then that is a valuable bonus. On this basis, the new blower-powered Airknife moisture removal system installed on the five-stand mill at the Corus Trostre Works, Llanelli must be considered a genuine success because it both saves money and helps to ensure quality.

With high speed performance for both long travel and nanometre to micron range incremental moves, Nanomotion’s motorised Z-Axis Auto Focus Stage provides a complete vertical positioning and focussing solution for automated microscope and imaging applications. Available exclusively in the UK from Heason Technology, the compact stage is easily adapted to standard or custom microscope mechanics and is available with a wide range of matching servo drives and motion controls.

Elscint Automation provides a special vibratory feeding system for feeding of small parts like pins, rollers, bushes, shafts etc. to centreless grinding machines. The advantage of this feeding system is that the components are fed at a continuous pressure. This leads to better and consistent quality of ground components.

The latest version of IndraMotion for Packaging from Rexroth gives engineers even more flexibility during product and size changeover. Rexroth’s new FlexProfile function simplifies engineering development of motion sequences in highly versatile packaging machines. Other new features include automatic program code generation and enhanced safety functions.