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In the factory for train wheels, axles and wheelsets, after machining the unfinished wheels must be inspected for fractures and cavities in an ultrasound testing device.
The wheels must be submerged in a water tank at an angle of 75°. During this process the gripper is also totally submerged!
Wheel weight: max. 1,000kg
Wheel diameter: 700 - 1,270 mm
Total weight, incl. gripper: 2,200 kg

In the factory for train wheels, axles and wheelsets, unfinished wheels must be removed from a stack of wheels and deposited in a vertical lathe followed by a hub drilling machine..
A low ceiling height and the requirement not to build the portal over the middle of the machine’s spindle called for an extremely long gripper extension and an additional turn and rotation axis..
Wheel weight: max. 1,200 kg.
Wheel diameter: 700 - 1,270 mm.
Total weight, incl. Read more ...

In a Russian end customer’s factory, unfinished train wheels must be removed from the stack and deposited in one of the four vertical lathes in the lathe cell. There are 2 cells with 4 vertical lathes each. A low shop crane limits the height of the portal. Moreover, the wheels are stacked six high and held in place by means of a centering mandrel in the middle. Because of the centering mandrel, the gripper must be arranged at an angle in order to be able to reach the bottom Read more ...

In the factory of a Czech end customer, unfinished train wheels must be removed from a feeder belt and deposited in a lathe cell with two vertical lathes. A low shop crane limits the height of the portal.
Wheel weight: max. 1,200 kg
Wheel diameter: 700 - 1,270 mm
Total weight, incl. gripper: 2,500 kg