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Handling, Packing & Transportation
Solving coil and pipe handling
problems
SPANSET has been producing lifting and
lashing equipment for over 40 years, and
has a wide range of products that provide
advantages for operator safety.
The company offers a range of standard
and bespoke products, including Secutex®
coated synthetic sling and sleeves for
synthetic, wire and chain slings, pads
for grabs, C hooks and fork lift truck
attachments, and coil storage and transport
systems.
Secutex is a polyurethane elastomer with
an advantageous combination of physical
and chemical properties, with up to 500%
stretch before break from its original length,
and a maximum working temperature
of 180ºC. Secutex also provides noise
reduction properties.
The Secutex sleeve and slings cover a
range from 2t to 80t in a parallel basket, all
with a 4:1 safety factor to EN 1492-1 and 2.
Because the sleeves hold on to the product,
there is no friction generated and therefore
no cutting or chafing to the sling or product,
unlike standard chain or wire rope slings.
SpanSet can supply standard sheets
of Secutex for use with grab jaw buffer
pads and C hook inner contact areas. Fork
lift truck tine protective sleeves can be
moulded to existing fork tines, or supplied
as a shoe to slide over the tine. It is also
possible to manufacture forklift attachments
with Secutex coating.
Coil storage and transport systems with
Secutex buffer pads offer protection to
the coil and long working life. SpanSet
designs, manufactures and supplies height
safety, lifting and load control products. The
company also provides training courses to
support its product range.
SpanSet Limited – UK
Fax: +44 1606 737502
Email:
Website: SpanSet Secutex sleeve
Magnetic lifting technology
TRANSPORTER® magnetic end-of-arm
tooling from Industrial Magnetics, Inc (IMI),
USA, magnetically transfers metal blanks,
stampings and parts in automated station-
to-station, press-to-press transfer or robotic
pick-and-place applications, among others.
The Transporter family is engineered with
powerful rare earth magnets that positively
hold the part during transfer, even during
unexpected loss of shop air, and greatly
reduces chances for slipping and shifting of
parts due to mill oil coatings, dust, dirt, rust
or weld splatter.
The Original Transporter is designed for
use on heavier gauge, non-flexing parts, and
uses a single burst of shop air to actuate the
magnet on and off; it is available in three
standard sizes with holding capacities up
to 670lb.
The Transporter LP allows for minimal
die clearance and can be easily installed
to existing air connections on tooling
booms or robotic face plates.
Transporter LP magnets are
designed to directly replace
vacuum cups with only minor
tooling adjustments. Suitable
for applications in the
appliance, automotive, and
office furniture industries,
as well as numerous
other material handling
applications, the Transporter
LP is a next-generation sheet handling
technology. It only requires a short, single
burst of shop air to quickly release parts,
and is available in three standard sizes, with
the strongest unit holding up to 162lb.
Included in the LP line is the TPLP50,
a 5", low profile Transporter that is suitable
for lifting thin sheets. It is also available with
a destacking option that features a special
magnetic circuit, designed to destack metal
sheets as thin as 0.03" (22 gauge).
The latest addition to the Transporter
family is the Transporter MV (MagVac) end-
of-arm tooling from IMI, combining vacuum
and magnet technology to lift and hold all
shapes and types of steel in stamping,
blanking, and press-to-press transfer
applications. The Transporter MV is suitable
for facilities with mixed-use metals, where
the magnet can be used in conjunction
with the vacuum for ferrous parts, and the
vacuum can work on non-ferrous materials,
eliminating downtime for tooling changes.
The product is available in six standard
sizes.
Each Transporter product provides
options for pick-up points on stamped,
perforated and odd-shaped parts, with a
reduction over vacuum and suction cups
in shop air costs. All Transporters offer
accurate placement on the die and quick
cycle times for increased production.
Each is million-cycle-tested for endurance,
and incorporates a fail-safe feature that,
in the event of air loss, prevents the
magnet from releasing ferrous parts. IMI
specialises in custom designs, providing
Transporter products for coil lifting, banded
material handling and other challenging
applications.
Industrial Magnetics, Inc – USA
Fax: +1 231 582 0622
Email:
Website:
Transporter magnetic end-of-arm tooling from Industrial
Magnetics