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Linear rail for hostile environment
23
July
2008
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Engineering components that are resistant to the ingress of wood dust are crucial to the reliability of a new automated production line being built by project engineering company, 3think Limited. This Halifax based company has designed, manufactured and is currently installing a bespoke automated line at a large timber engineering company. This special purpose machine automatically produces frames for timber framed houses and these can be up to 6m long and 3m wide. The process requires up to 8 nails per second to be fired into the frame to achieve the necessary productivity.
Sections of highly robust and compact TMT Speedy RailŪ have been supplied for the bridge across the conveyor that carries the nail gun. This is a perfect application for this linear motion system that has recently been added to the R. A. Rodriguez product line. Despite its light weight Speedy RailŪ is exceptionally strong and easy to install. Resistance to weld splatter has made it the preferred choice of most car manufacturers who specify Speedy RailŪ for lift-and-carry transfer lines for car body panel welding.
The Speedy RailŪ beam is a heat-treated aluminium alloy profile with hollow cross-sections that give it high strength under torsion and deflection stresses. The profiles are manufactured by a special extrusion process then surface hardened and given a patented finishing treatment. Quiet operation is assured as the Speedy RailŪ rollers are encapsulated in a sintered plastic compound shell that is resistant to pollutants. Resistance to weld splatter has made it the preferred choice of most car manufacturers who specify Speedy RailŪ for lift-and-carry transfer lines for car body panel welding.
Given these credentials TMT Speedy RailŪ has all the necessary qualities to ensure the reliable running of the nail gun carriage in a hostile environment. Ease with which the rail could be installed was another plus point for 3think. Rail sections could be joined end-to-end using standard bolted dovetail clamps to form the required 9m runs on either side of the conveyor. As standard the rails are provided with a dovetail groove on both sides of the profile to accommodate any fixture attachments without the need for drilling or welding.
Further Information:
RA Rodriguez (UK) Limited
28 Campus Five,
Letchworth Business Park
Letchworth Garden City
Herts SG6 2JF
Tel: +44 (0)1462 670044
Fax: +44 (0)1462 670880
Email: info@raruk.com
www.rarodriguez.co.uk |
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