Types of coil handling devices - Crosby Airpes

Moving coils on a horizontal surface

When moving the coils through the storage space, one option is to move them on transfer carts.

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Transfer carts have many advantages for handling any coil: they cause low noise levels and are safe and easy to operate and maintain.

There are two types of transfer carts with which you can move all kinds of coils, such as metal coils, paper coils, etc.

• Steerable transfer carts: this type of transfer cart can move freely.
• Transfer cart on a rail: they can move in a single direction.

Both of them can have a JIB to lift the materials without needing overhead cranes.

For handling coils, the most common option is a battery-powered transfer cart with four-wheel drive, but, in Crosby Airpes, we can adapt the design to almost any use, like for special ATEX applications. Transfer carts can also be designed considering de inclination degree of the floor in the case that the warehouse has ramps.

We can also adjust the operation parameters, components, and vehicle options to your custom needs under request. Look at this on-demand solution: a transfer cart for 60 tones coils.

C-Hooks-style lifters for coils

A C-Hook lifter is easy to maneuver and needs less maintenance since there are no moving parts.

For comfortable control, the aisles in the warehouse where it is used must be as wide as the lift arm, plus a few inches of clearance. It must also ensure enough space for the C-Hook to move in all necessary directions without being obstructed.

Crosby Airpes’ C-Hook-style lifters are safe, efficient, and quick devices for handling coils. They are designed to meet every customer’s load configuration, weight, lifting area, and headroom requirements. Also, you can transform your C-Hook on a scale with our weighing systems.

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Two-arm coil grab: coil lifting tongs

A coil lifting tong is one of the most efficient ways to handle coils of different sizes, thanks to its adjustable arms. They are perfect for increasing the number of coils you can store in designated floor space. The only space requirement is a little margin for each arm of the grab on each side of the coil.

Their designs are scalable in lifting capacity. The only limit is the crane’s lifting capacity, where the tong will be installed. Another factor to consider is the headroom when the grab has to work in indoor spaces.

Uncoiling, straightening and feeding material to the press are certainly the basics of coil processing.  However, there is a lot of engineering and nuance behind each of these processes and the equipment that performs them. These resources are designed to quickly provide you understanding of various aspects of coil processing and the equipment choices that are available, all aimed at helping you in your role.

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Considerations Particular to Coil Stock

Coil stock has become well established within the metalworking industry over the past few decades. There are numerous advantages processing coil stock. As positive as all of this is, however, there various material conditions unique to coil stock. Understanding each of these potential issues and how to avoid or deal with them will help keep your operations at their best.

Slack Loops

With coil processing equipment, feeders can generally respond much more quickly than most uncoilers, also known as coil reels. In some cases, the uncoiler is additionally required to straighten. For an uncoiler to respond as quickly as a feeder does would require a much larger drive as well as the ability to position. This is why most systems have a slack loop.

Determining Optimal Coil Weight

One of the primary decisions that must be made when selecting a coil feed system is choosing the correct coil weight capacity. The run time between coil changes factored with the amount of time it takes for a coil change will help you to determine the optimum coil weight for your operation. 

Effectively Straightening Advanced Materials

The most challenging step in the process of delivering AHSS sheet to the press is straightening. We see this as the biggest need in the industry today, and the biggest shortcoming of the equipment that’s been manufactured and in use by stampers during the last 30 years or so.

Because you’re dealing with the most amount of weight and the most amount of strength, if coil is not contained properly, the result can be catastrophic. Watch this video to learn more about the importance of coil containment and how COE can help you keep your operations running smoothly.

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