250 Ton Rail Turntable

Rail Turn Table Top View

Overview Used to rotate locomotives and other rolling stock in the railyard, this 250 ton turntable alters the direction of the train. The turntable includes a locking mechanism at one end of the table, locking bar pockets for the locking mechanism and a walkway with hand railing that traverses one side of the table. One […]

90 Ton Heavy Duty Rail MRO Drop Table

90 ton drop table for rail

Overview Once the rail car has driven on to this 90 ton heavy duty rail MRO drop table and the wheelsets have been disengaged, it rises and lowers the rail wheelsets and bogies on four mechanical ball screw posts. This unit also traverses the service rails moving forward and backward to assist in removing the […]

Electro-mechanical Scissor Lifts for Automotive Industry

Scissor lift personnel platforms

Overview Handling Specialty ‘s custom engineered scissor lifts for the automotive industry were built to lift personnel during the inspection of vehicles in the manufacturer’s paint shop. These two units run electro-mechanically, compete 1200 cycles per day, 364 days a year and are lagged to the purchaser’s facility floor. Features Control panel PLC with HMI […]

Rail Guided Vehicle System with Turntables

Rail guided vehicles with turntable system in application

Overview This rail guided vehicle system with turntables solution was designed and built for intermittent operation to the specifications of a leading company for the Canadian infrastructure market and includes three guided vehicles and two turntables that operate on a rail system. They were engineered to move precast concrete pipe products into and out of […]

AGV Unload Station for Assembly

AGV unloader

Overview This AGV unload station is used to lift product off an automated guided vehicle during assembly tasks 50 times per day, 10 hours a day, 4 days per week. It is lagged to the client’s floor and can lift up to 4,000 lbs. This unload station allows technicians to work at ergonomic heights by […]

Powered Rail Turntable

Powered rail turntable for wheel-sets

Overview These nine rail turntables are used to automatically rotate a single wheelset from a bogie (truck). When the wheelset is rolled onto the turntable, stops on the turntable track will secure it while the turntable rotates 90 degrees. After rotating the stops will release the wheelset and a lever mechanism will push the wheelset […]