Tilt and Rotate Platform for Nuclear Industry
Overview Handling Specialty engineered and manufactured a unique portable tilt and rotate platform for draining dry storage containers (DSC) that hold spent nuclear fuel rods at a nuclear facility in Ontario. The process begins when a full container is lifted from a pool of water via a crane and placed on the rotator. An operator […]
Rotating Mast Lift for Tooling Inspection
Overview Handling Specialty engineered and manufactured a custom two-post rotating mast lift for an international power company’s (GE) power generation facility for turbine equipment inspection. Features Mechanical actuation is used for positive locking, which allows the tooling to be held at any elevation for extended periods of time. The lift must be in full “up” […]
Custom Tooling Positioner
Overview This ergonomic tooling rotisserie will be used to position composite parts during assembly operations. Taking up a fixed position lagged to the assembly facility floor, this rotisserie will operate intermittently, capable of lifting and holding up to 700 lbs. and rotating 360 degrees in both clockwise and counter-clockwise directions. This unit also includes 6 […]
Custom Work Positioner
Overview Built for the aerospace industry, this robust, custom-engineered headstock/tailstock tooling rotisserie allows for ergonomic access to multiple product sizes. It accomplishes this via rail wheels on one half of the unit, which traverses up to 20′ of rail to accommodate varying sizes of product. The unit(s) also travels up and down on two synchronized […]
Wind Tunnel Turn Tables
Overview A major wind tunnel engineering firm required two turntables for a wind tunnel they will place in a Texas University. Handling Specialty’s designs offered the project everything they’d asked for, including controls which allow the operator to customize the stop-position of the rotating top, set designated stops and run clockwise and counter-clockwise.
Rail Cable Fixture Rotator
Overview This custom cable fixture rotator designed and built for a rail industry client is used to manufacture cable trays for locomotives and coaches. It is used during the assembly of cable carrier trays for locomotives and other rail vehicles. If you are manufacturing equipment for LRT, Monorail or Heavy rail, the Handling Specialty cable […]