Custom Three-Axis Work Positioner
Overview Four custom three-axis work positioners are bolted to the facility floor to perform intermittent operations of three transfers per day per positioner, 262 days of operation per year. The robust four-post lifts offer multiple positioning opportunities for technicians performing their assembly and maintenance work. The Z-axis moves the product up and down via an […]
Shim Table for Locomotives
Overview Handling Specialty custom designed and manufactured a mechanically-actuated shim table for a Canadian locomotive maintenance facility. The table was used in the shimming process, which adjusts wheel diameter differentials. After completing the trueing process, where wheels are ground back to a uniform roundness, the locomotive positions the wheels over the shim table. The table […]