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VACUUM BEAM [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hoisting and Lifting
CONT

This heavy duty vacuum lifting beam was designed for handling a stainless steel plate having a size of over 16m x 4.5m x 15,000kgs in weight. The vacuum beam can also handle 20m x 2.5m plates x 12,000kgs maximum weight. The vacuum beam is equipped with high temperature vacuum pad assemblies designed to lift pads having a temperature of 250 degrees C. The vacuum beam was designed for two point suspension and was attached to an overhead crane via a slewing ring, in order that the vacuum beam could be rotated to pass through a small aperture the vacuum beam was made telescopic.

OBS

Vacuum lifting devices may affect various forms and may be used as a single element or in combination in a series.

Key term(s)
  • vacuum lifting unit
  • vacuum lifting device

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levage
CONT

En manutention, les ventouses de levage sont des «accessoires de levage», au même titre que les élingues, chaînes, sangles, pinces, etc... et non des appareils de levage [...] La ventouse proprement dite est habituellement constituée d'un corps creux qui lui donne sa forme, et d'un joint d'étanchéité [...] Il existe deux grandes catégories de ventouses : Les ventouses autonomes [...] Les ventouses à vide entretenu [...]

OBS

Les ventouses peuvent prendre diverses formes et peuvent s'utiliser isolément ou en batterie.

Key term(s)
  • ventouse

Spanish

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