Steel coil upender and tilter FZ-CT

Key Features

• V saddle cradle — the load sits in a V-shaped seat that centres round coils, spools and reels and stops them rolling as the platform turns; different diameters share the same saddle without a changeover.
• Roller-supported rotation — the weight of the coil rides on supportive rollers built to bear heavy loads, which keeps the turn steady instead of top-heavy; a micrometric setting device adjusts the rollers so the platform runs level and smooth.
• Geared drive — an oblique gear and worm speed reducer turns the platform through a chain mechanism, a combination chosen for heavy, repeated tilting rather than for speed.
• No slings across the coil — the load rests on the platform through the whole turn, so there is no chain or sling pressing on the wind and nothing has to be rigged before the coil moves.
• Built for daily workshop use — a strong, durable structure with easy access for maintenance, so routine checks stay short and the machine keeps working shift after shift.

Specifications

Controls & Safety

• Position locking — the platform holds at any angle the operator stops it at, so a coil can pause in line with a decoiler, a strapping station or a furnace charge.
• Safe if the power drops — cut the supply mid-tilt and the machine fixes its position automatically instead of letting a loaded platform drift.
• Travel limits both ways — electric and mechanical displacement restrictors end the stroke at the top of the 90° turn, so every cycle finishes in the same place.
• Controls away from the load — the electrical control panel is a separate unit mounted clear of the frame, and push-button operation needs no special training.
• Gentle start and finish — a frequency inverter drives the turning speed, easing the load into motion and letting the operator slow the last few degrees before the coil settles.

Applications

Wound loads change direction on this machine at several points in a coil handling line. Coils stacked and strapped on wooden pallets often have to stand vertical before they are loaded onto a decoiler for studs and profile forming. In annealing and tempering, a coil is turned so a convector can be placed underneath before the charge enters the furnace. Aluminum processors use the same 90° movement to prepare coil for slitting and packing. Wire and cable plants upend wire spools and cord spools that arrive lying flat, and paper mills stand jumbo paper rolls and reels upright for unwinding. In a packing area the upender often stands just before an industrial wrapping machine or a strapping station, so the coil leaves the platform ready for the next operation. Each of these jobs asks one thing of the machine: a controlled turn, with no rigging and no hand-rolling of a heavy load.

Running & Maintenance

1. Start with a walk-round. Before the first tilt of a shift, check that the V saddle and the roller faces are clean and free of metal chips, strapping offcuts or grit that could mark a coil.
2. Check the contact surfaces. Inspect the faces that touch the coil for deep scoring or embedded chips, and replace worn parts before they start marking aluminum or polished stock.
3. Keep the drive lubricated. Follow the lubrication schedule supplied with the machine for the chain mechanism and the worm speed reducer; a heavy coil is unforgiving of a dry chain.
4. Listen for changes. If the note of the drive changes or the platform hesitates at the start of a tilt, take the machine out of service and have it checked before the next coil.
5. Record anything unusual. Note a hesitation, a new noise or a mark left on a coil, and pass it to your maintenance team; small changes on a turnover machine are easier to fix before they affect a load.

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