Handling and Transport Workpiece carrier for heavy components and assemblies

For the safe transport of heavy and valuable parts and components, LK Mechanik has designed a flexible workpiece carrier system made of steel and stainless steel.

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To move pre-assembled units safely, LK Mechanik has developed a new workpiece carrier. In its standard dimensions, it is based on the F11/F76 Euro pallet and is intended as a sustainable returnable solution to optimise the flow of materials and goods in the shuttle traffic between several partners in the value-added chain. The new system carriers are forklift-compatible and can be folded for storage.

In the mould and tool making industry there are different systems and assemblies that have to be moved through the value chain as pre-assembled and semi-finished units. Often they already have considerable weights and usually have an open design. Above all, however, they already represent a considerable value, which is why they should not be damaged. With these requirements in mind, the engineers at LK Mechanik have designed an intelligent workpiece carrier system that is tailor-made for the safe transport of heavy parts. OEMs as well as system suppliers should thus have a sustainable and resource-saving workpiece carrier system for internal and external logistics at their disposal, which can be used in the long term and in many ways due to its flexibility, stability and variability. “It was also important to us that our new component carriers are compatible with other established load carriers and are very easy to maintain and service. That's why they have a modular design and are made of galvanised steel or stainless steel in the dimensions of the F11 and F76 Euro pallets,” explains Managing Director Matthias Kroll.

The new system carrier is designed as a stackable and forklift-compatible returnable solution for use in production logistics shuttle operations and can be adapted to different product geometries thanks to its clever design. The key factor here is an interchangeable footprint that always has product-specific and labelled attachment points. Together with the robust statics of the steel system support, they enable extremely precise and secure fixing of the pre-assembled, semi-finished or even finished assemblies. Pockets for the accompanying documents and type plates for electronically readable QR, DMC and barcodes are also provided. And for storage or empty transport, the workpiece carrier system from LK Mechanik can be folded to a space-saving, compact format.

The workpiece carrier system from Heuchelheim is based on the dimensions of the established Euro pallets of the types F11 and F76. However, the flexible production structures of LK Mechanik also allow special dimensions to be realised according to customer requirements.

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