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DRUM LIFT & INVERTER

The IEDCO Drum Lift will receive, lift, invert and swivel a drum in order to dock it to a process for unloading. The unit is be designed to be stationarily mounted on a level floor or it can be free standing.

The Column Lift is completely electrically powered and designed to lift, invert and swivel. The completely electric design makes the machine more reliable, trouble-free and smoother operating than either hydraulic or pneumatically powered units. The “lift and seal” drum clamping system is pneumatically powered.

The Drum Lift will be built to the following specifications:

General:

Column Design/Lift Type:

Screw jack design

Capacity:

As Required

Lifting Speed:

10 feet per minute

Swivel Limits:

270 degrees

Loading Method:

Manual or with Easy Lift Drum Handler

Container to be handled:

Stainless steel drum of undefined size.

Design Duty:

5 cycles per hour per 8-hour day

Dimensions:

Floor to Ceiling Height:

As Required

Max. Lift height:

As Required

Reach:

Typically 4’-0" from center of column to center of drum

Column Size:

12" square with 36" round base

Mechanical Features:

Column Bearing:

Heavy duty, ball, turret thrust table.

Lift Mechanism:

Acme Ball Screw

Drum Cone:

Optionally, the drum will be raised with pneumatic cylinders to seal against the dust cone. The dust cone will be equipped with an 8" air operated butterfly valve.

Skip guides Wheels:

Heavy-duty yoke rollers.

Actuator:

Manual For slewing/Drum rotation or Optionally, parallel shaft gear-motor with pinion driving a high capacity external gear slew ring.

Electrical Features:

Electrical Required:

230/460/60/3

Motor Specifications:

Lifting - Fixed Speed, 1 HP, 460/60/3 lifting at 10 fpm
Optionally, 1/3 HP brake motor for column slewing and drum inversion
All motors are totally enclosed, fan cooled.

Starters:

Full voltage magnetic with solid state overload protection.

Wiring:

Rigid and flexible conduit per NEC code.

Enclosures:

NEMA 4

Limit Switches:

Proximity type, 2 swivel locations and 3 lift positions.

Control:

Allen Bradley Micro Logic Programmable Logic Controller

Operator Interface:

Momentary Contact Switches

Interface Enclosure:

NEMA 4X, stainless steel, 18" x 18"

Lift and Seal System:

Hydraulic

Construction and Finish:

Materials of Construction:

304 Stainless Steel for all external steel, 316 SS for contact Non-steel, external components will be non-corrosive

Surface Finish:

Ra 30 or 180 grit pharmaceutical grade finish.

Assembly:

Fully wired and/or assembled as shipping and field installation conditions permit.

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