LIFT CASTERS

FATH Lifting Casters: Be flexible and fast with the plug-and-work solution

Flexibility is one of the important features of modern manufacturing facilities. Setting up and leveling a machine or installation into a relatively permanent position for years to come is not necessarily common practice any longer.

It is with this scenario in mind that FATH Components has developed its Lift Caster unit as a “Plug-and-Work” solution which has been conceptualized as a mounting for machinery and facilities with a maximum lifting load of 500 kg per unit. The extra flat unit is composed of a Blickle swiveling roller that is screwed on to an aluminum mounting. The rolling mounts of these swiveling rollers are bedded into the die-cast aluminum chassis using a Teflon strip. The helix threading translates rotation of the lift into vertical movement. An Ergoswiss hydraulic cylinder drives the rotation.

The Lift Caster is delivered as a set containing four lifting units including the leveling feet, a manual hydraulic pump and the necessary hydraulic piping. The lifting units are simply screwed on to the structure that is to be moved. Just by turning a crank, any machine or installation using this equipment can be lifted by the integrated leveling feet and easily pushed along any normal industrial floor. The lifting motion is conducted evenly so that nothing tilts or becomes unleveled.

Lift Caster hydraulic or electric

The lifting system from FATH for fast and flexible placement of plants, fixtures or assembly tables is available with 2 different drives. With the hydraulic drive, the set consists of 4 lifting units incl. drive unit and hydraulic piping. The transmission ratio of cylinder / lifting unit is 10:1. The electric FATH Lift Caster is available both individually and in a set of 4. The electric drive is operated with a voltage of 24 V and has a Wieland RST20i2 electrical connector.

Thanks to the robust die-cast aluminum housing, a Lift Caster set of 4 lifting units has a load capacity of up to 2 tons when placed centrally. The lifting mechanism with Teflon bearings enables smooth lifting, and rollers with ball bearings enable easy movement.