Euro Accoustics Limited
40 Hayhill Industrial Estate
Barrow upon Soar
Loughborough
Leicester
LE12 8LD

C.S. No: S935-95

Type: SL15-800-2950-1500

Euro-Accoustics were requested by their customer, Nancanco Ireland to reduce the Down Time experienced when changing die sets weighing up to 12 tonnes in their heavy duty precision presses.

The company currently erected wooden trestles to match the height of the press beds and with the help of a fork truck manoeuvred the large die sets onto the trestles and the tool was removed by traversing shop crane.

This practice was considered slow and dangerous in the light of safety legislation and Saxon Engineers were asked to visit site and recommend an improved tool handling system.

After detailed discussions on site with all concerned, it was agreed that a Heavy Duty Mobile Scissor Lift would be the best solution.

The lift was specially designed and engineered to bolt to the face of the press bed when raised to the correct load transfer height, with the course and fine adjustment props clearly seen in the photograph set to support the lift platform in the correct position.

By agreement steel wheels were recessed into the tool die set bolster and matching recessed wheel grooves machined into the lift platform to ensure the safe transfer of the die sets to the mobile press loader.

Down time reduced by 60% and the die sets moved direct to the tool room.