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Jointed Arm Packing Loader:

The universal solution for safelyinstalling and removing packings



The Universal Packing Box Loader

Background

The manual handling of large

packing boxes raises serioushealth and safety concerns whichhave, until now, been largelyoverlooked. Large packing boxes,often weighing in excess of 50Kg,must be manually lifted andmanoeuvred in to the distancepiece while working at armslength. Access to the distancepiece is usually limited and theweight of the packing box,combined with the limited access,

posses a considerable health andsafety risk to service personnel.

Hoerbiger has recently developedthe Jointed Arm Packing Loaderto overcome the health and safetyissues involved in installing andremoving packing boxes. TheJointed Arm Packing Loader is acantilevered, articulated arm thatattaches to the side of the

The height adjustable bracket, bywhich the arm attaches to the

Design

The Jointed Arm Packing Loaderuses a cantilevered articulated

Introducing the Hoerbiger Jointed Arm Packing Loader

distance piece window. Thepacking attaches to the far end of

the arm via a pivoted bracket.The Joined Arm Packing Loadercan be used on a wide range ofdifferent machines.

distance piece, allows for anymisalignment of the packing when

being loaded into the stuffing box.This feature allows 30mm verticaladjustment either side of centre.The leadscrew is mounted on 2angular contact ball bearings toensure that the height can befreely adjusted using a standardsocket and ratchet handle.Furthermore each articulated jointof the Jointed Arm uses a pair ofangular contact ball bearing tominimize any sag and ensure that

the joints move freely when underload.

The nylon dummy rod sleeve isinterchangeable for sleeves ofdifferent diameters to allow theJointed Arm Packing Loader to beused for packing boxes ofdifferent sizes. The current designis capable of safely supportingpacking boxes of up to 100Kg inweight.

arm which attaches to the side ofthe distance piece window via a

height adjustable leadscrewassembly. A total of 5 articulationpoints ensure that the arm isadaptable for a wide variety ofmachines and mountingpositions, and can manoeuvrearound many obstructions. Theonly machine specific part is themounting plate by which theloader is attached to the distancepiece. The packing attaches tothe far end of the arm via a

pivoted bracket with dummy rodon to which the packing sits. Thepacking is secured in place by aretaining bracket.

The Jointed Arm Packing Loadercomprises of 2 main sub-assemblies – the LeadscrewDrive assembly (~21Kg) and theJointed Arm (~26Kg). The JointedArm can be further broken downin to individual links if required.



The Safe Packing Loader

Key Advantages

•One Packing Loader suits wide range of packing and machine sizes

•Load of packing box fully supported until located on flange studs

•Packing removal and insertion time and effort kept to a minimum

Health and Safety

With the ever increasingawareness of on-site health andsafety, the manual handling ofpacking boxes is a major healthand safety concern. TheHoerbiger Jointed Arm PackingLoader addresses this issue byensuring that the load of thepacking box is fully supported

until the packing box is positionedon the flange studs inside thestuffing box.

The service engineer is relievedof the full weight of the packingbox and is able to easilymanoeuvre the packing into thestuffing box recess. Oncesecured into the stuffing boxrecess the jointed arm can besafely and easily withdrawn.

Introducing the Hoerbiger Jointed Arm Packing Loader



The product at a glance

Reduced Health and Safety Risk to Service Personnel

• Load of packing fully supported until located on flange studs

• Design has been proven with Finite Element Analysis

Increased Service Efficiency

• Speeds up process of packing box removal and installation

• Reduced down time to service packing boxes

Packing Loader Performance

• One Packing Loader arm can be used for a range of packing and machine sizes

• Nylon dummy rod sleeve is interchangeable for sleeves of different diameters

• Current design safely supports packing boxes of up to 100Kg

• Suitable for distance piece widths (window face to window face) of up to 1m

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• Arm tested and certified

Applications

• Installation of packing box assemblies

• Removal of packing box assemblies

Hoerbiger UK Ltd, Enquiries : 01274 733801

P.O. Box 237, Fax : 01274 736887Edderthorpe Street,Bradford

BD3 9RB

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