In modern material handling and heavy equipment, travel wheel blocks are critical components at the bottom of the gantry. Through contact with the track, they ensure smooth movement and precise positioning of the equipment, playing a vital role in ensuring efficient and safe crane operation.
The Role of Travel Wheel Blocks on Tracks
The travel wheel block not only bears the entire weight of the gantry and operating loads but also evenly transfers the load to the track through high-strength wheels and bearings, ensuring smooth operation. It also serves as a guide, preventing equipment from drifting and jamming during movement, thereby enhancing operational stability and safety.
Advantages of the Demag Crane Wheels
High load capacity: The DRS 112–DRS 500 series, with a load range of 2.75t–40t, meets various tonnage requirements.
Smooth and quiet operation: High-quality wheel materials and precision craftsmanship reduce friction and noise.
Flexible installation: Top, side, end, and pin mounting options are supported, with custom solutions also available.
Easy maintenance: The modular design allows for quick assembly and disassembly, reducing maintenance costs.
Sturdy wheel core: Cast iron or forged construction, optionally quenched for enhanced toughness and durability, and featuring a rust-proof surface treatment.
Diverse configurations: Supports over ten spline configurations for convenient power transmission; compatible with accessories such as guide wheels, track sweepers, torque
supports, sew motors, reducers, and polyurethane bumpers.
Wheel materials and features for different scenarios
Ports and shipyards: High-strength forged steel or cast iron wheels offer impact and wear resistance, suitable for extended, heavy-duty operation.
Steel mills and heavy industry: Wear-resistant steel or cast iron wheels are ideal for high temperatures and challenging working conditions.
Warehouses and logistics parks: Polyurethane-coated wheels are recommended for their quiet, wear-resistant, and oil-resistant properties, suitable for indoor environments.
Precision operations: Polyurethane or nylon wheels ensure quiet and pollution-free operation.
Shiyang's manufacturing strength
As a professional wheel housing manufacturer, Shiyang boasts comprehensive R&D and manufacturing capabilities, offering a full range of products with diameters ranging from 112mm to 500mm, with a single wheel load capacity of up to 40 tons. Materials include 42crmo alloy steel, ductile iron, and high-performance polyurethane, ensuring high strength, long life, and reliability.
Shiyang has also provided Demag modular drive system solutions to African countries such as Zambia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, and Ethiopia, and other countries and regions, earning widespread recognition for its high quality.
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