1. Operational Demands & The Core Challenge
Stacker cranes are essential for automated storage and retrieval, handling units of up to 500 kg in a single, efficient cycle. Their wheel block systems face extreme operational challenges:
24/7 dynamic operation with frequent starts and stops.
Continuous acceleration and deceleration cycles.
Precise positioning within narrow, high-bay warehouse aisles.
These conditions demand wheel materials that excel in heat resistance, hardness stability, and wear resistance to prevent premature failure and ensure operational continuity.
Guide Roller System: Derailment Prevention & Precision Guidance
Guide rollers on both sides of the wheel blocks prevent derailment and ensure accurate tracking.
The system minimizes friction, facilitating smooth and precise crane movement.
Tailored solutions, including flange-guided wheels, prismatic/concave treads, and infinitely adjustable guide rollers, are available to reliably absorb strong horizontal forces.
Modular Design & Flexible Configuration
High-Quality Housing: Provides optimum protection for wheels and bearings.
Multiple Connection Options: Four variants (top, pin, end, side) for easy integration into the customer's superstructure.
Drive Compatibility: Designed to work seamlessly with shaft-mounted gear units for smooth starting, switching, and braking.
Customizable Designs: A range of standard travel wheel shapes is available, alongside customer-specific solutions.
More advantages of stacker crane wheel blocks are as below:
High-quality housing with optimum protection of the travel wheels and bearings
4 variants for connection to customer's superstructure (Top, pin, end and side connection)
Compatible with shaft mounting gear unit
Smooth starting, switching and braking
Many travel wheel shapes as standard as well as customer-specific designs
Overall, demag wheel blocks are a essential component for stacker cranes, especially composed with guide rollers. Shiyang, a DRS wheel blocks provider, sought durable wheel materials for your stacker cranes. Demag wheel blocks, with superior heat resistance and hardness, ensure continuous operation and efficient vehicle transit in high-bay warehouses. Guide rollers on the wheel blocks enhance stacker crane stability and precision movement, optimizing operational safety and efficiency. Contact Shiyang to get safe traveling wheel blocks.