FLAT BED DIE STORAGE

Product description

With an overhead-mounted manually operated crane, this manual double rack storage for flatbed dies is useful if a lot of capacity is required but without taking up too much space. The storage can be placed anywhere in the factory and can have most sizes and combinations of dies and printing plates. After use, the operator can “park” the crane higher up in the storage to permit free passage in the aisle of the storage racks if needed.

The storage structure is built mainly from galvanized steel. The crane and the crane rails are a combination of aluminum, galvanized steel and powder-coated steel. The monitor has two cameras —an upper and a lower — to support the operator while operating the crane.

The operator can move the crane manually and at the same time drive the sleigh with the cassette gripper up and down in a vertical direction. This is time-saving, making operation of the crane efficient, especially with high storages.

The bcm PrimeStorage F2, T-type can also be combined in a storage solution containing flat bed dies, rotary dies and printing plates. Both type of dies can be stored by use of the same crane. The printing plates are placed in the lowest level of the storage and handled manually – without the use of the crane. The rotary dies are handled with an attachable arm which is connected to the flatbed die handling device. See more under bcm PrimeStorage FP2, T-type and bcm PrimeStorage FRP2, T-type.

The trolleys for the storage are on wheels and designed to contain 3 cassettes as standard. Each cassette contains all plates needed for one complete set of production dies (cutting die, stripping die, guillotine board and printing drawing). The trolleys are easy to handle and push by one person. When entering the storage area to pick up the cassettes with dies, the operator only needs to bring the trolley with them, thereby reducing the moving time of the crane significantly.

Compared to the single rack F-type storage, one particular advantage of this T-type storage is that the tools can be delivered into the trolleys in more locations, as this T-type crane can rotate 360 degrees, while the F-type cranes cannot.

While the operator is working in the storage, nobody else should be in the aisle due to safety reasons.