Pipe Rotators are used for clamping, rotating, and tilting pipes with round profiles in manual and automatic welding, mainly in pipe construction (prefabrication and assembly on-site) and central heating construction.
This Pipe Rotator with Clamping Roller System (Patented) has essential advantages over traditional devices:
- They can be used for pipes with elbows, Tee pieces, or other offset loads.
- A wide range of pipes can be clamped. The infinitely variable rotary speed is not affected by the size of a pipe because of its separate drive unit.
- Quick, precise centering and clamping without chuck, clamping shoe, etc.
- Flexible pipe handling – the pipe can be clamped at its centre of gravity. Tilting moments and support are irrelevant in most cases.
- It is possible to centre two pipes with the same diameter.
- Various combinations are possible – e.g. clamping and driving of the main spindle.
Standard pipe rotators are designed to rotate workpieces 360° with forward and backwards tilt from horizontal. Rotation and tilting may be performed independently or simultaneously. The tilting section consists of the drive and roller box, holding column, clamping arm, and pressure roller. Manual vertical height adjustment of the clamping roller system is included as standard on all units.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Rotation speed | Infinitely variable 0 – 120 cm/min |
| Pipe Range with Clamped Pipe | 20 – 200 mm including component flange |
| Pipe Range with Unclamped Pipe | 20 – approx. 300 mm (after taking out the holding column) |
| Max. Tilting Moment to Axis of Tilt | 1500 cm kg |
| Max. Load (Horizontal Pipe) | 300 kg on each rotator and roller support frame |
| Max. Load (Vertical Pipe) | 150 kg |
| Torque at Drive Roller | 500 cm kg |
| Power Requirement | Approx. 500 VA, 230 V, 1ph (other voltage possible) |
