Construction of tilt table with high loads : A construction with complete hydraulic system

Abstract: At Uddeholm AB, they today use two overhead cranes with chains to move and tilt steel sheets for visual inspection of surface defects. The tilting is done to give the operator a better view of these defects using reflection of light. The problem with this approach is that it is combined with danger of life with hanging load, in case a chain breaks. Therefore Uddeholm AB would like to develop a tilt table that can be mounted on their lift table they use today. To solve this problem, 5 concepts was developed using a product development process. The chosen concept was further developed into a product that met the defined load case to tilt the sheets, weighing up to 20 tonnes, 55 degrees. The design that was selected use two points of rotation and is driven by three hydraulic cylinders. The structure has been calculated by hand and with the structural mechanics software Ansys. To tilt the table a complete hydraulic system was developed and dimensioned. The hydraulic system has been calculated by hand and simulated by a computer program called Hopsan developed at Linköping University.