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  • use on casting floor or tundish car
  • good flexibility
  • improved operator safety

Technical Characteristics
The re-engineered ladle Shroud Manipulator enables the user to maintain an airtight seal between ladle and shroud. The Manipulator has been designed using all the experience and feedback of its tried-and-tested predecessor. Equipment is manufactured using standardised modules, resulting in high reliability and low maintenance of equipment. Safe handling of shrouds using a joystick.

Economical and technical benefits
Low overall costs, electro-hydraulic operation. Shroud Manipulator equipment minimises damage to shroud and slide gate and prevents reoxidation, resulting in a favourable return on your investment.

Technical Design
The equipment consists of a base frame, an electrically- driven swivel column, hydraulically-driven jib arm with take-up fork and piping for the inert gas (argon). The manipulator follows the ladle turret movement, thus maintaining the press-onforce to the slide gate nozzle.
Control systems - standard Siemens S7 PLC.

Technical data:

General data
Usual applications Continuous casting plants
Location Casting platform or tundish car
Machine data
Length of jib arm 2,000 – 4,500 mm
Press on force (adjustable) Up to 10 kN
Vertical stroke Approx. 1,500 mm
Horizontal stroke 600 mm
Turning of manipulator Approx. 130°
Electrical
Mains supply 3 x 400 V, 50 Hz (other voltages possible)
Power consumption Approx. 5 kVA
Control voltage 24 VDC
Hydraulic
Medium Mineral oil or water glycol
Pressure Min. 180 bar
Consumption (flow rate) Max. 30 l/min

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