Description
Quickly. Precisely. Reliable. when assembling cylinders
The HAEUSLER Crocodile can be classified as a mobile work centre which, when assembling cylinders, enters one cylinder at a time, positions it correctly with the help of individually adjustable rotating rollers and then welds it over its entire circumference.Due to the very simple positioning and clamping of the cylinders, time savings of up to 85% can be achieved compared to the manual process.
Operating principle
the HAUSLER crocodile
Work sequence when working with the HAEUSLER crocodile
- Loading the rotating rollers with the 1st and 2nd shell
- Retracting the HAEUSLER crocodile between the two shells
- Sliding together shell 2 and shell1 butt-to-end by means of slide
- Longitudinal and radial alignment of the butt joint and manual stapling of the two shells
- Raising the clamping jaws and retracting the HAEUSLER crocodile
- Lifting the section at the rear end from the rotating roller device
- Advancing the section and depositing the rear end of the section centrally on the divided, driven roller block device
- Returning the HAEUSLER crocodile to the rearmost position for loading the next shell
- Load the next shell and start according to step 2 to step 8
Shell diameter
1500 – 12000 mm (crocodile)
1200 – 5000 mm (clamp)
Wall thickness
12 – 120 mm (crocodile)
4 – 25 mm (clamp)
Metal structure length
Maximum 50m (crocodile)
Maximum 20m (clamp)
Metal structure weight
Maximum 400 tons (crocodile)
Maximum 30 tons (clamp)
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- Example: serial production of wind turbines
Section I
Assembly of 8 shells- diameters from 2640 to 3117 mm (conical)
- Wall thickness from 12 to 14 mm.
- length of one shell 3 m
- metal structure length 24 m
Total cycle time 2 hours + 50 minutes
Section II
Assembly of 7 shells
- diameters from 3278 to 3669 mm (tapered)
- wall thickness from 14 to 16 mm
- length of one shell 3 м
- length of the finished metal structure 21 m
Total cycle time 2 hours + 45 minutes
Section III
Assembly of 7 shells
- diameters from 3828 to 4219 mm (tapered)
- wall thickness from 16 to 22 mm
- length of one shell 3 м
- length of the finished metal structure 21 m
Total cycle time 3 hours
Section IV
Assembly of 7 shells
- diameters from 4300 mm (cylindrical)
- wall thickness from 22 to 26 mm
- length of one shell 3 м
- length of finished metal structure 15 m
Total cycle time 2 hours + 5 minutes