Turning Table for Tool Handling
PTXPO exhibitor RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz says the TECDOS turning table can turn, rotate and tilt up to 140,000 lb of molds.
RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz GmbH (Friedensinsel Aalen, Germany) says the TECDOS turning table can be used anywhere in the plant due its compact size with lift points for a hoist or insertion points for a forklift. Thanks to the low supporting surface, open tools can be cleaned directly on the table. Able to handle tools and objects weighing up to 140,000 lb, the table features a siren to indicate that its in operation.
The tables are available in nine different sizes, ranging from 31.5 by 39 in. with a table height of of 21 in., up to 98 by 138 in. with a table height of 82. The smallest unit has a load-bearing capacity of 1100 lb. The new industrial TECDOS TMB workbench allows moving and maintaining molds and objects weighing up to 5500 lb with a cordless screwdriver. RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz will exhibit at the (March 28-30; Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, Ill.)

RUD TECDOS’s turning table can handle tools and objects weighing up to 140,000 lb.
Photo Credit: RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz
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