Base Handling Ltd - Mixer Tub Elevator

BTM/2P/1800/1050/B/G Double Pillar Mixer Tub Elevator

This Mixer Tub Elevator is designed to lift and tip a 1800 Kgs HS3 Mixer Tub (1815mm x 1319mm x 890mm H) at a discharge height of 1050mm. The Mixer Tub Elevator is manufactured from Grade 304 stainless steel, is a welded construction throughout and is designed to be bolted to the floor. The lifting is accomplished via chains driven by a motor gearbox mounted at the top of the one column with a crossover shaft to the other column. The Mixer Tub is loaded to tip along its long length using a Forklift Truck or similar.

Safety Guard to BS EN 14120:2015 Safety of Machinery Guards

This Mixer Tub Elevator is supplied complete with a safety guard to meet the guidelines of BS EN 14120:2015 Safety of Machinery Guards. The safety guard is constructed from 80 x 40 x 3mm stainless steel box section and 40 x 40mm aperture, 3mm wire weld mesh which encloses the Mixer Tub Elevator to a height of 2200mm on all sides with a pair of hinged safety guard doors at the loading position. The guard doors are electrically and mechanically interlocked preventing the Mixer Tub Elevator from operating when a door is open. Additionally, the guard doors can only be opened when the lift carriage is at the full down position to prevent access whilst a load is raised.

Mixer Tub Elevator Electrical Control

This Mixer Tub Elevator is fitted with an IP65 Stainless Steel Control Panel which is mounted on the Safety Guard at a convenient position to give good maintenance access under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulation 1998 (PUWER). The control panel incorporates the following controls; Up, Down, Guard Release, Emergency Stop and a Reset Facility.

Upper and Lower end of travel limit switches are positioned to prevent inadvertent adjustment or damage but are easily adjustable by trained personnel for fine adjustment on site. The Mixer Tub Elevator operation is latched so that pressing the ‘Up’ push button once will raise the lift to the full tip position. Once the product has been discharged, after an adjustable time period, the Mixer Tub Elevator will return to the full down position. The control panel has a volt free pair of contacts which can be used to connect a ‘Call to Run’ signal if required.

Slabber Hopper Safety Guarding

Additional Safety Guarding was fitted around the Slabber Hopper, constructed from 40 x 40 x 3mm stainless steel box section and 40 x 40mm aperture, 3mm wire stainless steel weld mesh to a height of 2200mm on three sides. The guarding was fixed to the top of the Slabber Hopper flange. There was a pair of interlocked safety guard doors one side of the Slabber Hopper. The guard doors are electrically and mechanically interlocked and interfaced with the Mixer Tub Elevator control panel to prevent the machine from operating when a door is open. Additionally, the guard doors can only be opened when the lift carriage is at the full down position to prevent access whilst a load is raised.