SLAB TONGS
“Slabs” – large blocks of cast steel, copper or aluminium – are often transported in ironworks, aluminium smelters and steelworks in particular. Slab tongs from WIMO® make slab transportation quick and safe.
WIMO offers slab tongs that are custom-designed for the relevant application scenario for a careful and accident-proof materials handling process. WIMO® slab tongs are innovative, high-performance, specially designed tools that ensure careful transportation of slabs while improving occupational safety for employees. WIMO® slab tongs also feature a high-quality finish and are designed for an extra-long service life. The joints are extremely low-wear with special bearings. WIMO® also only uses ultrasonically tested sheet metal with factory certification and re-stamping certification. This WIMO® material flow solution is rounded off by expert contact persons and a first-class maintenance service.
Mechanical slab turning tong
The clamping force is generated by the lifting movement. Thus, no separate hydraulic unit is required for this solution.
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Slab tongs – vertical use
Slab tongs – horizontal use
Slab gripper with two hydraulically powered gripping units
In order to be able to cover a particularly large gripping area, the slab tongs are equipped with special guide housings.
Spindle-driven slab tong designed with two gripping units
Hydraulic leakage oil on the slab surface is prevented by the electromechanical drive.
Slab tong with hydraulic tong arm drive system
Slab gripper with hydraulic gripper arm drive
To prevent deep gripping marks in the slab, the slab tongs are equipped with gripping tips that are particularly gentle on the material.
Tong for round steel blocks
Mechanical slab turning tong
Slab gripper with hydraulic gripper arm drive
Motor-driven slab tongs
By gripping the load underneath, grab marks on the slab are prevented.
Slab gripper with hydraulic gripper arm drive
Particularly slim tong arm design ideal for space-saving loading of ovens.
Mechanical scissor construction slab tongs
Hydraulic-drive slab tongs
The individually adaptable gripping system also allows different slab diameters to be transported.
Slab gripper with two hydraulically powered gripping units
Slab tong with spindle drive and load-controlled clamping force reinforcement
Scissor-type mechanical ingot tong with automatic hold-open device
Scissor-type mechanical double ingot tong
with motorised adjustment of gripping width.
The gripping width can be adjusted smoothly via an integrated winch.
Patented: Magnetic spreader
with motorised roll-up safety belts that are adjustable in longitudinal direction
Scissor-type mechanical double ingot tong with automatic hold-open device
Due to the tong suspension via four rope pulleys arranged in a rectangle, an absolutely horizontal transport of the slabs can be ensured.
Zinc ingot gripper with spindle drive for smelting furnaces
