Airfloat,
LLC., Manufactures Air Bearings and Material Handling
Solutions
Move heavy industrial
loads with air bearings. Airfloat has been designing
airbearing technology for material handling for over
40 years. Air bearings
or air casters work on the principle of using compressed
air to glide industrial equipment over a cushion of
air, providing a cost-effective alternative to overhead
cranes.
Airfloat
products range from air
bearing airskids (air skates, air casters)
to fully-automated conveyor
systems and moving assembly lines. As
air film solutions became popular as transporter
platforms and heavy-duty rigging casters, the
technology was soon extended into air
bearing turntables, including robotic turntables,
mechanical turntables and rack-handling
systems made with air bearings.
Fortune
Magazine Tells How Airfloat Air Bearings Move Locomotives
Fortune
Magazine profiled a diesel locomotive assembly line
in the June, 2008, edition. The Airfloat air bearing
design enabled the first moving assembly line for
diesel locomotives in railroad history, increasing
product output by 30%. Read
more...
A
wind power manufacturer found that handling these large
shaft assemblies was hampered by the limitations of
overhead cranes.
Airfloat consulted
with the manufacturer, visited the plant to work closely
with client engineers and plant personnel, then developed
the design for lifting, moving and articulating the
14,000 lb. shaft and 8,000 lbs. of bearings that
are added during the assembly process. Read
more...
