Storage And Transportation - Schneeberger MONORAIL Series Mounting Instructions

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Storage and transportation
MONORAIL guideways and the AMS distance measuring system are high-precision
components which must be handled with appropriate care. The following instructions
should be followed to prevent damage during storage and transportation:
• Internal transportation should only be carried out by trained personnel.
• Where possible, guideways and accessories should be stored and transported in
their original packaging to protect them against corrosion.
• Do not store products outdoors and protect them from impact damage and
moisture.
• Observe the following storage temperatures:
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-40°C to +80°C for MONORAIL guideways and accessories
Ș -20°C to +70°C for the AMS measuring system
• Only remove the products from their original packaging at their installation location
and immediately prior to assembly.
The packaging supplied affords the products sufficient protection against damage
during proper transportation, and will protect them from corrosion resulting from
fluctuations in humidity and temperature for a period of eight weeks.
The products must be checked for damage and corrosion every eight weeks. Where
necessary, they should be cleaned and freshly packaged using a suitable corrosion
inhibitor.
Transport packaging
The MONORAIL products will be dispatched either in individual cardboard boxes, in
wooden crates, or on pallets containing several packaged items. The packaged items
may measure over 6 m in length. In the case of cardboard packages from a gross
weight of 30 kg upwards, disposable or returnable pallets are placed underneath them
to make them easier to stack. Where a package length exceeds 1.50 m, boards are also
placed beneath the cardboard boxes for reinforcement to prevent excessive sagging.
• Long packaged items must be lifted from their centre of gravity at the mid-point
of the package.
• Wooden crates may be stacked to a maximum height of three on top of one
another.
• Pallets with cardboard boxes may not be stacked.
Auxiliary tools
Any suitable lifting devices may be used to move individual carriages, rails, or
packaged items that do not pose a risk of bending the rails or causing other damage
to the products.
• The lifting device must not damage the products or their packaging.
• The lifting device must minimise the amount of deflection.
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