Side Beam Tracks & Travel Carriages
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An Illinois Tool Works Company Side Beam Tracks & Travel Carriages • Microprocessor Control • Large Variety • Large Weight Capacities • Precision Tracking • Unlimited Lengths The Jetline range of side beam tracksand carriages is the most comprehensive and versatile range currently available from any manufacturer. Based upon Jetline's 40 years of mechanized welding experience, the range of tracks and carriages has been refined to provide answers to all the require- ments for this type of product. Whether the need is for precision, compact design or weight carrying capacity, a model exists for your purposes. The chart below gives a summary of the range, Side beam tracks and carriage systems are used in a variety of applications. They consist of three elements - track, carriage and support posts The track consists of a beam on which the carriage is supported and provides the rails or ways that the carriage rides upon. The track may be left in its natural condition or can be hardened and can be un-machined or machined, depending upon its application. A single track can support a number of carriages and can therefore be used as a positioning support to locate the carriages over the required areas on the part to be welded, It can also be used to provide linear movement of the carriage to complete a longitudinal weld or to provide convenient relocation of the carriage, Carriages can carry one or more welding headsand can be fitted with cantilevered booms, especially on the larger capacity models. They are available as non-powered or powered models, the powered models have a variety of drive systems available for both standard and precision movement. All pow- ered carriages are provided with Jetline's unique 9627 microprocessor control. This unit is operator- friendly and designed to control both the welding sequence and travel speed. Support Posts The posts are designed to hold the track at the ap- propriate height for the application. Multiple posts are used for long tracks and have track adjusting brackets to create and maintain the track align- ment over its complete length. Note: Speedholding accuracy of any carriage can be improved to +1 % of the rated speed by the addition of a tach-generator to the motor or to +0.1% of the rated speed by the use of a precision motor and control, 15 Goodyear St, Irvine, California, 92618 U.S.A. • Tel: (949) 951-1515 • Fax: (949) 951-9237

OPTIONAL TRACK BRACKETS The TKB style track is designed for light applications and is suitable for precision welding applications. It consists of an aluminum extrusion fitted with hard- ened vee-way rails on which the carriage rides. A geared motor, mounted at the end of the track, powers a hardened and ground shaft which en- gages a linear bearing mounted on the carriage, Travel is smooth and backlash-free. The track and carriage is supplied as a complete unit and cannot Although it can be used for all welding applications, the system is suitable primarily for GTAW (TIG) and Plasma...

TKSA/PA/XA ROUNDWAY STYLE OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE CABLE SUPPORT TKSA/PA/XA TRACK TSCA-l A-74 SUPPORT POST The TKSA style track is manufactured from heavy wall rectangular section tube and includes hard- ened and ground roundways on which the carriage travels. The roundways are located in machined vees and a gear rack is mounted on a machined portion of the track. All the machining operations are carried out at the same time thus providing superior tracking accuracy. Two other versions of the TKSA track are available, they are designed for precision applications, The TKPA style track has all the...

OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE CABLE SUPPORT The TKL style track is fabricated from flat plate which is reinforced using a structural channel section to which it is welded. The carriage travels on the outer edges of the track which are not hardened, This style of track is available in two versions, either TheTKL-U un-machined version of the track is ideally suited for applications where it is desired to position and reposition the welding head for various opera- tions. The repositioning can be done with either a manual or a powered carriage. Because the track is un-machined, there is a wide tolerance on...

- OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE CABLE SUPPORT The TKM style track is designed primarily for on-site manufacture. To avoid the costs associated with the international shipment of large steel fabrica- tions, Jetline will supply manufacturing drawings for the TKM style track and associated posts. This permitsacustomerto manufacture the steel part of the system and then order a carriage from Jetline, knowing that, when the carriage is received, it will be fully compatible with the locally manufactured The TKM track is designed to be fabricated from readily available rectangular section tubing and bar. The...

TKMV MEDIUM-DUTY VEE-WAY STYLE OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE CABLE SUPPORT The TKMV style track is fabricated from a thick wall, rectangular steel tube. Steel bars are welded to the tube and the complete track assembly is then stress relieved. After stress relieving the track is machined and hardened vee-ways are attached, these form the track on which the carriage rides, A gear rack is mounted on a machined face on the track, the pinion gear on the carriage engages this rack to provide powered movement. Tracking accuracy is guaranteed to be better than +0.015" The heavy duty nature of this track makes...

TKHV HEAVY-DUTY VEE-WAY STYLE OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE CABLE SUPPORT The TKHV style track is fabricated from a very heavy wall, rectangular steel tube. Steel bars are welded to the tube and the complete track assembly is then stress relieved. After stress relieving the track is machined and hardened vee-ways are attached, these form the tracks on which the carriage rides, A gear rack is mounted on a machined face on the track, the pinion gear on the carriage engages this rack to provide powered movement. Tracking accuracy is guaranteed to be better than +0.015" The heavy duty nature of this track...