TEAM 8
ATLAS|LIFT
grip it ‘n flip it
MARK BECKMAN
JON BROCK
ERIK VAN KAMPEN
TYLER WIERS
 Team
Outline
 Project Overview
 Revised Scope
 Design Alternatives and Decisions
 Proposed Solution
 Future Challenges
 Questions
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Project
Background
Project
Descriptions
 Vertellus Specialties Inc.
 Makers of Mouthwash and Gum Favor
 Improve Employee Safety
 Manual to Automatic Lifting of Barrels
 Less Strenuous
 More Efficient
 Design a Machine to Lift and Pour
Fiber Drums
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Pour Powdered Chemicals into
Reactors
Revised
Scope
The Reactors
• 36” - 46” High
• 15” - 26” Deep
• 2 Buildings
Financial
Stewardship
• Increased focus
on stewardship
Power
System
 Power Options
 Manual
 Electric/gearbox
 Pneumatic
 Air over Oil
 Hydraulics
Manual
 Pros: simple, inexpensive
 Cons: slow, strenuous to worker
 Pros: lift and compact, precise
Electric/Gears
control
 Cons: explosion proof
Pneumatic
Hydraulic
 Pros: relatively inexpensive, high
speed
 Cons: poor control, not enough
power
 Pros: large lift capacity, explosion
proof, fast
 Cons: relatively expensive,
possibility of fluid leaks
 Uses the simple principle of
Hydraulics
leverage
Hydraulic
Components
 Power Options
 Electric Motor
 Air Motor
Reciprocating
 Rotating
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 Motion Options
 Rotary Actuator
 Linear Actuator
Proposed
Solution
Simple Tilting Frame
Manual Height
Adjustment
Linear Hydraulic
Cylinder
Rotary Air Motor
Over Center Valve
Manual Control Valves
Future
Challenges
 Hydraulic system analysis
 Chemical material properties
 Flow
 Optimize Frame strength and
weight
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FEA
 Possible use of obsolete
machinery
 Finalize PPFS
Questions?