• What was needed: An innovative field drainage machine that can manoeuvre plastic drainage tiles on the job site and unroll plastic tiles alongside the trenching and ploughing equipment
• Requirements: 100% lubrication-free and maintenance-free, withstands hot, humid and icy but also very dirty ambient conditions, long service life, suitable for a wide range of temperatures
• Products used: dryspin® high helix lead screws made of stainless steel, dryspin® high helix lead screw nuts, drylin® E DC motor and motor coupling
• Success for the customer: The PH1280 is a unit installed on a 3-point coupling that can move large rolls of plastic drainage tile on the job site, as well as roll out the plastic tile alongside the trenching and ploughing machines. This unit consists of a round turntable with a centre column and an upper guide rod frame. Hypro has developed a collapsible upper guide rail frame that retracts into the centre column. This collapsible frame uses an igus high-speed lead screw and lead screw nut to achieve this innovative, time-saving solution.

Problem

Field drainages are machines designed for agricultural field drainage. They must withstand both hot and humid conditions, but also ice and snow. The pace of work on construction sites is fast and efficient processes are implemented as far as possible. A machine failure that causes delays is unacceptable. Previously conducted tests with an ACME thread, proved to be too slow. 

Solution

The dryspin® high helix lead screw made of stainless steel in combination with the dryspin® flange nut ensures smooth operation, which allows the foldable frame to be folded inside the centre column. The centre column is not easily accessible for lubrication and installed igus® products do not require external grease. The following igus® products are currently being tested: DC motor, drylin® E motor coupling, dryspin® high helix lead screw nut, dryspin® high helix lead screw made of stainless steel.

dryspin® high helix lead screw

dryspin® high helix lead screw nuts

drylin® E DC motors

drylin® E motor coupling

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