23 WORKPIECES Component parts up to 7.5 t (3 m x 2 m x 2 m) PERFORMANCE DATA Product carriers: 20 single-track product carriers Throughput: 11 product carriers/h PROCESS TECHNOLOGY Heimer GmbH & Co. KG GETRIEBEBAU NORD, GERMANY Gear motor manufacturer Getriebebau Nord performs wet-coating of large gears up to 7.5 t. Special loading lifters take over from the transport crossbeams, with the large gears suspended either individually or together. These are then transferredtonne to a central distribu- tion manipulator for supply to the pre-treatment and coating cabins, with some parts, that can be up to 3 m in length, weighing several tons. Passing through the coating cabins takes place via a friction wheel suspended monorail. The specially designed coating-lifting device has an automatic safety interlock. 1 Coating-lifting device with automatic safety interlocking for safe coating of the parts 2 Loading and unloading lifter for the supply and removal of workpieces at the coating facility 1 2 REFERENCE PROJECT