MBA X-Tilt Butterfly Table

MBA | X-Tilt Butterfly Table

Heavy-duty butterfly table designed to transport, insulation fill, and nail both sides of timber frame panels.

The MBA X-Tilt Butterfly Table consists of a set of hydraulically operated tables, this system facilitates the vertical positioning of panels, transferring them to the second table, and securely lowering them on the opposite side for insulation fitting and panel closure. The hydraulic lifting mechanism, powered by a 4kW motor, includes fail-safe locking cylinders. A floor-mounted control unit, featuring push-button operation, a light beacon, and an audible siren, manages the process. Various options are available to utilize the tables as assembly benches for walls and floors and to seamlessly integrate them into a production line.

Why the MBA X-Tilt?

Seamless flip and transfer of panel
Wide infeed rollers for panel movement and pneumatic locking for infeed rollers
Transfer bars can retract to allow panels to be transferred laterally (flat)
Remote controls the unit allowing for easy operation of the tables

KEY ADVANTAGES

Bridge can run over the table for maximum use of space
Different height options available
Optional table extension for wider panel lengths
Optional floor/roof cassette upgrade with rows of pop-up clamping pins
Optional side and end clamping available for holding and/or squaring a panel

SPECIFICATIONS

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

Rollers for element movement in and out of tables
Pneumatic locking of infeed rollers
Pneumatic side clamping bars & pins
Reduction for 1st table only – Panel rotation by overhead crane, lowered back onto the same table (per 6 m (20 ft))
A Frame 6 m x 2 m (20 ft x 6.5 ft) for working on vertical panels – Complete with rollers
Handwheel adjustment of width via rack and pinion guide – Extendable table up to 3.8 m (13 ft)
Electrical adjustment of width via rack and pinion with a 1250 mm (4 ft) stroke
Additional cost for electrical squaring per 3 m (10 ft) extra
Manual sideways movement of 2nd table
Price per meter of sideways movement
Extra cost for motorization of sideways movement
Floor cassette assembly kit
Floor cassette option for 9 m (30 ft) table
Floor cassette option for 12 m (40 ft) table
Pop rollers for sideways panel removal

Category: Modular Building

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