Design of a Transfer Automation Device for the Pre-processing Movement of Large Centrifugal Cast Pipes

This study presents the design of an automated conveying device for the pre-processing movement of large centrifugal cast pipes. Large cast iron pipes (size: 442 mm × 5700 mm × 45 mm, weight: 1.2 t) are manufactured using the centrifugal casting method. The manufactured pipes must be washed, ground, cut, and circumferentially chamfered manually. Herein, the mechanical component of the automatic transfer device before post-processing of the centrifugal casting pipe has been newly modeled, designed using SolidWorks software, and manufactured based on the design results. The characteristic test on the manufactured product confirms normal operation. Therefore, the device developed in this paper can be used to move a post-processing automation device for large centrifugal casting pipes.