Design of Various Concepts of Structure of Platform for Multi-purpose Industrial Application

Abstract

Various industrial heavy equipment, which are assembled and manufactured at one place, are needed to be transported and kept in super-structure buildings. This paper deals with designing a conceptual design of a moving platform which is used for assisting lifting such engine equipment where the platform will be powered by combination of motors and electro-hydraulic power units as being heavy loads. The entire platform assembly is divided into three sub-assemblies; one platform is having a long travel of 18 m, and above that platform will be a platform which will be lifted to a height of 6 m with the help of a set of telescopic cylinder if equipment have to be kept at certain height and can travel in cross direction with the help of guided wheels. While the top platform, which is the final sub-assembly, will rotate in a particular angle with the help of manual mechanism with certain maximum rpm provided so that an assistant can rotate and direct the equipment when it is needed to be placed at a certain height. The main aim of the paper is to design the structural components of the platform like frames and their structure selection for high stiffness.