Resumen ejecutivo
A wire spool tilter upender turns a cable spool, reel or drum through 90°, from lying flat to standing on its flanges or back again. The load sits in an L-shaped cradle that rolls round on a low base. Our FPCT tilters handle 3, 5 and 10 t and turn in 50–90 s. A worked example picks the model for a 2.5 t cable drum and works out turns per hour.
Índice
- Why spools need turning
- How the spool tilter works
- FPCT tilter data
- Worked example: a 2.5 t cable drum
- Lista de verificación de selección
- Seguridad: EN 415-10 e ISO 12100
- Preguntas frecuentes sobre ingeniería
- El próximo paso
- Lectura relacionada
- Fuentes
Why spools need turning
Cable and wire spools are stored and shipped in two positions. Standing on their flanges, they can be rolled and put on pay-off stands. Lying flat, they stack safely and sit well on a pallet. Moving between the two by crane alone means tipping a heavy drum over its flange edge. The flange can be damaged, the cable can be crushed, and the drum can fall the last part of the way.
A tilter does the turn on a cradle instead. The spool is supported on two faces through the whole 90°, so it is lowered onto its new face instead of dropping.
How the spool tilter works
The machine shown is a yellow L-shaped cradle with two curved side plates, sitting on a low white base. The curved edges of the side plates rest on rollers in the base. Two chain drives turn the cradle on those rollers, so it rocks through 90° from one face to the other. Black and yellow stripes mark the cradle edges.
The spool is set into the corner of the L by crane or forklift. As the cradle turns, the load moves from one leg of the L to the other. Two travel limit stops (displacement restrictors) end the turn at 0° and 90°. The cradle can be stopped at any angle along the way.
FPCT tilter data
| Parámetro | FPCT-03 | FPCT-05 | FPCT-10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| carga máxima | 3 t | 5 t | 10 t |
| Potencia | 1.3 kW | 2.0 kW | 2.5 or 4.5 kW, by version |
| Tiempo de giro | 50–90 s | 50–90 s | 60–90 s |
| Suministro | AC 380 V 50 Hz, or to your supply | mismo | mismo |
The cradle is built to your spools, so there is no fixed size range. We size it from the length, width and height of your largest spool, its maximum weight and a photo of it.
Worked example: a 2.5 t cable drum
Illustrative drum: 2.5 t, turned from standing to lying for stacking. We allow 20% over the load when choosing the model, and assume the crane takes about a minute each to load and to unload.
| Comprobar | Cálculo | Resultado |
|---|---|---|
| Load with 20% margin | × 2.5 1.2 | 3.0 t, so FPCT-03 (at its limit) or FPCT-05 |
| Tiempo de giro | de los datos | 50–90 s; we take 70 s |
| Crane loading and unloading | 2 × 60 s | 120 s |
| Time per drum | 70 + 120 | 190 s |
| Drums per hour | 3,600 ÷ 190 | â ‰ ˆ 19 |
Resultado. At 2.5 t the drum is right at the FPCT-03 limit once the margin is added, so we would offer the FPCT-05 for headroom. One tilter turns about 19 drums an hour. The crane handling, not the tilter, takes most of the time. A conveyor or forklift loading gives more turns per hour.
Lista de verificación de selección
- Heaviest spool or drum weight.
- Largest flange diameter and width.
- Turning direction: standing to lying, lying to standing, or both.
- Crane, forklift or conveyor loading.
- Turns per hour.
Seguridad: EN 415-10 e ISO 12100
We design the tilter to EN 415-10 and assess its risks to ISO 12100. The main hazards are the turning cradle and the rollers under it. The travel limit stops end the turn at each end, and the cradle can be stopped at any angle. Guarding and controls around the turning area are set from the risk assessment for your layout, so people stay clear while the cradle moves.
Preguntas frecuentes sobre ingeniería
Q: Chain drive or hydraulic? A: This tilter uses two chain drives on a rolling cradle. For much heavier loads we also build hydraulic tilters.
Q: What do you need to quote? A: The length, width and height of your largest spool, its maximum weight, and a photo.
Q: Does it suit steel coils as well? A: Yes. The same tilter frame turns steel and wire coils.
Q: Which standard applies? A: EN 415-10 for the machine, and ISO 12100 for the risk assessment.
El próximo paso
- Send spool weights, flange sizes and turns per hour a info@fhopepack.com.
- Nosotros dimensionamos the cradle and the drive.
- Respondemos dentro de las 24 horas. con un diseño y una cotización.
Lectura relacionada
- Spool drum tilter (product)
- Coil upender tilter (product)
- Practical, well-designed coil tilter and coil upender
- The 90 degree coil upender with rotary base
- Volteadores de bobinas grandes y largos en funcionamiento real
Fuentes
- FHOPE product pages: spool drum tilter; coil upender tilter; coil tilter upender; hydraulic tilter
- FHOPE project notes on upender enquiries
- Our wire spool tilter shown above
- Worked example: illustrative figures
- Standards: EN 415-10; ISO 12100:2010
Última revisión: 19/10/2026
