{"id":14406,"date":"2026-08-12T09:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T09:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/?p=14406"},"modified":"2026-10-07T00:13:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T00:13:35","slug":"how-to-load-coils-into-decoiler-with-360-rotation-fhopepack-coil-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/how-to-load-coils-into-decoiler-with-360-rotation-fhopepack-coil-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Rail-Mounted Coil Transfer Car with 360\u00b0 Cradle for Decoiler Feeding"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Executive summary<\/strong>\nThe clip shows a rail-mounted coil transfer car with a red V-block cradle: the car travels on a floor rail, the cradle lifts and rotates the coil through 360\u00b0, then feeds it into a decoiler. The footage is not from our shop, so below we treat it as a reference sequence and map it to our equivalent coil transfer car (20 t class, rail travel, 360\u00b0 turn). You get the motion the clip shows, the published car parameters, and the checks before a car is linked to a decoiler.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"482\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BWQEyE0IKDM\" title=\"How to Transfer Heavy Steel Coils with 360\u00b0 Precision? | FHOPEPACK Coil Car\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2 id=\"table-of-contents\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#video\">What the clip shows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#why-car\">Why a rail coil car replaces crane loading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#our-car\">Our equivalent coil transfer car<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#matching\">Matching the car to the decoiler<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#selection-checklist\">Selection checklist for a coil car<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#safety\">Controls and safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#engineering-faq\">Engineering FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#next-step\">Next step<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related-reading\">Related reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sources\">Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"video\">What the clip shows<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Step<\/th>\n<th>What is on screen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Travel<\/td>\n<td>Grey-and-black rail-mounted car moves along a floor rail toward the coil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cradle<\/td>\n<td>Red V-block cradle holds a large steel coil horizontally<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lift<\/td>\n<td>Two vertical hydraulic cylinders raise the platform under the cradle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rotate<\/td>\n<td>Cradle turns to align the coil with the decoiler centerline (360\u00b0 capability)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feed<\/td>\n<td>Coil is presented into the decoiler take-up after alignment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Factory hall with concrete floor and metal walls; other machines in the background.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-car\">Why a rail coil car replaces crane loading<\/h2>\n<p>Crane-and-sling loading of a decoiler puts a swinging coil under a hook and asks the rigger to chase the mandrel centerline by eye. A rail car keeps the coil on a fixed path: travel to the station, lift to height, rotate to angle, then hand off.<\/p>\n<p>Three points decide when a car is the right station:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The route is fixed<\/strong> between storage, turnstile or packing and the decoiler.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coil weight is beyond safe manual push<\/strong>, so a powered rail drive is required.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The decoiler needs repeatable alignment<\/strong>, which a rotating cradle can hold.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"our-car\">Our equivalent coil transfer car<\/h2>\n<p>Published parameters for our coil transfer car:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Specification<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Maximum load<\/td>\n<td>20 t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Power supply<\/td>\n<td>380 V, 60 Hz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Drive power<\/td>\n<td>2.5\u20135.5 kW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mode<\/td>\n<td>Semi-automatic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Transfer<\/td>\n<td>By floor rail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Turning<\/td>\n<td>360\u00b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Control<\/td>\n<td>Manual control box or remote; speed-regulating inverter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Safety<\/td>\n<td>Emergency stop; position lock; two displacement limiters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The car is used on coil slitting lines, packing lines and stacking layouts, and can link to a turnstile or down-ender so the crane is not needed for every move.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"matching\">Matching the car to the decoiler<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Project input<\/th>\n<th>What we fix<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Max coil weight<\/td>\n<td>Car load class (up to 20 t)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coil OD \/ width<\/td>\n<td>V-cradle or saddle size<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Decoiler mandrel height<\/td>\n<td>Lift stroke and hand-off height<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Required rotation<\/td>\n<td>360\u00b0 cradle or a fixed saddle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rail length and stops<\/td>\n<td>Track layout, limiters and lock positions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Speed is adjustable on the inverter so the car can creep into the decoiler without shocking the mandrel.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"selection-checklist\">Selection checklist for a coil car<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Max coil weight against the 20 t class.<\/li>\n<li>Coil OD and width for the V-cradle.<\/li>\n<li>Decoiler mandrel height and centerline tolerance.<\/li>\n<li>Whether 360\u00b0 rotation is required or a fixed saddle is enough.<\/li>\n<li>Rail route, stops and exclusion zones.<\/li>\n<li>Manual pendant vs remote control preference.<\/li>\n<li>Destination market for the risk assessment package.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"safety\">Controls and safety<\/h2>\n<p>The standards that apply depend on the destination market. For CE markets, ISO 12100 sets the risk-assessment method and EN 415-10 covers general requirements for packaging machines, which fixes guarding and the emergency-stop arrangement. Coil cars used with packaging or handling cells follow that pair.<\/p>\n<p>On our car we publish: emergency stop, position lock and two displacement limiters. Guarding and light curtains around the rail path are fixed in the risk assessment for each layout.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"engineering-faq\">Engineering FAQ<\/h2>\n<p>Q: Is the machine in the clip one of our coil cars?\nA: No. The clip is reference footage; we supply our equivalent rail-mounted coil transfer car, sized to your coil weight (up to 20 t) and decoiler height.<\/p>\n<p>Q: What is the published load rating?\nA: Maximum load 20 t on our coil transfer car page.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Does the cradle really turn a full 360\u00b0?\nA: Yes. The published turning degree is 360\u00b0, matching the alignment move shown in the clip.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How is the car controlled?\nA: Manual control box or remote, with a speed-regulating inverter (2.5\u20135.5 kW drive).<\/p>\n<p>Q: Which safety functions are published?\nA: Emergency stop, position lock and two displacement limiters.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Can the car replace crane moves on a packing line as well as a decoiler?\nA: Yes \u2014 on slitting, packing and stacking layouts, and it can link to a turnstile or down-ender so the crane is not needed for every move.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How does the car avoid shocking the decoiler mandrel?\nA: Drive speed is inverter-regulated, so the car can creep into the final hand-off.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"next-step\">Next step<\/h2>\n<p>We plan a coil car station in three steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Submit your layout drawing<\/strong> with coil weight, OD\/width, decoiler height and rail route, to <strong>info@fhopepack.com<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Receive a proposal within 48 hours<\/strong>, with the car load class, cradle and rail layout.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Book a site survey<\/strong> so we confirm floor rails, stops and the decoiler hand-off.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"related-reading\">Related reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/hydraulic-coil-tilter-the-smart-fix-for-costly-coil-handling\/\">Hydraulic Coil Tilter for 90\u00b0 Turning: Matching the Clip Cycle to Our FPCT Range<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/inside-customer-workshop-how-our-automatic-steel-coil-upender-wrapping-machine-transforms-plant-safety\/\">Steel Coil Upender and Eye-Through Wrapping Line: Where the Safety Gains Come From<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/practical-well-designed-coil-tilter-and-coil-upender\/\">Coil Tilter and Upender: 90\u00b0 Turn of a Palletised Coil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Mechanical\/Coil-transfer-car.html\">Coil transfer car<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"sources\">Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Machine in action (reference clip, non-own footage): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BWQEyE0IKDM\">the video on YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Max load 20 t, 380 V 60 Hz, semi-automatic, floor-rail transfer, 360\u00b0 turning, manual\/remote + inverter, E-stop \/ position lock \/ two limiters, 2.5\u20135.5 kW: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Mechanical\/Coil-transfer-car.html\">Coil transfer car<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Standards scope: ISO 12100:2010; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nen.nl\/en\/nen-en-415-10-2014-en-191845\">EN 415-10:2014<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Proposal timing: approved house CTA (proposal within 48 hours)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Last reviewed:<\/strong> 2026-10-07<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive summary The clip shows a rail-mounted coil transfer car with a red V-block cradle: the car travels on a floor rail, the cradle lifts and rotates the coil through 360\u00b0, then feeds it into [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14409,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"20T Rail Coil Car with 360\u00b0 Cradle | Decoiler Loading","_seopress_titles_desc":"Rail-mounted 20 t coil car with 360\u00b0 V-cradle and inverter drive for decoiler loading. 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