Background: A worldwide crane manufacturer recently called upon Specialty Design to design and build a weld fixture for a crane boom that would both decrease manufacturing time and create a safer environment for their workers. We were up to the task, and we were fortunate to draw upon 40+ years in the business of building custom fixtures.
Solution: Specialty Design worked with the customer to design and build a series of expanding mandrel-type fixtures that incorporated the following features:
- Lengths up to 45 feet
- Reinforced structural construction
- Grounding rail on both sides
- Exact expanded dimension
- Hydraulic cylinders with valves
- Guide rods / adjustable feet
- Lifting lugs
These new mandrels greatly reduced what was once a very time-intensive and dangerous labor process in the production of a crane boom.
