Ratcheting Crank Handles are designed for machine control.
Press Release Summary:
Targeted for permanent mounting on shafts or studs in OEM or retrofit applications, ratcheting crank handles are available with either fixed or rotating metal handles or rotating plastic handles. Customizable units have arm lengths from 7-12 in and feature stamped steel handle plates, solid steel gears, and corrosion-resistant epoxy paint. Available openings include bore and keyway, square, or hex, and handles can be used to perform variety of adjustments.
Original Press Release:
Ratcheting Crank Handles Give Fast, Easy, Safe Machine Control
WORCESTER, MA - Lowell Corporation's ratcheting crank handles offer an alternative to handwheels and other devices for machine control in both OEM and retrofit applications.
Designed primarily for permanent mounting on shafts or studs, Lowell's ratcheting crank handles are far less likely to slip, stick, or freeze than other devices. With their small arc of operation, adjustment is faster, safer, and easier for the operator and reduces wear on the machinery. And a Lowell crank can generate enough torque so that it can be a useful manual auxiliary to a motor.
Although they may be purchased as replacements for equipment on existing machines, Lowell's crank handles can also be incorporated into the design of new machinery. Standard models are available with either fixed or rotating metal handles or lower cost rotating plastic handles. Arm lengths range from 7"- 12". In addition, the company offers custom designs for special applications.
Lowell crank handles offer tremendous flexibility in the variety of openings available. Buyers may choose bore and keyway, square, or hex, and Lowell can also create custom openings to customer specifications. The handles also provide great flexibility in the many adjustments that a user can perform: cross feed; rise and fall; gib and quill; positioning screw; and clamping.
Built for hard use, the handles utilize stamped steel handle plates, solid steel gears, hardened and powder-coated, corrosion-resistant epoxy paint. Gears are pre-assembled at the factory and are not replaceable. For convenience, there is a head-mounted reversing control for easy fingertip operation.
Like all of the company's products, Lowell's Series 100C Crank Handles are guaranteed against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from date of delivery.
For more information or a full-line catalog, call 800.456.9355 or 508.835.2900, email customerservice@lowellcorp.com, or visit http://www.lowellcorp.com/products/customapplications.html.
