Belt tensioning unit is a vital component in ensuring optimum belt performance.Handling of the Tensioning Unit with the traditional method is difficult and takes a long time effecting on overall process & productivity.
Take Up device is a low maintenance automized solution for handling the heavy tensioning units in case of maintenance and breakdowns.
Category : Lifting Products
Sub Category : Tecdos
RUD India’s Take Up Device is an automated mechanical lifting system engineered to simplify maintenance and breakdown handling of heavy tensioning units. As a critical component in any lift system, it replaces time-consuming manual methods with a low-maintenance solution that cuts operating time by up to 96 percent. Designed for industrial lifting solutions across sectors, including dusty production floors and space-constrained setups, this rope lifting system delivers reliable performance, safety and productivity gains.
Contact RUD India to discuss your belt tensioning requirements. Specify your unit dimensions and load parameters, and we will configure a Take Up Device tailored to your needs. Experience the next level of heavy load lifting automation and elevate your maintenance productivity immediately.
Advantages
Applications
For a heavy take-up unit, manual chain blocks and jacks just do not cut it anymore. The cleaner answer is a powered chain lift system like RUD's TECDOS Take-Up Device. It runs on a round steel chain drive, so it pushes and pulls the tensioning carriage with controlled force instead of brute manpower. One operator handles loads that used to need a crew. Because it is built as dedicated heavy load lifting equipment, the device mounts to the conveyor structure and stays put, ready for the next breakdown. No improvised rigging, no waiting on a mobile crane. That is the real fix.
Start with the worst case: power dies mid-lift. Good heavy load lifting equipment holds the load right where it is, with a fail-safe brake that needs no electricity to stay locked. After that, look for overload protection that stops the drive before something snaps. Controlled, steady speed matters too, since a jerky lift swings a heavy take-up unit around. You want the operator standing clear, working from a pendant or remote rather than under the load. Add solid end stops, positive locking once the unit is parked, and proper certification. Skip any of these and you are trusting luck, not engineering.
Manual lifting of a take-up unit eats time and bodies. Three or four people, chain blocks, levers, a lot of sweat, and real injury risk. A mechanical lifting system flips that. One operator drives the load with a motor and a chain, at a set speed, every single time. The motion is repeatable, so you park the carriage exactly where it belongs instead of nudging it by hand. Nobody stands under a suspended load. Setup that once took a half-day shrinks to minutes, which matters when a conveyor is down and the plant is losing money. Less strain, fewer hands, faster recovery.
Speed comes from not starting from scratch every time. The fastest setups keep a dedicated lift system bolted to the conveyor, so the moment a take-up unit needs moving, the gear is already in place. RUD's TECDOS Take-Up Device works this way. Hit the control, the chain drive engages, and the tensioning carriage shifts under power in minutes. No hunting for slings, no crane to book, no crew of riggers standing around. Because this mechanical lifting system runs the same routine each time, your team is not improvising under pressure during a breakdown. They follow a known sequence and get the belt back running sooner.
First rule: lock it out. Isolate the conveyor drive and confirm the belt cannot move before anyone touches the take-up unit. Then relieve the stored tension in a controlled way, because a loaded belt holds serious energy and can snap a carriage back hard. Connect your lift system to the proper anchor points, never an improvised shackle. Lift slowly and watch the load stay square as it moves. Keep everyone out from under it and to the side. With a chain-driven take-up device, you do this from a standoff control, not by hand on the load. Finish, re-tension, re-check, then release the lockout.
111/112, 1st Floor, Orion Business Park, Next to Cine Wonder Mall, Ghodbunder Road, Thane (West), Thane - 400607, MH, India
(+91) 22 62428500 to 90
