Modular Welding & Cutting Tractor

Manufacturer: Steelmax

Model: Rail Runner Gen III


The Rail Runner Gen III is a compact, modular, mechanized tractor which can be custom configured for a variety of welding, thermal cutting, and gouging applications on flat or curved plate, tube and pipe. By utilizing a magnetic guide rail and positive rack and pinion drive, the system can be utilized in all welding positions. Ergonomic remote control pendant with simple, easy to find control knobs makes process adjustment possible without the operator lifting their welding hood. A digital display with numeric representation for each motion parameter makes presetting the optimum welding or cutting procedure simple and highly repeatable.

The Rail Runner Gen III welding tractor increases arc-on time and produces consistent, high-quality welds and cuts in a fraction of the time required by manual operations. Optional accessories include tactile probe seam tracking and motorized vertical torch slide for automatic torch height control.

The Rail Runner Gen III can be used with semi-flexible rail for plate and tank work with a minimum radius of 16’ (5 m) or adapted to bent ring rail for pipe and tube applications. Standard ring rails are available for tube diameters from 8” (200 mm) up to 9.85’ (3000 mm). Rail Runner Gen III can travel on hi-flex, semi-flexible, rigid or ring tracks that can be clamped to ferrous materials with magnetic units and to non-ferrous materials by means of vacuum track system incl. vacuum pump and vacuum units.

Linear torch oscillator produces straight, triangle, trapezoid and square weld paths.

Standard Features

·         Suitable for TIG welding (HF resistant)

·         Robust design with die-cast aluminum housing

·         Ergonomic remote control pendant with simple and easy to find control knobs makes adjustments possible without lifting of the operators welding hood

·         Programmable path of stitch welds

·         Suitable for a variety of circumferential and irregular surface applications down to min. radius of 100 mm (4”)

·         Active compensation of torch position vertically and horizontally also with an oscillator in use by means of modular automatic seam tracking system

·         Suitable for all welding positions on both ferrous and non-ferrous materials thanks to rack and pinion drive and various tracks equipped with magnetic or vacuum units

·         Rail Runner Gen III welding tractor produces consistent high-quality welds and cuts in a fraction of the time required by manual operations

Specifications and Capacities
Voltage 1 ~ 42V, 115V, 230V, 50-60 Hz
Power 60 W
Welding positions Vertical, Horizontal, Flat
Mounting on curved
and round surfaces
Ring tracks (OD)
Hi-flex tracks (OD)
Hi-flex tracks (ID)
Semi-flex tracks
8 in (200mm) -10 ft (3m)
Minimum 5 ft (1.5 m)
Minimum 11 ft (3.4 m)
Minimum 32 ft (10m)
Torch diameter 0.63–0.87 in (16-22 mm) to 1.38 in
(35mm)
Minimum workpiece thickness 0.2 in (5 mm)
Horizontal pulling force 90 lbs
Vertical pulling force 90 lbs
Horizontal speed 0-98 in/min (0-250 cm/min)
Vertical speed 0-98 in/min (0-250 cm/min)
Oscillation type linear
Oscillation path triangle, straight line, trapezoid, square
Oscillator arm stroke 0-3.9 in (0-100 mm)
Oscillation width 0.04-4.5 in (0.1-11.8 cm)
Oscillation speed 5-78 in/min (10-200 cm/min)
Oscillation delay at center and on ends 0–5 s
Maximum oscillator pulling force 22 lbs
Weight 29 lbs (13 kg)
Steelmax

Modular Welding & Cutting Tractor

The Rail Runner Gen III is a compact, modular, mechanized tractor which can be custom configured for a variety of welding, thermal cutting, and gouging applications on flat or curved plate, tube and pipe. By utilizing a magnetic guide rail and positive rack and pinion drive, the system can be utilized in all welding positions. Ergonomic remote control pendant with simple, easy to find control knobs makes process adjustment possible without the operator lifting their welding hood. A digital display with numeric representation for each motion parameter makes presetting the optimum welding or cutting procedure simple and highly repeatable.

The Rail Runner Gen III welding tractor increases arc-on time and produces consistent, high-quality welds and cuts in a fraction of the time required by manual operations. Optional accessories include tactile probe seam tracking and motorized vertical torch slide for automatic torch height control.

The Rail Runner Gen III can be used with semi-flexible rail for plate and tank work with a minimum radius of 16’ (5 m) or adapted to bent ring rail for pipe and tube applications. Standard ring rails are available for tube diameters from 8” (200 mm) up to 9.85’ (3000 mm). Rail Runner Gen III can travel on hi-flex, semi-flexible, rigid or ring tracks that can be clamped to ferrous materials with magnetic units and to non-ferrous materials by means of vacuum track system incl. vacuum pump and vacuum units.

Linear torch oscillator produces straight, triangle, trapezoid and square weld paths.

Standard Features

·         Suitable for TIG welding (HF resistant)

·         Robust design with die-cast aluminum housing

·         Ergonomic remote control pendant with simple and easy to find control knobs makes adjustments possible without lifting of the operators welding hood

·         Programmable path of stitch welds

·         Suitable for a variety of circumferential and irregular surface applications down to min. radius of 100 mm (4”)

·         Active compensation of torch position vertically and horizontally also with an oscillator in use by means of modular automatic seam tracking system

·         Suitable for all welding positions on both ferrous and non-ferrous materials thanks to rack and pinion drive and various tracks equipped with magnetic or vacuum units

·         Rail Runner Gen III welding tractor produces consistent high-quality welds and cuts in a fraction of the time required by manual operations

Specifications and Capacities
Voltage 1 ~ 42V, 115V, 230V, 50-60 Hz
Power 60 W
Welding positions Vertical, Horizontal, Flat
Mounting on curved
and round surfaces
Ring tracks (OD)
Hi-flex tracks (OD)
Hi-flex tracks (ID)
Semi-flex tracks
8 in (200mm) -10 ft (3m)
Minimum 5 ft (1.5 m)
Minimum 11 ft (3.4 m)
Minimum 32 ft (10m)
Torch diameter 0.63–0.87 in (16-22 mm) to 1.38 in
(35mm)
Minimum workpiece thickness 0.2 in (5 mm)
Horizontal pulling force 90 lbs
Vertical pulling force 90 lbs
Horizontal speed 0-98 in/min (0-250 cm/min)
Vertical speed 0-98 in/min (0-250 cm/min)
Oscillation type linear
Oscillation path triangle, straight line, trapezoid, square
Oscillator arm stroke 0-3.9 in (0-100 mm)
Oscillation width 0.04-4.5 in (0.1-11.8 cm)
Oscillation speed 5-78 in/min (10-200 cm/min)
Oscillation delay at center and on ends 0–5 s
Maximum oscillator pulling force 22 lbs
Weight 29 lbs (13 kg)
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