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Opening photo: The painting area should be utilised in an optimum manner and the respective handling should be as easy as possible.
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FEM-Based Bearing Load Calculation – Ensuring Safety in the chain Hendrik Kühling JÜRGEN EMPTMEYER GmbH, Zürich – Switzerland
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hen mounting frames and ensuring resilience, paint shops are trying to achieve the best possible level of efficiency. The painting area should be utilised in an optimum manner and the respective handling should be as easy as possible (ref. Opening photo). However, safety should be always at the forefront. For this reason, JÜRGEN EMPTMEYER GmbH, the German
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paint accessories supplier, not only offers various hanging solutions for the coating industry, but also carries out resilience tests. Resilience testing and the certification of hooks and brackets is an area of service, which is becoming more and more important. JÜRGEN EMPTMEYER GmbH has therefore introduced two processes, which vary in regard to their respective approach and cost factor.
N. 47 - SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 - international PAINT&COATING magazine
Both approaches in comparison: tested and stamped hooks During this process, each individual hook is tested under realistic conditions. Should the hook be able to withstand the respective load, each hook is then marked as having been tested by means of a stamp. This process is not only laborious and time-consuming, but also expensive, and therefore often only relevant