articulated foot – safe stand for your machine even on uneven surfaces

Articulated foot for machines

Machines, technical equipment and production facilities not only have to be positioned precisely, they also have to stand on secure foundations in order to fulfill their intended functions perfectly. This is where the articulated foot comes into play. Articulated feet are used in a wide variety of designs to compensate for unevenness and to provide a secure footing for the often heavy equipment they have to support.

Articulated foot, structure and mode of action

A swivel foot consists of two main parts, the foot plate and the swiveling threaded bolt. The foot plate, made of stainless steel, plastic or galvanized steel, can be round or oval, depending on the design, and can be screwed firmly to the floor with dowels. The threaded bolt is equipped with a ball head, which finds its swiveling support in a precisely fitting ball socket in the foot plate. Depending on the size, the threaded bolt can be equipped with different threaded bolts. The most common versions are: M8, M10, M12, M16 or M20 thread. Nut and locknut not only ensure a tight connection of threaded bolt and the unit to be bolted, but at the same time prevent this bolting from loosening unintentionally.

Possible applications for articulated feet

In the manufacturing industry, certain individual parts or even complete assemblies often have to be transported. For this purpose, one or more roller conveyors are required. Such roller conveyors are also frequently used in logistical areas such as parcel transport.

Of course, a conveyor belt can also serve as an alternative for rolling onward transport. Whatever the use of articulated stands, it always depends on a stable and resilient overall solution.

Summary of different possibilities and variants of articulated feet

The main parameters of articulated feet are:

Load bearing capacity

• Max. 100 kg
• Max. 150 kg
• Max. 200 kg
• Max. 300 kg
• Max. 350 kg
• Max. 400 kg
• Max. 450 kg
• Max. 500 kg
• Max. 800 kg
• Max. 1.000 kg
• Max. 1.500 kg
• Max. 1.800 kg
• Max. 2.000 kg

Diameter

• 40 mm
• 50 mm
• 60 mm
• 80 mm
• 100 mm
• 110 mm
• 120 mm
• 123 mm

Thread

• M 8
• M 10
• M 12
• M 16
• M 20

Conclusion

Stand feet with articulation functions offer excellent possibilities to ensure their safe and stable standing during the assembly of machines and plants. The ball-guided adjusting bolts are the actual elements that provide the required flexibility due to their swivel capability.

Therefore, such articulated feet are indispensable aids when it comes to the compensation of unevenness and the necessary stability of plants to be assembled.

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