INNOVATIONS: PRESENT&FUTURE
Faster and More Efficient Hanging with the new GNW Interlocking System Simone Rostirolla Rostirolla Srl – Morgano (Treviso), Italy
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Rostirolla’s new GNW interlocking system is a simple, fast, and flexible hanging solution, ideal for loading small parts.
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n a period such as the one the manufacturing industry is currently
applicable solutions. In fact, its technical department is constantly
going through, where every day companies are confronted with
searching for systems that can meet the most diverse and particular
the scarcity of raw materials and components of all kinds and
needs of users.
with the extension of delivery times even for simple but sometimes
The latest innovation patented by Rostirolla is the new GNW system,
essential products, having easy-to-use and extremely flexible tools at
designed to interlock harmonic steel hooks and/or springs to a punched
one’s disposal becomes of paramount importance. In a paint shop,
sheet metal support, on which various accessories can be combined to
the hanging of workpieces is one of the most important operations; to
form a rack for hanging workpieces before coating. GNW is an extremely
handle it at best, operators need tools such as hooks, racks, and other
flexible tool that enables end users to independently solve any hanging
accessories on a daily basis.
issues on their coating lines.
Whereas, for hooks and masking systems, coaters can usually count on suppliers with well-stocked warehouses or on averagely fast delivery
GNW bars
times, the situation is different in the case of racks, as their design,
The hook-holding bars are made of punched sheet metal with a
sampling, and production times often hardly fit the demands of a fast-
thickness of 1.5 mm, bent for higher strength. They are available in
pacing industry. Being able to manage the hanging of a new workpiece
standard widths of 600, 700, 800, and 1000 mm with a hole for hook
to be coated in the best possible way and, above all, autonomously
insertion every 20 mm.
becomes therefore essential, because it leads to greater efficiency of the entire painting cycle and, consequently, to considerable energy savings.
GNW frames The robustness of the frames is guaranteed by the material they are
Rostirolla Srl has established itself in the coating sector as a
made of, i.e. S355R steel with a diameter of Ø10 mm. Each component
manufacturer of hooks, frames, racks, masking systems, and other
is wire-welded. The frames are available in standard widths of 600, 700,
accessories since 1990. Its products are designed by its highly
800, and 1000 mm, while their height can be customised according to
specialised technical department and manufactured in its dedicated
user requirements up to 2200 mm. The standard spacing between bar
machining department, equipped with state-of-the-art and continuously
supports is 100 mm, but it can be modified upon request. Handles are
upgraded machinery. The company also offers customised and easily
generally customised according to customer requirements.
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The GNW frame with cap and locked hook.
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The complete frame, which customers can adapt to pieces to be coated.