Movax
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Movax is a Brand name for Finnish excavator
mounted Side Grip Sheet Pilers and other same kind of accessories made by Finnish Company Unisto LTD. Movax products are based on patented Side Grip technology.
Movax sheet piler is a high frequency hydraulic vibrator, typically mounted to a large excavator (or co-powered with a separate powerpack) and takes advantage of the excavator's own hydraulics
for additional down force, up to 80 tons, depending on the equipment. With this power, Movax sheet piler can be used to drive sheet piles, I-beam
s, and pipes in virtually any type of soil condition. Although classed as a high frequency vibrator, it is neither "resonant free" or "variable moment" and so there is little control over the vibration
s produced.
Movax sheet piler is controlled by a cab-mounted computer
(current model Auto B) which allows the operator to select a precise angle to drive/extract piles, even horizontally. A skilled operator can pick up, position and drive a pile in one fluid motion. With computer-assisted automatic steering
and side grip ability, Movax sheet piler/excavator combination automatically corrects the straightness of the sheet pile during the driving and extracting. When Movax sheet piler drives the first pile into the ground, the distance is put into memory. Auto B takes the pile to the right distance near the guide and sets pile into the upright position, reducing the typical "walking" of the pile wall typical with other methods of installation.
Movax products are manufactured by Unisto LTD Finland. Hercules Machinery Corporation (HMC), located in Fort Wayne, IN
, is Unisto Ltd's only licenced manufacturer for patent
ed Movax Side Grip Sheet Pilers and distributes them exclusively in North America
.
Excavator
Excavators are heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom, stick, bucket and cab on a rotating platform . The house sits atop an undercarriage with tracks or wheels. A cable-operated excavator uses winches and steel ropes to accomplish the movements. They are a natural progression from the...
mounted Side Grip Sheet Pilers and other same kind of accessories made by Finnish Company Unisto LTD. Movax products are based on patented Side Grip technology.
Movax sheet piler is a high frequency hydraulic vibrator, typically mounted to a large excavator (or co-powered with a separate powerpack) and takes advantage of the excavator's own hydraulics
Hydraulics
Hydraulics is a topic in applied science and engineering dealing with the mechanical properties of liquids. Fluid mechanics provides the theoretical foundation for hydraulics, which focuses on the engineering uses of fluid properties. In fluid power, hydraulics is used for the generation, control,...
for additional down force, up to 80 tons, depending on the equipment. With this power, Movax sheet piler can be used to drive sheet piles, I-beam
I-beam
-beams, also known as H-beams, W-beams , rolled steel joist , or double-T are beams with an - or H-shaped cross-section. The horizontal elements of the "" are flanges, while the vertical element is the web...
s, and pipes in virtually any type of soil condition. Although classed as a high frequency vibrator, it is neither "resonant free" or "variable moment" and so there is little control over the vibration
Vibration
Vibration refers to mechanical oscillations about an equilibrium point. The oscillations may be periodic such as the motion of a pendulum or random such as the movement of a tire on a gravel road.Vibration is occasionally "desirable"...
s produced.
Movax sheet piler is controlled by a cab-mounted computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
(current model Auto B) which allows the operator to select a precise angle to drive/extract piles, even horizontally. A skilled operator can pick up, position and drive a pile in one fluid motion. With computer-assisted automatic steering
Steering
Steering is the term applied to the collection of components, linkages, etc. which will allow a vessel or vehicle to follow the desired course...
and side grip ability, Movax sheet piler/excavator combination automatically corrects the straightness of the sheet pile during the driving and extracting. When Movax sheet piler drives the first pile into the ground, the distance is put into memory. Auto B takes the pile to the right distance near the guide and sets pile into the upright position, reducing the typical "walking" of the pile wall typical with other methods of installation.
Movax products are manufactured by Unisto LTD Finland. Hercules Machinery Corporation (HMC), located in Fort Wayne, IN
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
, is Unisto Ltd's only licenced manufacturer for patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
ed Movax Side Grip Sheet Pilers and distributes them exclusively in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
External links
- http://www.movax.com
- http://www.hmc-us.com/
- http://www.new-technologies.org/ECT/Civil/movax.htm
- http://www.prolandscapeinc.com/MOVAX.htm
- http://myconstructionphotos.smugmug.com/keyword/movax
- http://www.unisto.fi/concept.php?current=concept