Overview of Mobile Machine Designs for Large-Sized Products

Abstract

The repair of large-sized products without a specialized repair facility is usually not available due to the impossibility of ensuring high accuracy when performing mechanical processing. Nevertheless, dismantling and moving large-sized items to the repair facility significantly increase the downtime of the equipment being repaired, or it is technically impossible to perform. Specialized machines that are used to repair large-sized items in such facilities are unique and expensive. They are heavily loaded and this can lead to various risks associated with the timing of the repair. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the time required for dismantling, moving and processing large-sized items. In this regard, the rejection of these operations in favor of the use of mobile machines will significantly reduce the time and cost of repairs of large equipment. The article discusses domestic and foreign achievements in the field of mobile machines and systems that are used for maintenance and machining of large-sized products on site without dismantling. A number of designs of specialized mobile machines for use in various industries are described.