Operating Instructions
OKTOPUS
GL-K800
Technical documentation
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The use of the load carrying attachment system OKTOPUS
®
offers the following benefits
during the assembly of large sized glass and facade elements:
•
faster, more rational and more efficient assembly process,
•
smaller assembly team required,
•
higher quality of the process on account of careful handling which protects materials,
•
lower physical strain on the fitters because they don’t have to carry and lift heavy loads,
•
high degree of safety at work.
2.4 Conditions and restrictions for the use of the system
The glass and facade elements to be processed with the OKTOPUS
®
GL-K800 have to fulfil
the following criteria in the suction areas:
•
they have to be airtight,
•
they must have an smooth, dry, oil-free and clean surface and
•
they must not be equipped with a protective plastic film.
The OKTOPUS
®
is delivered with suction cups for smooth glass and facade elements.
In case profile boards (e. g. with a trapezoidal cross section) are to be transported, special
vacuum cups adapted to that end have to be used, which can be provided by the manufac-
turer of the OKTOPUS
®
system as a customer specific option.
Suction of oil, water, fumes or aggressive gasses should be avoided. The ambient tempera-
ture must be at least 0 °C and may not exceed 40°C (valid for 1013 mbar and sea level). The
capacity of the used batteries is reduced at low temperatures. The air-borne sound emitted
by the OKTOPUS
®
GL-K800 amounts to < 70 dB(A), vibrations amount to < 2.5 m/s
2
, so that
no specific protective measures are required on account of that.
The scope of application of the OKTOPUS
®
GL-K800 is limited by the maximum bearing ca-
pacity (refer section 2.2 Safety Notes/Information Signs) and the performance data and op-
erating conditions of the employed crane and site conditions. Furthermore it is to be made
sure that the elements which should be processed are enough sufficiently stable in itself and
suitable for the installation with vacuum lifting devices (If necessary clarify it with the manu-
facturer of the elements.).
Because of the large variety of elements and surface coatings at the market we cannot as-
sume the liability for possibly occurring material incompatibilities between the surface coating
of the element and the suction rubber of our vacuum pads.
The maximum bearing capacities marked on the OKTOPUS
®
apply only on use of the
original suction cups and when the device is used in a working height which corresponds to
the sea level. If the OKTOPUS
®
is to be used in larger heights, then please contact first the
Wirth service team.
