Vehicle Turntables

A typical air film turntable with two
44-tonne articulated lorries on board.

Hotel Turntable - London
A 5.3-metre diameter wheeled turntable

The most common type of turntable produced are those used for rotating vehicles. With the ever increasing demand on space in our cities and towns, there is a requirement for a well-proven and economically priced turntable whether they operate by floating on a film of air or are rotated by more conventional means such as castors.

Rotair Systems' air film turntables are of a very versatile modular design, allowing them to be installed in confined areas inside or outside, either flush or surface mounted. Because of their low profile - 150mm or less - and low ground pressure requirements, it is possible to install these turntables within a mezzanine floor or thin slab section where conventional wheeled turntables would be impossible to fit.

A typical commercial vehicle turntable
constructed in an underground facility

Smaller car and van size turntables are also available for installation to office parking areas, apartment blocks, private homes and other locations with limited turning space.

It is important to note that all residential turntables are required to have a "turntable pit" constructed to support the turntable and house the operational fittings and components. Construction of the pit entails excavating to an approximate depth of 25 centimetres for the profile of the turntable, and applying a level concrete skim coat.

A typical cost for a 4.5 metre diameter, flush fitted, car turntable powered by an electric friction drive motor would be around £16,000 + Vat, delivered and installed mainland UK.