Examples of successful applications in the crane industry
Port Cranes
Heavy loads, long periods of use, and a wide variety of weatherconditions – cranes in port facilities must perform at their best. And that is exactly where our energy chains and flexible cables are being used. They have proven themselves for years in over 10,000 ports with their corrosion-free, maintenance-free materials offering a long service life. The fields of application include, among others, ship-to-shore cranes, bulk cargo handling cranes, RTGs, RMGs, Goliath cranes, spreaders and reach stackers. Wherever safety must be ensured and there is pressure to meet deadlines, e-chains® are a reliable, quiet alternative to busbar systems, festooning and cable drums.
Roller energy chain in continuous operation at the Port of Rotterdam
A P4.1 series roller energy chain is in operation at the Port of Rotterdam, one of the largest bulk handling ports in Western Europe. On the ship-to-shore crane, it operates continuously over 100 metre travel and without incident. So far it has completed more than 9,000 operating hours.
Lubrication-free heavy-duty bearings in RTG cranes
Container crane Hamburg Port
STS crane Antwerp
For travels of more than 400 metres in some cases, 12 ship-to-shore cranes in Antwerp were equipped with robust heavy duty energy chains.
Container loading crane
Ship unloading crane
Bridge crane
Roller energy chain on STS crane
Indoor cranes
They have been designed for the overhead moving of loads within a building, such as in production and assembly areas: gantry cranes. Short downtimes, low maintenance requirements and the functional reliability of the system are important from an economic point of view, but also with regard to occupational safety. Our energy supply systems have been developed for different operating conditions, but also for the various standards of the international markets. They are designed in an optimal way, as a complete system or individual component, and with a predictable service life.
Heat and dust: energy chains for adverse conditions
Crane in cement plant
Indoor crane: 50% more storage space
Chemical-resistant indoor crane
Plastic energy chain systems for supplying energy to process cranes have proven themselves for several years in this hot-dip galvanising plant under high acid loads.
Indoor cranes in the foundry
Containers containing liquid metal are transported in a foundry using these three cranes. The hot environment and high levels of contamination placed severe demands on the cable guidance.
Indoor crane in metal processing
In this indoor crane application, our e-chains show their advantages: even under the heavy load of dust and hot metal swarf, there has been no failure in three years.
Coil crane in steelworks
In this coil crane, the motor-driven cable drums required a high level of maintenance. That is why they were replaced by our e-spool system.
Bridge crane in steelworks
This crane transports billets in a steel mill using a magnetic beam. For the power supply of the slewing gear, the developers are using a triflex series e-chain instead of the previous conductor rail.
Garbage crane
Gantry cranes in concrete plant
guidefast system for gantry crane
70m crane track in waste incineration plant
Shipyard cranes
Shipyard cranes are usually characterised by their high load capacities and long travels of the trolleys, which can easily reach up to 200m in length. With heavy cable weights, the energy chains must always work reliably and protect the routed cables. At the same time, compact and space-saving solutions are also in demand in shipyards in particular.To meet these requirements, we offer our customers a comprehensive portfolio of heavy duty energy chains, cables and guide troughs for long travels and heavy weights.
Roller energy chain replaces cable tender on Goliath crane
For this 900t shipyard crane, the operator previously relied on a cable tender system to route the cables to the trolleys. Since the tension on the cables led to high maintenance requirements over time, the decision was made to replace them with an energy chain system. Since then, two heavy duty roller energy chains of the 5050RHD series have been in use.
Fast and safe conversion at a height of 122 metres
Energy supply at 61kg/m cable weight
For a single-girder goliath crane, two trolleys were equipped with our roller e-chains and chainflex cables. One of the energy chains moves a cable weight of 61kg/m.
Roller e-chains for 1500t shipyard crane
Specifically designed for large-sized projects, the two heavy-duty roller energy chains reliably supply two trolleys with energy - over a travel distance of 122m.
Supply of 16 trolleys for Goliath crane
16 crane trolleys travel on this gigantic Goliath crane with a load capacity of 15,000 tons. Our roller energy chains ensure safe cable guidance.
Functionally reliable even in typhoon storms
Three shipyard cranes are currently in use at the southern port of Shanghai's Pudong area. The energy and data supply to the gigantic lifting elements is implemented via our plastic energy chain systems.
Bulk handling cranes
Bulk handling cranes place extreme demands on cable solutions in many respects: while the travels for the transport of bulk goods often reach several 100 metres in length, all components must withstand outdoor weather conditions throughout the year. But also the high level of dirt and dust during transport of, for e.g., ores, sand or gravel require energy chains with high robustness, corrosion resistance, maintenance-free and long service life.
e-chains defy dust and dirt when mining bauxite
Plastic energy chain in steelworks
Ship loader in the Baltic Sea port of Wismar
In the course of the conversion measures at the Baltic Sea port of Wismar, a ship loader that was previously used exclusively for loading potash was converted for handling different bulk goods.
Roller energy chain in ship unloader
550m travel in taconite mine
At a taconite mine in the USA, a low-maintenance plastic energy chain was installed on a conveyor system for the rock with 550 metres of travel.
Bulk handling crane in lignite power plant
Longest travel with rol e-chain®
Bucket wheel excavators in chalk mining
Outdoors cranes
Crane systems and cable guides used outdoors must be protected from harsh environmental conditions in particular. High resistance to corrosion, strong wind and abrasion of the often unprotected energy supply systems ensure long service life and consistent planning reliability in daily operation.Energy chain in sludge treatment plant
New cable guide for steelworks cranes
The railway technology supplier "Corus Rail" has replaced the existing festooning on indoor and outdoor cranes in its steel plant with our energy chains.
Bearing of the crane trolley wheels
