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Maximum service life from the roller: condition monitoring in container cranes with intelligent rol e-chains

Richard Habering | 16. June 2021

…retrofitted. Container crane availability and dependability requirements are also increasing. This affects the design and selection of energy supply systems. For future operations, in addition to using rol e-chains, there…

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Roller energy chain as alternative to cable garland/cable trolley system

Theo Diehl | 1. April 2020

…lower system weight on the crane and the current carrying capacity of the power cables is improved.

RTG with festooning/cable trolley system Influencing the crane girder structure

The energy…

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Energieketten vs. Festoon

Energy chains or festooning systems?

Marco Thull | 18. March 2020

…of the crane rail. Whilst this structure provides defined linear guidance, it consumes space on the crane rail, limiting the amount of crane travel that can be accomplished in a…

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Compensation unit for gliding applications

Jens Göbel | 7. April 2020

…harbour crane systems such as the rubber-tyred gantry crane (RTG) and the rail-mounted gantry crane (RMG). The compact, light design has advantages in such applications. But it is also useful…

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Test, test, test. Millimetre-precise position accuracy for long travels

Richard Habering | 14. August 2020

…is required when installing the guide trough system on the crane. BTG always transmits the position data via Profinet directly to the crane’s control system. In the case of Siemens…

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