Testing cable carriers in realistic situations

The 116.5m-long testing facility for cable carriers requires two fully automated and individually controlled 105m travel lengths. This length corresponds to the trolley travel length of a seaport container crane that is also known as a ship-to-shore crane in specialist terminology. The maximum test speed of the 1.3tonne system trolley propelling the long travel chain system is 5m/s with an acceleration of 1m/s ². Given these values, Kabelschlepp Metool is in a position to cater for and test all crane and long travel path applications.

Kabelschlepp Metool focused on the unloading procedures in a port when defining and deciding the actual test procedures for cable carriers. These show a somewhat irregular pattern and therefore also an irregular load for the overall system. The test engineers took this fact into account in the specially programmed crane-test cycles. Realistic permanent loads of the cable carrier chains can be tested, monitored and documented - described as unique in the industry.

To ensure the system to run for seven days a week, 24 hours a day, and in all weather conditions, Kabelschlepp Metool has developed a system for monitoring the pull/push forces on the energy-chain system. The monitoring system is not only used for monitoring the trials. In the meantime, it is also used on actual applications. The crane operator therefore is offered a useful and cost-effective safety upgrade for their system, which can be integrated into existing crane systems.

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