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Port and Terminal Cranes

over 5 years
Floating Tow Arm – how to compensate for lateral deviation in energy chains

Learn more about the floating tow arm here: https://www.igus.com/info/energy-chains-fta-floatingfmoving-end-com No long travel cable management system is 100% straight. The floating tow arm helps to

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over 5 years
Top 10 Strain Relief Mistakes Wreaking Havoc on Your Crane Cables

Blog post explaining the top 10 cable strain relief mistakes that reduce cable lifetime that Crane Industry Manager, Dave Kortkamp sees out in the field.

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over 6 years
Busbars vs. energy chains for crane electrification

The performance of a crane is directly dependent on its electrification system. With various power supply options available and a range of application requirements to take into consideration, making a

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over 6 years
Top 10 considerations when specifying igus® in your port crane tender

While specifying your trolley cable management system and moving away from outdated technologies like festoons, there are ways to make sure your investment performs like the manufacturer said it would

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almost 7 years ago
Power supply in overhead cranes: energy chains vs. festoons

Reliable and dynamic cable management is one of the greatest challenges in modern crane technology. While the components must be modular, they should also be consistently easy to install, low maintena

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about 7 years
Port of Virginia remains a leader with superior crane technology

At the Port of Virginia, thousands of shipping containers are lifted, moved and lowered by about 30 cranes. Festoons on cranes were replaced by e-chain cable carriers to reduce downtime and cost.

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over 8 years
Designing gliding cable carrier systems for large machinery

Compared to cable reels, bus bars or festoon systems, plastic cable carrier systems are an extremely low maintenance, resilient solution which can reduce required installation space and reduce the len

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over 8 years
Crane Industry Solutions

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over 8 years
System P4 cable carriers

System P4 cable carriers for indoor and outdoor cranes and conveyor systems. Manufactured by igus.

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over 8 years
Cable carriers for cranes

Cable carriers from igus can replace traditional cable management solutions, such as cable reels, on cranes. They can cope with long travels, high speeds, and heavy loads.

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over 8 years
Guidelok cable carrier system

Metal chips can cause abrasion and wear in long travel, gliding cable carrier applications. To combat this, igus has developed a horizontal guiding system called Guidelok, which is designed to keep th

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over 8 years
Port of Mobile Reclaimer

Reclaimer #5, McDuffie Coal Terminal, Mobile, Alabama U.S.A. igus cable carrier system used due to its ruggedness, self-cleaning special trough design and the ability to easily make repairs if there s

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