When storms throw themselves against the coast and the surf crashes on quay walls and jetties, the rail brakes and rail clamps from RINGSPANN are in their element.
With holding forces of up to 530 kN, they hold the portainers, harbour cranes and gantry systems installed here in place, to prevent them from giving in to the pressure of the wind and moving uncontrollably. Elsewhere, they also give bucket wheel excavators, steel mill cranes and large photovoltaic systems the necessary stability and storm resistance.
“In view of the extreme weather events predicted for the future, even the designers of conventional tower cranes for construction site use and rail-guided conveyor systems are now showing growing interest in our storm brakes,” RINGSPANN business developer Brakes Martin Ohler said.
Compact and flexible
Currently, it is mainly the spring activated and hydraulically released rail brakes and rail clamps in the RINGSPANN series HR… FHM and DR… FHM that are enjoying increasing demand. They have already proven their efficiency worldwide and – in addition to high braking and holding forces – can come up with some additional advantages. Particularly noteworthy is their extremely advantageous force-size ratio.
The resulting space-saving design gives the designers of drive and safety systems a great deal of leeway in the concrete – and possibly cost-effective – design of the installation or installation situation on the excavator or crane. Their compact design also makes these storm brakes an ideal solution for retrofitting older crane, conveyor and earthmoving systems.
“They can be integrated very flexibly into existing environments and still leave room for the installation of additional modernisation components – for example from the field of Industry 4.0 applications,” Ohler explained.
Read more about why RINGSPANN’s hydraulic and electric storm brakes are considered extremely maintenance-friendly and are particularly suitable for retrofit projects.