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Energy chains for Goliath cranes

When lifting particularly heavy weights and exceptionally large elements, the powerful Goliath cranes are usually used. The metal giants are particularly effective in shipyards, where they safely lift and transport bulky ship segments for the assembly of ships. When moving the trolleys, exceptionally high performance is required, and the travels here are also the longest in the entire industry.
Goliath cranes in particular therefore require energy chains that can not only reduce the drive energy required for movement, but are also extremely robust and work safely, reliably and predictably.

Wear-optimised, durable products for Goliath cranes

Roller energy chains

Heavy duty roller energy chains

  • In the 4040RHD or 5050RHD series
  • Maintenance-free rollers reduce required push/pull forces by up to 75%
  • Travels of over 800m possible
  • Low wear despite high loads
Find out more about roller e-chains
Guide troughs

Guide troughs

  • Available in stainless steel AISI 304 and AISI 316L and aluminium with seawater resistance according to EN6060
  • Also available as a cost-effective and corrosion-free plastic trough
Find out more about guide troughs
Floating moving end

Floating moving end

  • As compensation in the case of long travels 
  • Small, lightweight and cost-effective
  • Compatible with isense EC.P
  • Can be deployed with a range of energy supplies
Find out more about floating moving ends
chainflex cables

chainflex for moving applications

  • Cables for use in energy chains
  • Wide range of products
  • Designed for enormous speeds and accelerations, long travels and the most adverse environmental influences
Learn more about chainflex cables
chainflex motor cable

Motor cables

  • Mostly with TPE outer jacket material for extreme temperature ranges
  • High abrasion resistance for a long service life
  • Service life predictable online. With a four-year guarantee
Find out more about our motor cables
chainflex control cable

Control cables

  • From 12 cores with cores wound in bundles
  • Long operating times thanks to the avoidance of corkscrews
  • Service life predictable online. With a four-year guarantee
Learn more about our control cables
e-chain E4.1 iSet

Sophisticated engineering made simple.Complete set in just 3 clicks:

▶ 4040RHDB iSET | for 25-200m travel

i.Sense

Condition monitoring with i.Sense

The intelligent i.Sense sensor system and software monitors the condition of the energy chain on the crane around the clock. While heavy loads, long operating times and severe weather mean high loads for Goliath cranes, i.Sense helps to ensure operational safety. In the event of problems, the software can initiate an emergency stop to prevent major damage.
Further information
Clamps

CFXL chainfix clamps

Since Goliath cranes often have particularly long travels, high loads and forces prevail, especially in the area of energy supply. In order to relieve the heavily stressed cables in the chain, chainfix clamps are used. With simple retrofitting, they allow strain relief even for hoses and cables with large diameters.
Further information

System comparison

Energy chain systems instead of festooning, motor cable drums and busbars

Energy chains systems instead of festooning Energy chain systems instead of festooning
Provide guidance for cables and energy chains while keeping them protected and safe in wind and fluctuating temperatures. This minimises downtime.
More about the festooning alternative
Energy chain system instead of motor cable drum Energy chain systems instead of motor cable drums
No slip ring on long travels. Guide all media safely in one system. Travels of up to 1,000 metres.
More about the motor cable drum alternative
Energy chain systems instead of busbar systems Energy chain systems instead of busbar systems
Deliver data, energy, fluids and air safely in a single energy chain system. For narrow compact spaces and fast lane movement. 
More about the busbar system alternative

Successful application stories with shipyard cranes

Shipyard cranes

Functionally reliable even in typhoons

Three huge shipyard cranes are in use at Shanghai's southern harbour. In the most aggressive weather conditions, energy and data for the gigantic lifting elements are implemented using plastic energy chain systems.
Learn more about this application
Shipyard cranes

e-chains for large ship production

At Meyer Werft GmbH in Papenburg, modern plastic energy supply systems are used to supply energy and media to a gigantic crane system with a total of eight crane bridges.
Learn more about this application
smart plastics

... and other success stories

In other application examples, discover how our plastic energy chains and chainflex cables are used for moving applications in the crane industry for different requirements.
Discover further success stories

Tested for real-world applications in the industry's largest test laboratory

A look at the chainflex and e-chain test laboratory Take a look at our chainflex and e-chain test laboratory, where 10 billion cycles are tested annually.
Learn more about our test laboratory for energy chains
Long travels in outdoor tests Up to 400m of travel can be achieved on our 200m long test track for energy chains.
Find out more about our outdoor test site
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