“The container crane industry in particular is facing increasing demands with regards to the energy supply,” said Stefan Ziegler, chief executive officer of the Wampfler Group.
He said around 95% of the global cargo volume is transported by freighters, and roughly 70% of that in containers. Since 1980, he added, the container volume has increased worldwide by almost 1,000%.
Thus, the crane systems get faster and faster, and the demands for performance, quality, and availability are constantly on the rise.
Added Ziegler: “The new test system enables us to comply with this rapid progress by allowing us to develop, test and optimise new, innovative energy and data transmission components,”
The new technology puts Wampfler, it said, in a position to perform detailed inspections of state-of-the-art energy supply systems with speeds of up to 300m per minute. It said: “Whether it be motorised cable reels, festoon systems, energy guiding chains, conductor rails, new control algorithms, or the Powertrans data transmission system with this new test carrier, Wampfler is able to test all energy and data transmission solutions in real conditions.”
Ziegler concluded: “For us, this signifies a major competitive advantage – for our customers it is a great plus with regards to performance and reliability.”
