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Electric wire rope hoists
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Electric wire rope hoists

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Overview: The document provides comprehensive information on ABUS electric wire rope hoists, emphasizing their reliability, versatility, and advanced technology. These hoists support load capacities from 1,000 kg to 120 tonnes and are suitable for various applications, including single-girder and double-girder cranes.
Specifications: ABUS GM wire rope hoists are built to high-quality standards, ensuring reliability and safety. Key features include lightweight gear units, robust hoist motors, durable rope guides, dual-disk electromagnetic brakes, and compact cross travel drives. They also feature galvanized ropes and an easy-to-service electrical system.
Design and Technology: Developed using advanced CAD programs, these hoists are optimized for durability and reliability. They include two-speed hoist and cross travel drives, a modular design, and environmentally friendly brake linings. The hoists are compact, robust, and easy to maintain, with modular hoist motors for flexibility.
Types of Hoists: The document details various hoist types, including Type E monorail hoists for single-girder cranes, Type U monorail hoists with twin trolleys, and Type S side-mounted hoists. For double-girder cranes, it describes Type D standard crab units, Type DA low headroom crab units, and Type DQA ultra low headroom crab units.
Key Features: ABUS hoists offer improved tensile and fatigue strength ropes, wear-resistant rope drums, and reliable control systems. The supporting structure and drive systems are designed for compact dimensions and low maintenance, with options for smooth starting and switching relays.
Applications: Suitable for various industrial applications, these hoists provide solutions for different load capacities and operational requirements. They meet European Economic Area standards and are available in multiple models with varying speeds and lifting heights.
Introduction: This document provides detailed technical information on ABUS electric wire rope hoists, focusing on specifications, drive group selection, accessories, and quality standards. It highlights the importance of selecting the appropriate drive group for longevity and safe operation.
Drive Group Selection: The drive group, or FEM group, is crucial for hoist selection, determining the service life, typically 10 years if operated according to FEM 9.511 standards. Incorrect selection can reduce service life and increase maintenance costs. A table provides theoretical service life in hours for different FEM groups and load spectrums.
Load Spectrum and Working Time: The document explains calculating mean working time per day using mean lifting height, load cycles, and lifting speed. It defines load spectrum categories (light, medium, heavy duty, very heavy duty) and their impact on selecting the appropriate drive group.
Accessories: ABUS hoists include the LIS control system with overload protection and a load spectrum recorder. Other features include motor overcurrent protection, regenerative braking, and optional accessories like the ABULiner for precise positioning and calibrated weighing hooks for accurate load measurement.
ABUControl System: The ABUControl system enhances crane operation by allowing customization through travel profiles and sway control for safe load transportation. It supports synchronization of multiple hoists and provides easy maintenance and repair options.
Quality Standards: ABUS maintains high-quality standards through modern production processes, including CNC machining and corrosion protection. The company specializes in off-floor lifting systems and offers a comprehensive range of products and services.
Conclusion: ABUS provides complete solutions for overhead cranes, emphasizing quality, safety, and efficiency. Further product information is available on their website.
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ELECTRIC WIRE ROPE HOISTS Powerful electric wire rope hoists for load capacities up to 120 tonnes. CRANE SYSTEMS

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Quality at your fingertips | ABUS electric wire rope hoists QUALITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Type D crab units on double girder overhead travelling cranes Type E monorail hoist on a type VS pillar jib crane Type E monorail hoists on type ELV single girder overhead Type E monorail hoist on a type EDL underslung overhead travelling cranes. travelling crane ABUS GM wire rope hoists Absolute reliability is one of the most important features for GM electric wire rope hoists. These units cover an extremely a wire rope hoist. To ensure the highest possible reliability wide load capacity range, from 1,000...

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ABUS GM wire rope hoists | ABUS electric wire rope hoists ABUS GM WIRE ROPE HOISTS QUALITY FEATURES 2 CROSS TRAVEL SPEEDS AND GALVANIZED ROPE AS STANDARD FEATURES Hoisting gear Cross travel drive Lightweight gear units with silent-running flat bevelled gears Two compact epicyclic reduction gears with pole-changing deliver the torque required. Four different gear ratios are brake motors directly drive two wheels. available for each model. Hoist motor Electrical system Sturdy pole change motors with cylindrical rotors and The easy-to-service control system with ABUS LIS control unit integrated...

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ABUS electric wire rope hoists – the technology | ABUS electric wire rope hoists ABUS ELECTRIC WIRE ROPE HOISTS – THE TECHNOLOGY GM electric wire rope hoists demonstrate the high quality level achieved by ABUS: • developed using advanced calculation and CAD programs • optimized by continuous incorporation of experience obtained drives, standard motor protection functions Hoist design Rope drive Low weight and compact dimensions are top priorities in the ABUS design brief, which is why ABUS development ABUS wire rope hoists are extremely compact units, robust F with the competition. Outstanding...

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ABUS GM wire rope hoists for single-girder cranes | ABUS electric wire rope hoists Type E - monorail hoist A compact designed monorail hoist with low headroom dimensions and two direct drive cross travel motors. The cross travel trolley is adjustable to suit various flange widths. These most cost effective and frequently ordered hoists have a load range from 1 t to 16 t SWL. Model Reeving Load cap. (t) Hook path (m) C (mm) H (mm) GM 800 4/1 3.2 6 9 - 400 176 Type S - side-mounted hoist With its optimized hook height, this hoist, which can be used on crane bridges with a span of up to 38,5 m,...

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ABUS GM crab units for double-girder cranes | ABUS electric wire rope hoists Type D - standard crab unit A compact designed crab unit for the medium load capacity range, with articulated end carriage joints ensuring positive contact of all four wheels with the track, with two direct drive cross travel motors. Load capacity range: 11 to 63 t. Type Z - twin barrel crab unit A compact designed crab unit with twin barrels and articulated end carriage joints ensuring positive contact of all four wheels with the track, two direct drive cross travel motors. Load capacity range: 8 t to 120 t. Reeving...

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Drive group (FEM group) selection |ABUS electric wire rope hoists EXPLANATION OF TYPE DESIGNATION A SUBJECT YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO NEGLECT DRIVE GROUP (FEM GROUP) SELECTION GM 800 . 2000 L - 20 4 . 4 1 . 6000 . 4 . E 100 . 20 Main cross travel speed (m/min) Trolley wheel diameter (mm) Trolley type Model generation Hook path (mm) No. of driven ropes No. of falls FEM group Rope speed (m/min) Type of motor Load capacity (kg) REEVING OF THE ABUS ELECTRIC WIRE ROPE HOISTS Type 2/1 - E, D, U Type 4/2 - D Type 6/2 - Z Type 8/2 - D Apart from the type of hoist required, the load capacity, the hook path...

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Drive group (FEM group) selection |ABUS electric wire rope hoists Accessories | ABUS electric wire rope hoists If the mean working time tm and the load spectrum ABUS LIS control system – the nerve centre of your ABUS wire rope hoist are known, the correct drive group in accordance with ABUS wire rope hoists are equipped with an intelligent LIS following table. Load spectrum Definition of load spectrum Mean working time tm per working day in h 0 SV hoist control and include overload protection that reliably protects the hoist from overloading. The load measuring occurs through a strain gauge signal...

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Accessories | ABUS electric wire rope hoists The ABULiner is an effective solution when precise positioning is required with variable speed hoists. This frequency converter also allows the maximum speed to be increased above the rated speed when lifting part / reduced loads. ABULiners are also available for long and cross travel. Anti-sway motion sequences with two speed operation For those wanting to optimally transport sensitive or large loads, ABUS is expanding its pole-switchable system with the AZS smooth starting unit and the SU-2 smooth switching relay. These electronic systems are adjustable...

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ABUControl | ABUS electric wire rope hoists ABUCONTROL: LIFTS CRANES TO A NEW LEVEL ABUS cranes with control via ABUControl Operating data, settings, service information. Thanks to the can be adapted to your application by the modern KranOS interface, you can keep tabs on the crane. For means of travel profiles. Cranes with two fixed wireless use with any laptop or tablet with browser. Speeding speeds move in a completely different way up regular annual inspections into the bargain. to cranes controlled by frequency converter, for example. Travel and hoist profiles allow cranes to be adapted...

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ABUS quality standards | ABUS electric wire rope hoists ABUS QUALITY STANDARDS: PRECISE, MODERN PRODUCTION PROCESSES Shot blast plant for wire rope hoist side plates Mechanical machining of the wire rope hoist housing on 4-axis milling centres The structural steel construction of the trolley frames is Corrosion protection and surface finishing using water-based carried out with the aid of a welding robot. This ensures short throughput times and consistent welding performance. Advanced CNC lathes are used to turn the rope drums in one Final assembly and functional tests operation, an approach...

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