Panzerbelt Cable Protection System
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06177-Panzerbelt 1-02-2008 9:11 Pagina 3 Panzerbelt Cable Protection System Manufactured by Cavotec Specimas com

06177-Panzerbelt 1-02-2008 9:11 Pagina 2 Panzerbelt Cable Protection System Who we are Where we are How we work Cavotec is a multinational group of companies serving the following industries: mining and tunnelling, ports and maritime, steel and aluminium, energy and offshore, airports, general industry and automation. In the early 1960’s our main focus was the design and production of motorised cable reels primarily for manufacturers of tower cranes, harbour cranes and mining equipment. Today, Cavotec is connecting mobile equipment around the world in many diverse applications. The Cavotec...

06177-Panzerbelt 1-02-2008 9:11 Pagina 3 Cavotec Group Organisation As shown here, the Cavotec Group is organised to support its customers around the world through its manufacturing units and sales companies. Each Cavotec manufacturing company, no matter where it is located, aims at being a market leader in its field by providing innovative and reliable products to Group customers. Each Cavotec sales company, in the 27 countries where they operate, aims at better serving its local market following the Group philosophy “to be local everywhere”. Manufacturing network Centres of Excellence...

06177-Panzerbelt 1-02-2008 9:11 Pagina 4 Panzerbelt - a unique system "Panzerbelt" is a patented system developed by Cavotec Specimas in the mid-70s, with the aim of providing efficient and economic protection to power cables against damage and problems caused by the increasing cross traffic in ports and terminals. The more than 390 installations at work around the world today, since the first Panzerbelt was put in operation back in 1976 in the Port of Leghorn, Italy, prove that the system is the right solution. Panzerbelt withstands cross traffic of all vehicles normally used in ports...

06177-Panzerbelt 1-02-2008 9:11 Pagina 5 Guarding against imitations The Panzerbelt System is covered by several patents and registration certificates. Still, as usually happens with any innovative and successful product, imitations have appeared on the market. We can only say that the wealth of technology and experience put in the Panzerbelt System cannot be copied. Take for example the belt, the most important component of the Panzerbelt cable protection system. It consists of 13 layers of different materials, including a double layer of steel and textile cord, vulcanized together at very...

06177-Panzerbelt 1-02-2008 9:11 Pagina 6 A description of the system Panzerbelt is a cable protection system incorporating a continuous semi-flexible belt, fabricated from rubber with inlaid steel reinforcement, which lies over a channel cast in the quay. The belt is riveted to the quay surface along one edge, while the other remains free to be raised by a cable guide and belt lifting device fitted to the crane. Steel reinforcement has been incorporated to retain flexibility of the belt in all directions, except transversely to the channel axis, so that the cable inside the channel is...

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06177-Panzerbelt 1-02-2008 9:11 Pagina 8 Technical characteristics The most significant feature of the Panzerbelt System is the belt. Its manufacture, defined after several years of testing and practical experience, allows it to perform conflicting duties; it must have a high transversal rigidity to support all types of vehicles passing over, but it must also possess sufficient longitudinal flexibility to allow the belt to be lifted into the vertical position. General characteristics of the belt - 30°C up to + 80°C Ambient temperature: Type dimension A (mm) PB 300 PB 400 PB 500 PB 600 295...

06177-Panzerbelt 1-02-2008 9:11 Pagina 9 The standard channel The Panzerbelt channel is made of stainless steel sheet and serves primarily as a framework for the creation of a duct in the quay. Secondly it is shaped to provide a recess for the belt thus ensuring protection of its edges. It also carries the additional profile that ensures firm fixing of the belt to the concrete. The standard channel comes in two meters lengths with accessories for fast and simple installation on site. The belt joint Belt sections are supplied with galvanized steel joints already fixed at one end. The rivets...

06177-Panzerbelt 1-02-2008 9:11 Pagina 10 Simple and fast installation A complete Panzerbelt System consists of the following components: • Either Standard or Super reinforced belt in rolls of approx. 50m, with joints at their ends. • Stainless steel channel AISI 304 or AISI 316, 1.5mm thick, 2 metre long sections. • Hot dip galvanised 30x8mm fixing strips, with 13 pre-drilled holes per metre, in 2 meter long sections. 1. Positioning of a retaining wall and suitable reinforcement. Initial concrete casting fixing the steel reinforcements. 2. Preparation of a channel section ready for...

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06177-Panzerbelt 1-02-2008 9:11 Pagina 12 Panzerbelt retrofit The drawing and pictures show a typical retrofit application where the customer – Jebel Ali Port, Dubai – decided to use the Panzerbelt without its channel in an existing slot. Our engineering staff is prepared to examine any application and propose alternative solutions utilising the Panzerbelt System to provide the ultimate solution to any specific requirement. Jebel Ali Port - Dubai. The pre-existing slot used for the Panzerbelt installation. 12 • Panzerbelt Cable Protection System Jebel Ali Port - Dubai. The finished retrofit...

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06177-Panzerbelt 1-02-2008 9:11 Pagina 14 Accessories Every different job requires a customised approach which might need some additional equipment. To meet any specific requirements, the Panzerbelt cable protection system can be supplied with optionals such as: 1 2 3 4 1 Stainless steel turnover anchor (single or double) 2 Junction boxes for connecting the fixed cable to the mobile one 3 Fixed Panzerbelt opening device 4 The belt lifting device. Thanks to the the characteristics of the flexible rubber cover, the belt-lifting device has a simple and light construction. The device is made of...