Sarens Lauching Unit nothing too heavy, nothing too high

SARENS LAUNCHING UNIT CSLUJ The system was build for the skidding of the deck of the bridge of Millau in France in 2003. From both sides the deck of 27m wide and 2460m long (total bridge weight of 290.000 ton) was skidded with the Sarens Launching Unit. The launching system was installed on top of 7 temporary support structures (SMLT: Sarens Multi Lifting Tower) with a maximum height of 168m. During the last steps of the skidding the launching units had a total pushing capacity of Basically, each launching unit consists of a lifting cylinder with a capacity of 250 ton. One SLU is designed to...

SARENS LAUNCHING UNIT CSLUJ Launching process phase 1: initial position The launching cylinder is extended, the pushing cylinder is retracted. All load is supported by the fixed support of the launching unit. By extending the lifting cylinder, the load is transferred from the fixed support to the pushing By retracting the launching cylinder, the object is moved with a maximum stroke of 600mm. nothing too heavy, nothing too high

SARENS LAUNCHING UNIT CSLUJ By retracting the lifting cylinder, the load is transferred from the pushing block to the fixed phase 5: final position nothing too heavy, nothing too high