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Electric wire rope hoists/Crane components/Controlling/Monitoring

Electric wire rope hoists/Crane components/Controlling/Monitoring
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Electric wire rope hoists/Crane components/Controlling/Monitoring

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Overview
SWF Krantechnik GmbH is a prominent global provider of crane and hoisting equipment, recognized for its high-quality products and comprehensive service offerings. Their product range includes electric wire rope hoists, crane components, and advanced control and monitoring systems.
NOVA Electric Wire Rope Hoists
Designed for loads up to 80 tons, NOVA hoists feature compact installation dimensions, low lateral hook movement, and stepless cross and long traveling. They ensure precise and safe operation with minimal maintenance due to features like a large diameter rope drum and frequency inverters.
CRABster Winch
The CRABster winch can handle loads up to 250 tons and is available in various configurations, such as double girder trolleys and fixed hoists. It optimizes space usage and requires minimal maintenance, featuring tilted sheaves and robust rope guides.
Standard and Optional Features
Both NOVA and CRABster products include standard features like frequency inverters, hoist condition monitoring systems, and thermal protection. Optional features include radio remote control, central lubrication, and enhanced environmental protection.
Innovation and Efficiency
SWF emphasizes innovation with technologies like frequency inverters for efficient hoisting, reducing energy consumption and operating costs. The use of S-motors and A-motors with HoistMaster inverters allows for load-dependent speed regulation, enhancing productivity and safety.
Specifications
Crane components are designed for loads up to 80 tons, with options for single and double girder overhead travelling bridge cranes, underslung, and gantry cranes. Components include electric chain hoists, wire rope hoists, end carriages, and travelling machineries, featuring robust industrial designs and advanced functionalities like frequency inverters and electronic load swing damping.
Procedures and Features
The document outlines the assembly and configuration of crane kits, emphasizing pre-designed, pre-assembled, and pre-wired components for reduced assembly times. It also details the use of CraneMaster software for crane configuration, ensuring optimized processing and reliable information flow.
Innovations and Technologies
Key innovations include frequency inverters for precise lifting and travelling, synchronization for tandem operations, and electronic load monitoring systems like NovaMaster. These technologies aim to improve safety, reduce wear and tear, and enhance the overall efficiency of crane operations.
Control and Monitoring Systems
Advanced control systems such as TravelMaster and RadioMaster offer precise control over crane movements and remote operation capabilities. These systems are designed to ensure smooth operation, reduce maintenance costs, and provide flexibility in crane control.
Standards and Recommendations
The components adhere to high-quality standards, with continuous quality control from design to final assembly. The document recommends using modular crane kits for a complete, hassle-free crane solution, emphasizing the benefits of integrated systems for improved performance and safety.
Radio Control Systems
The RadioMaster series offers a range of transmitters with features such as 2-stage push-button switches or joysticks, emergency stop switches, and IP65 protection. The systems operate in the 870 MHz band with 24 selectable frequencies. Optional features include load display and explosion-proof design.
Sway Control
The electronic load-sway protection system minimizes harmful load peaks, reducing maintenance costs and enhancing operational safety. It monitors movements, lifting height, travel speed, and load, adjusting acceleration and braking to prevent sway.
Tandem Operation
This feature allows simultaneous operation of two or more hoists, ensuring synchronized lifting and lowering. The system includes electronic crane interlocking and constant radio monitoring to prevent dangerous situations. It supports up to four units in tandem, maintaining equal lifting speeds and operational safety.
Key Features
  • Simultaneous lifting and lowering
  • Load summation and constant hook leveling
  • High operational safety and rapid load carrying
  • Overload safety and anti-collision devices
Conclusion
SWF's products are designed to meet high performance and quality standards, offering flexible and cost-effective solutions tailored to customer needs. Their focus on innovation and comprehensive service ensures long-lasting and efficient crane systems. The document underscores the importance of advanced control systems and continuous innovation in maintaining competitive and efficient crane solutions.
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ENGLISH Electric wire rope hoists Crane components Controlling/Monitoring

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30 Controlling/ Monitoring CraneKit Crane components CRABster Winch NOVA Electric wire rope hoists Look ahead! End carriages Travelling machineries NovaMaster TravelMaster RadioMaster Sway Control Tandem operation

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SWF is one of the leading global players in crane and hois ting equipment. At all times and in all places, SWF applies to the highest and the most demanding standards – those of our customers. Our customers are independent crane manufacturers, lifting equipment resellers and service companies. They use SWF hoists and components because they perform better, offer advantages and can do more than the average products on the market. Quick decisions and flexible acting makes it easy to deal with SWF furthermore. Close to every SWF product there stands a reliable local partner who knows precisely what...

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NOVA Electric wire rope hoists

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NOVA Electric wire rope hoists for loads of up to 80 t • Optimum utilisation of space Compact installation dimensions and optimum approach dimensions, minimum hook dimensions • Precise and safe work Minimum lateral hook movements and low load swing thanks to smooth load movement with frequency inverters NOVA NOVA The brake designed to extend the lifetime, the larger diameter of the rope drum to protect the load rope, the hoist gear lubricated to extend the lifetime and the smooth cross travelling with the frequency inverter reduces material wear and tear Advantage: Maximum cost effectiveness...

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NOVA L Single girder trolley, low headroom, up to 12,5 t NOVA M Double girder trolley, up to 80 t Lifting speed Lifting m/min 50 Hz height NOVA machinery hoist, up to 5 t NOVA F Fixed hoist for freestanding installations, up to 80 t NOVA N Single girder trolley, normal headroom, up to 40 t Subject to change without p

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NOVA Perfect utilisation of space and almost vertical lifting guarantee so that work is carried out precisely and safely. Rope guide Minimum hook travel We have increased the size of the drum, making everything else smaller. The main feature of our NOVA electric wire rope hoist is the extremely large diameter of the rope drum, which provides first-class protection of the rope, but there are also other features which guarantee safe and very cost-effective use. Best approach dimensions NOVA adapts itself to your building. NOVA offers the best approach dimensions and the smallest installation dimensions...

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09 Hoisting gear limit switch Contactor control with NovaMaster Standard equipment: • 2-speed hoisting motors (6/1) • Hoist condition monitoring system NovaMaster with Safe Working Period Counter (NOVA NE/NF) • 4-step hoisting limit switch with slow-down function and phase mismatch protection • Electronic overload protection • Thermal protection for hoisting and travelling motors • Travelling machinery with frequency inverter, 2-step or stepless • Standard 3-phase voltages 380/400/415 V 50 Hz; 440/460/480 V 60 Hz • 48 V contactor control • IP 55 protection, duty factor 60 % • Electrical assembly...

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NOVA Frequency inverter technology for efficient hoisting Hoisting Speed NOVA Hoisting inverter HoistMaster 4 Speed range comparison A, S and P motors* The use of frequency inverters for the hoisting process increases productivity. This leads to an extended lifetime of motors and brakes as well as cost savings for maintenance work and spare parts. Furthermore, the hoist works in a far more energy efficient manner than a conventional contactor-controlled solution. • Safe hoist speeds for the smooth handling of heavy loads • Quick hoist speeds with low loads increase productivity • Reduced energy...

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An innovation which sets economical standards Running Time Speed comparison between A-Motor and pole change motor Frequent light loads = fast working Occasional full load = safe gentle handling 20% 50% 75% 100% Average capacity utilisation of an industrial crane* A-motor with HoistMaster 2p or HoistMaster 4 S-motor with HoistMaster 2p When using an A-motor in combination with a HoistMaster 2p the hoist inverter is installed in the bridge panel. In some hoists the hoist inverter HoistMaster 4 can be directly integrated into the hoist panel. When using an S-motor in combination with a hoist inverter...

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CRABster Winch for loads up to 250 t • Precise and safe operation Hoist condition monitoring system NovaMaster as overload protection with strain gauge load measuring, hoisting frequency inverter with closed loop, hoisting motor with encoder, frequency inverter controlled travelling machineries • Optimal usage of space and equal wheel load distribution Compact design and optimal approach dimensions, no horizontal hook movement • Various design options • Loads up to 250 t • Four frame sizes • Available as a solo winch or with a crane kit • Double girder trolley or fixed hoist • True vertical lift...

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CRABster M double girder trolley up to 250 t CRABster F fixed hoist for free-standing installations up to 250 t Reeving Load t / FEM classification / Lifting speed m/min 50 Hz Subject to change without prior notice. You will find further technical information in our manuals and dimensional drawings. Excerpt from the entire supply range. Type CT17 is not listed here.

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CRABster Winch for loads up to 250 t State-of-the-art electrics The CRABster winch is delivered complete with control panels, all of which are pre-bolted and pre-wired accordingly. Standardised modules are used depending upon the performance features of the crane or of the individual winch. In the case of an individual winch, one control panel remains free for the individual equipment. The main components of the control panel are the frequency inverters for crane and trolley travelling, as well as lifting and lowering, the hoist condition monitoring system NovaMaster, the main contactor and the...

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Well thought-out technology and powerful components guarantee maximum safety and efficiency. Trolley travelling motor with PLIOTEX type wire marking Free accessible pulleys and hook operated ultimate hoisting limit switch Central lubrication Standard equipment: • Robust rope guides made of cast iron • 4-step gear limit switch • Additional safeguard by hook operated ultimate hoisting limit switch • Hoist condition monitoring system NovaMaster • 2-step trolley travel limit switch • Frequency inverter for travelling machineries • Hoisting inverter with closed loop technology, hoisting motor with...

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.