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Successfully in use in steel works

Energy chain in glowing heat in a crane in metal processing plant

In this indoor crane application in metal processing, an increasingly failing festooning system has been replaced by a reliably operating e-chain.
Energy chain in glowing heat in a crane in metal processing plant

Energy chains for indoor cranes in foundry at high temperatures

Containers containing liquid metal are transported in a foundry using three cranes. Special E4/4 roller energy chains undertake the cable guidance.
Energy chains for indoor cranes in foundry at high temperatures

Furnace for the steel industry

This newly developed gas-fired furnace only requires onethirdof the usual time to heat up rollers in the steel industry
Furnace for the steel industry

Lubrication-free plastic energy chain operates fail-safe in steel mill

In this steel mill, a metal chain was replaced by a plastic energy chain that has been fail-safe since 2007, together with chainflex cables designed for moving applications.
Lubrication-free plastic energy chain operates fail-safe in steel mill

Indoor and outdoor cranes

Outdoor cranes must withstand harsh weather conditions. Indoor cranes also work under alternating moisture influences with simultaneous extremely high temperatures.
Indoor and outdoor cranes
Maanshan Maanshan steel and iron works: high temperatures, heavy loads, a lot of dust and high speed.
voestalpine Stahl Donawitz: high contamination while the rails that will be rolled are cleared from scale.
Slovakia, aluminium work. Has been operating for nine years without defects. Travel 62m, speed 0.3m/s.
Shagang Shagang, steel and iron works in China. High temperatures, high speed, a lot of dust.
Meishan Meishan steel and iron works, Nanjing in China. Crane, a lot of dust, high speed.

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