Conveniently installed energy supply system on the girder of an indoor crane

guidefast System enables quick and easy assembly of the guide trough on the crane

Overhead travelling cranes and crane components - tailored to individual customer requirements. In the "double girder crane systems" segment, our guidefast is standard: this guide trough for e-chain® impresses directly with its short assembly times thanks to its quick and easy attachment. And the design is also an additional aspect for users. For these reasons, the manufacturer Piedmont Hoist and Crane in the USA also opted for the convenient modular system.

Profile

What was needed: guidefast Guide system for easy assembly of energy chain
Requirements: The manufacturer was looking for a new cable routing solution that would require less installation and maintenance than the previous festooning system.
Industry: Cranes
Success for the customer: The guidefast guide trough is simply attached to suitable brackets on the side of the crane and fixed in place with clamping blocks. This means that the customer does not have to weld the system to the crane at all. The manufacturer and its customers are also impressed by the sleek appearance.

Problem

Piedmont Hoist & Crane is a member of CMAA and manufactures overhead travelling cranes and crane components in a modern facility centrally located in Colfax, no camber. The crane specialist's engineers and design team use state-of-the-art modelling software and computer equipment to build overhead cranes in strict accordance with CMAA specifications 70 and 74.
In addition to cranes, hollow box girders, slewing axle lorries and lift trucks are also designed here.
Until now, the manufacturer has always relied on festooning systems for its crane systems, but these involved a great deal of effort during assembly and maintenance and no longer met the company's expectations for aesthetic reasons. As the trend in the industry is also towards reducing in-house maintenance departments, Piedmont Hoist & Crane decided in favour of a new cable routing concept.

Solution

The customer therefore decided in favour of a guidefast system, which is a modular system designed for the quick and easy installation of troughs and energy chains on cranes.
A guidefast guide trough of a defined size is simply attached to suitable holders on the side of the crane and fixed in place with clamping blocks. There is therefore no need to weld the system to the crane.
After we introduced the guidefast system, it is now standard on most of the company's double-girder cranes. The ease of assembly alone has made it a favoured approach for Piedmont and customers are impressed by the sleek look. The photos show one of Piedmont's cranes being used for customer demonstrations today.

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