EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES
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INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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It has a wireless range of up
to 250 metres and a battery life
of 400 hours, the manufacturer
said. The product can be used
in applications in the mining,
energy, defence, heavy rigging,
shipping, aircraft and general
transportation sectors.
Its wireless compression
load cell can be linked up
to Straightpoint’s wireless
accessories, allowing for
the calculation of centre of
gravity, the ability to log data
and print reports and allow
the simultaneous display and
monitoring of up to 24 wireless
load cells on a single PC screen,
the company said.
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Wireless
compression
load cell
from
Straightpoint
Effer has a new
rotation system
which uses
two gear
motors as an
alternative to
the standard
single unit. This design
allows for a further reduction
of clearance and more reliable
precision, the company said.
Although currently only on the
Effer 955 crane, customers
can ask for the system to be
fitted onto new cranes, the
company said.
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NEW EFFER
ROTATION SYSTEM
New CLX hoist
from Konecranes
Industrial lifting equipment
manufacturer Konecranes, has
launched a new electric chain
hoist, the CLX.
It is for applications where
high-speed load transfers and
precise assembly work are
required, the company said.
There is an aluminium frame,
a five-tooth chain sprocket
with intermediate teeth and
oil lubrication-based
transmission for a
lower operating
Filtertechnik, a manufacturer of industrial filtration
systems, filter housings and filter elements in
the UK, has launched a new testing system which
provides on-site analysis of oil and fuel cleanliness.
The product, called the Particle Pal, is a self-
contained battery-driven field kit that takes
a small feed of oil or fuel from a system
or tank and passes it through a laser
counter. The cleanliness reading
class is then displayed on a display
in ISO, NAS or SAE standards. Water
monitors can also be added onto the
unit to give the parts per million count of
water, a company spokesperson added.
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Bosch Rexroth expansion
FILTERTECHNIK LAUNCHES
NEW PARTICLE PAL
New wireless
load cell from
Straightpoint
Straightpoint, a designer
and manufacturer of
force measurement,
load monitoring and
suspended weighing load
cells, has a new wireless
compression load cell.
temperature. It has been fitted
with an overload device
that holds the load without
any interaction with the
friction clutch.
The hoist is available in
capacities of 60 kg to 2 tonnes
and can work with workstation
cranes, overhead cranes and
jib cranes. Larger capacities up
to 5 tonnes will be available
soon, Konecranes said.
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A range of filtration systems
will be launched into the UK
market by Bosch Rexroth, a
manufacturer of drive and
control technologies.
The products are the result
of Bosch Rexroth’s acquisition
of filter manufacturer K & H
Eppensteiner. Eppensteiner
filtration products will be
rebranded Bosch Rexroth.
New to the existing range
will be the LE (N) 0040-
0400 series filtration system,
which has a filter head design
resulting in a “cyclone effect”
diverting the inlet flow in
a specific direction. The
design enhances flow and
dirt absorption capacity, a
company spokesperson said.
The new product portfolio will
also contain filter accessories,
including filter programmes,
oil purification, measuring
instruments and specific
condition monitoring systems.
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