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FEATURES | HIGH LIFTS & LOADERS
system ensures smooth uplifts and improved stability for heavy or off- centred loads. In 2010, JBT AeroTech introduced the all-new Commander 60i as a di- rect replacement for the MDL-60, first introduced in the mid-1970s. This heavyweight member of the family provides platform lifting capabilities of 30,000 kg for main and lower deck loading and features all the regular family functions. A longer rear platform has enough space for three 98 x 128 ULSs and the heaviest loads are conveyed efficiently as the HeliRoll conveyor system covers the complete platform together with a fragile lift mode to handle sensitive shipments. LAWECO Maschinen-und Apparatebau GmbH produces the Cargo Mas- ter Loader Transporter CMLT 3.7-3.6, a highly flexible and manoeuvrable vehicle, equally suitable as a loader as well as a transporter for contain- ers and pallets. The Cargo Master Loader CML 7 has been reworked and is now considered to be among the most innovative, efficient and safe loaders available. The Cargo Master Loader CML 14-5.6 to CML 3.5-5.6 range includes main deck loaders of 14 and 35 ton, especially designed for widebody aircraft cargo handling. They are considered to be a par- ticularly suitable solution for nose loading of the Boeing 747 as well as for the loading and unloading of the main cargo deck of the Airbus A380. The SCHOPF product range includes the 7-ton LoadStar 070 that was developed for loading and offloading cargo loads in lower and main decks of all civilian aircraft currently in use. A natural development led
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JBT Commander 60i
to the LoadStar 140. This cargo loader provides main deck and lower lobe container loading capability for a wide range of aircraft. Compared with smaller loaders, the LoadStar 140 saves loading and offloading time and can handle all pallets and containers up to a weight of 14 tons and a length of 20 feet. The HC100 lifting transporter combines the func- tions of a ULD transporter and a loader in one simple unit. With a lifting capacity of 7 tons, the height-adjust- able platform can accommodate all standard ULDs, as well as being ideally suited to handle outsize loads of every description. TLD is a Company that likes to demonstrate its “green” credentials having had main deck electric load- ers (929 type) in operation since 2000. However, these TLD green units were plugged to the grid rather than running on batteries. More recently, further development enhanced the-
autonomy and energy life for battery-powered loaders. The main goals were to operate with the speed and power of a diesel loader for a full day of heavy opera- tion up to and beyond the handling of 250 containers, before the need to recharge.
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The result was the TLD TXL-838-reGen, 7-ton battery powered loader and it is keeping its promises. TLD en- gineers had studied the science of battery technology and those aspects of their use that limit their autonomy and longevity. This demonstrated the need to control the average current draw to a minimum level and par- ticularly the peak current draw that are unavoidable factors when lifting an elevator. These current peaks result in limiting the capacity of batteries between charges. At the same time, TLD studied how to re-use the energy that was available in the lowering of the loader’s elevator. The study’s result is a system that reclaims energy and uses it to supplement the battery during its next lift. Also patented by TLD was a method of managing the energy flows through the use of super- capacitors, which can absorb and return energy to the system at a very fast rate, compared with other energy storage devices.
The result is a loader that can run two to three times as long between charges as any other loader on the market today, with a similar advantage for extend- ed battery life. The TLD TXL-838-re-Gen demonstrates these ideas in action with TLD claiming that it is the only current, battery powered loader that represents a one for one replacement of a diesel loader. In addition, the Company’s TXL-838-SUP (Superi- or) is a self-propelled, dual-platform loader designed to transfer containers and pallets weighing up to 16,700 lb. With the ability to interface 70”, 100”, or 140” doors, this heavy-duty loader can be used to ser- vice a wide range of aircraft, including the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380.
Mallaghan De-icer
The Mallaghan De-icer has been designed to surpass the expectations and needs of customers in terms of mobile deicing and anti-icing of all aircraft types.
This European manufactured ‘state of the art’ De-icer has been specifically designed so as to ensure high levels of efficiency, reliability and ease of use in a safe and busy airport environment.
The full range of vehicles produced by TLD include the TXL-737, TXL-838, 929 Series and the 121 Series. The latest 121-S addition is a self-propelled, dual-platform loader designed to transfer 20 ft ULDs weighing up to 36 tons with the ability to interface 254 cm, or 356 cm doors. It features the Grasshopper lift system, which distributes the stress equally on the platform and the chassis. In order to handle the additional weight capa- bility, the hydraulic system operates at a higher pres- sure than in earlier models. In Germany, Trepel Airport Equipment GmbH offers a product range of units with payloads from 3.5, 7, 14, 20, 30 to 35 tons. Trepel Sales Director, Carsten Schim- kat, told AI that thanks to standardisation of the cargo high loaders’ design, the Company can react quickly to customer needs and offer short-term delivery dates. The CHAMP 200’s scissor integrated cylinders (the only one without vertical cylinders for lifting/lowering rear platform) and the low-front platform height makes handling easy. The CHAMP 300, one of the biggest load- ers manufactured by Trepel, is fast and extremely ro- bust. With its cylindrical roller system on both plat- forms, it is prepared for all climatic conditions. The most recent addition to the product line, the CHAMP 350, is described as the most capable high loader in the world.
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The continuous increase in weight of oversized car- go has been making more demands on ground support equipment. Trepel has met this challenge with its 35 ton capacity main deck loader. New technical features such as hydraulic adapters, twin wheels, telescopic