AUGUST 2021 | NEWS
DEMAG EXTENDS BESPOKE KBK LIGHT CRANE SYSTEM WITH MORE COMPONENTS
versatile lifting systems with higher load capacities, improved use of the available space and reduced installation work. The Demag KBK (German Kombiniert
D
Kran, meaning ‘combination’) modular light crane system is a construction kit, designed to create bespoke solutions for lifting, moving and handling operations. It can be configured to meet the needs of specific working processes, the loads to be transported and the operational environment. The ergonomic system is suitable for standalone workstations, as well as integrated production and assembly lines with loads weighing from 80kg to 3.2tons. “Our customers appreciate the Demag
KBK crane construction kit for creating ergonomic workplace crane solutions to meet their individual needs. They particularly value the high flexibility and modularity of the comprehensive construction kit system for all industries,” said Paul Bartlett, sales and operations
emag has added new components to its universal KBK crane construction kit, allowing users to create more
director, Konecranes and Demag Industrial Cranes UK. “Demag KBK is used for lifting and
transport applications for loads weighing from 80kg to 3.2tons. With our KBK construction kit, we offer our customers optimum and sustainable solutions that can grow and be adapted to their production needs.” New components include stronger suspensions and improved trolleys, which can be used for KBK single-girder cranes with load capacities of up to 2,000kg. Previously, such load capacities required double-girder cranes. The single-girder, space saving design offers the benefits of lighter and more compact crane configurations, due to the improved trolley which can hold greater loads, resulting in a single trolley configuration, whereas previously a
double trolley arrangement would have been required. Reduced approach dimensions may be
achieved with single-girder cranes from the KBK Aluline range, using the KBK A22 single-girder, which is now available with a load capacity of 2,000kg. Since the KBK light crane system
allows several cranes to travel on the same crane runway, double crane trolleys will still be used to prevent collisions, but a more compact design can be implemented for the cross-travel unit: The single trolley configuration permits reduced hook dimensions and improved use of the available space. Another feature in the KBK Aluline
range is a suspension with a higher load capacity of up to 2,400kg for the largest A22 crane runway rail section, allowing distances between suspensions to be increased from 1.84 m up to 3.57 m. This facilitates greater system design flexibility, less installation work and a significant reduction in componentry and assembly costs. Double-girder KBK cranes with a
raised bridge and an internal conductor line for electrically powered long- travel motions may be specified for applications with limited headroom and a larger lifting path. This raised crane bridge design with a maximum useful hook path is also available for the KBK Aluline system. A further feature allows a travel path
limit to be installed in any position, allowing operators to limit the travel motions quickly and easily. If required, this enables the crane and trolley travel motions to be limited for safer operation of the lifting system. ●
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