Agudio cable cranes, performance and innovation

Dams, quarries, viaducts.
It is where the other means of transport cannot reach that Agudio technology shows its superiority.

Agudio cable cranes are designed with a double track rope having reduced diameter, easier and faster to be installed and more stable during operation, also in adverse climate conditions. These systems are fitted with special slack carriers, an Agudio patented solution, hooked onto the track ropes as a support to the operating ropes along the line and providing fast traverse carriage speed in complete safe and smooth operating conditions, with a low roller and rope wear which would require costly system downtime for repairing or maintenance operations.

Agudio cable cranes, with loading capacity up to 50 ton, traverse speed up to 8 m/s and lifting speed up to 4 m/s, reflect the state of the art in this technological sector and make it possible to manage complex sites in a simple and advanced manner, with considerable advantages in terms of implementation costs and timing.

Radial cable cranes

On radial cable cranes, as can be easily guessed by the word, one end of the track rope is linked to a fixed point on the ground or to a tower of variable height, from case to case, whilst the other end is linked to a mobile carriage running on special rails. Also on this end the ropes can be tall (connected to a mobile tower) or low, linked to a special carriage called “minicar”, a solution which makes it possible for radial cable cranes to be installed on flat, inclined runways (up to 100%) or even reversed slopes.

Parallel cable cranes

On parallel cable cranes both ends of the track ropes are fixed to mobile carriages that, also in this case, can be tall or low, as to cover a rectangular area of the site as a result of their synchronized movement. Like radial cable cranes, also the parallel ones can be fitted with more cars on the runways, which can run independently or in a synchronized manner to transport bigger loads.

Oscillating cable cranes

On oscillating cable cranes, both ends of the track ropes are fixed to two towers which can be inclined at the same time to either one side or the other of the longitudinal axis of the installation, so as to cover a rectangular area of the ground underneath. The towers are oscillated by means of transversal anchoring ropes which are wound and unwound onto a special control drum.

Stability and performance

Agudio solution with a double track rope guarantees the system high stability also in case of strong wind. Such stability, together with the operating ropes controlled by the slack carriers, offers an unparalleled performance.