Cablecranes

Agudio Cablecrane , performance and innovation

Agudio cablecranes are designed with twin track ropes, which are easier and quicker to install and more stable during operation. Special slack carriers, a patented Agudio solution, attached to the track ropes support the hauling anf hoisting ropes along the line, allowing the carrier to reach significant operating speeds safely, with minimal wear on the rollers and cables, minimizing system downtime for maintenance.

Agudio cable cranes, with a payload up to 70 tons, travel speed up to 8 m/s and lifting speed up to 4 m/s, represent the state-of-the-art of the technology. Those equipment can significantly simplify the operations of complex construction sites, with significant savings in terms of costs and construction time.

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Characteristics of the Agudio Cablecrane

Payload
up to
70
Ton
Hook lowering
up to
400
m
Translation speed
up to
8
m/s
Hoisting speed
up to
4
m/s
Span
up to
2000
m
Speed

Speed

Agudio cablecranes are the only ones on the market that can reach such high working speeds (8 m/s in translation and 4 m/s in lifting), thanks to patented slack carriers that always keep the ropes in the correct position.

Tandem transport

Tandem transport

Two Agudio cablecranes can work in tandem to achieve a payload of 70 tons. A specific control system ensures the automatic operation preventing errors and reducing transport times.

Energy recovery

Energy recovery

Agudio cablecranes are equipped with asynchronous AC motors controlled by LEITDRIVE inverters complete with AFE (Active Front End) filters. Thanks to this architecture, during the phases in which the cablecrane generates energy, it is possible to feed the construction site's electrical network.

Stability and performance

Stability and performance

The Agudio twin track rope design gives high stability to the cablecrane even in strong wind conditions. This stability, combined with the control of the ropes done with patented slack carriers, guarantees unrivalled performance.

Parallel Cablecranes

In parallel cable cranes, the track ropes are attached at both ends to mobile carriages on rails, thus allowing work to be carried out on a rectangular area. The lifting and travel winches are mounted at one end inside the mobile carriage.

Radial Cablecranes

In radial cable cranes, the track ropes are attached at one end to a fixed concrete structure (or at the top of a fixed lattice tower) and at the other end to a mobile carriage on rails, in order to cover a circular sector of the construction site. In this solution, the winches are positioned on the ground near the fixed point.

Fixed and oscillating cablecranes

In this type of cable crane, the track ropes have both ends connected to two lattice towers fixed or with the possibility of being tilted simultaneously to one side or the other of the longitudinal axis, thus covering a linear or rectangular working area.

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Revamping of the radial cable crane previously used for the construction of Gibe III dam, increasing the capacity to 35 tons, the travel speed to 6 m/s, and the lifting speed to 2.5 m/s. Other features of this cable crane include a fixed point with a 45 m tower and a 235 m radial runway.

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Daivoes cablecranes, Portugal

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Three parallel 28 ton cablecranes used to move construction equipment and pour the 3,000,000 cubic metres of concrete needed to build the Yusufeli dam. The performance and reliability of Agudio machines were fundamental in building in just nine years a dam which, at 270 metres high, is one of the tallest in the world.

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Cerro del Aguila cablecrane, Peru

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Gibe III cablecrane, Ethiopia

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