EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES
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INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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SEPTEMBER 2013
Tyre manufacturer Continental
Commercial Specialty Tires
(CST) has introduced a range
of tyres for port fleets.
The range was showcased at
the TOC Europe 2013 event in
the Netherlands.
The portfolio contains
tyres for all vehicle types
operating in port logistics,
including straddle carriers,
reach stackers, rubber
tyred gantry cranes, and
Safety equipment
manufacturer Brigade
Electronics, UK, has launched
a camera system that can
display 360 degree views.
The Smarteye 360 degree
camera system is aimed
at haulage, construction
and mining industries. The
system consists of four
cameras, which can be
placed around the vehicle.
The images are displayed
as a single view on a high
definition monitor, providing
the driver with a bird’s eye
view of the surrounding area,
the manufacturer said. Each
camera has an ultra-wide
angle lens and videos are
displayed in real time.
Brigade Electronics will
showcase the Smarteye
system alongside a range
of products, including the
Backeye range of heavy duty
cameras and monitors and
the white sound reversing
alarm, at the Bauma Africa
construction equipment
exhibition, 18 to 21 September
2013 in Johannesburg,
South Africa.
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A BIRD’S EYE VIEW
FROM BRIGADE
Lightweight hydraulic torque
wrench new from Enerpac
Enerpac, a manufacturer of
high-pressure hydraulics, has
launched a new lightweight
torque wrench pump, the
TQ700.
The TQ700 has been
engineered to meet torque
applications in the wind turbine
industry. It delivers 50 % faster
bolting and improves the flow
rate across the entire bolting
cycle, the manufacturer said.
The pump can be used in
remote, low or generator-
powered erection sites.
“While the TQ700
Lightweight Torque Wrench
Pump is perfect for multiple
Safety service provider for the crane and construction industry, Pacific
Systems Solutions, has released a new Generation Five model of
the HookCam, a camera designed for tower cranes, crawler and
gantry cranes.
The HookCam can be directly
attached to the hook block of a
crane. It provides the operator
with an aerial view, helping the
operator to communicate better
with the rigger. It also helps
the operator see the pace and
swing of the load, a company
spokesperson said. The video
is wirelessly transmitted to the
operator in the cabin.
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HOOKCAM FROM PACIFIC SYSTEMS
Continental complete
tyre range for port fleets
wind turbine applications, such
as rotor assembly and tower
segment attachment, it can
also be successfully employed
in the oil and gas industry,
mining applications and other
industrial bolting functions,”
said Brian Alexander, global
product manager pumps and
valves at Enerpac.
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J D Neuhaus (JDN), a
manufacturer of hoists,
winches and cranes, has
introduced the Mini Series of
hoists for load capacities of
125, 250, 500 and 980 kg.
The hoists are designed
to be compact and light and
can be supplied with trolleys
for overhead rail mounting,
a company spokesperson
said. A Mini Manipulator
version is also available for
single handed load handling
and positioning. For heavy
handling requirements up to
100 tonnes, there is JDN
Profi TI product range.
All JDN hoists
are provided
with pendant
controllers,
have a built-
in emergency
air shut-off valve
and can work in
temperatures from
-20 to +50 degrees
Celsius for the mini
range and +70
degrees Celsius
for the remaining
products.
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MINI SERIES OF
HOISTS FROM JDN
V.ply technology
heavy-duty forklifts.
Most of the tyres use V.ply
technology where the tyre is
made using a weaving pattern
of multiple cords and 20 layers
of cross-ply fibre woven into
three separate wire beads. This
allows the sidewalls to be three
times thicker than those used
in radial tyres.
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