Rail-mounted gantry crane Goliath

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From the world's leading supplier of shipyard handling solutions Konecranes has a complete offering for material handling at shipyards. The centrepiece of it is the Goliath Gantry Crane for ship hull assembly. It includes Electric Overhead Traveling cranes for steel plate handling in manufacturing halls, and heavy-duty lift trucks for general handling. Steel structure We offer single-girder and double-girder designs for different operational needs. When the crane span exceeds 100m, single-girder design is better: • Needs much less steel to achieve same performance • Offers lower weight: less foundation work • Gives a greater load unbalance between the upper trolley hooks Cabin • Premium cabin, layout can be optimized according to your operating requirements. • Safely accessed via an elevator in the crane leg. • Excellent visibility through the windows, helped by video cameras. Core of Lifting • Purpose-designed as a package and made in-house: gears, motors, controls • Correctly sized for Goliath ship block handling: greater eco-efficiency and reliability Bogies • Optimized total crane weight and wheel loads • Minimized total length of bogies to maximize operating area • Gantry anti-collision as standard safety feature • In addition to motor brakes, can be secured with rail clamps • Storm locking pins as standard & tie-downs when required Hinge and skew control Skew is one of the most dangerous events for any large gantry crane. Konecranes has its own field-proven solution for hinge and skew control: •  Enables movement in all directions •  Maintenance-free, long-life cylinder-piston design