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Complete equipment for material ropeways - from tensioning sets to rope carriers. HIghquality on the complete installation.
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Our portfolio includes complete equipment for material ropeways. Different tower systems, skyline supports, curved skyline supports, headspar supports and rope carriers. Everything available for different payloads. Download our catalogue for detailed information.
Headspar Supports
Headspar supports can be described as non-traversable skyline supports that are fixed at the last tower of a material ropeway, just in front of the rope-anchor. The modular headspar support of GANTNER is applicable for single track installations as well as for double track ropeways. For a single track ropeway it is fixed at the tower by using loops with aluminum inlays and grommets. When a ropeway disposes of two track ropes, two headspar supports are connected by a traverse which is fixed at the support itself with a grommet. Thereby, the hauling rope is guided by a sheave battery below the headspar support. When a smaller deflection angle is needed, a deflection pulley, such as the URA 200 can be applied instead of the sheave battery.
GANTNER headspar blocks are employed at the last tower of a material ropeway, just in front of the rope-anchor. Headspar blocks allow a small tension angle and consequently a higher tensioning load than classical skyline supports. GANTNER headspar blocks dispose of bronze slide bearings for small movements of the track rope. These maintenance free blocks are closed through screw caps after the insertion of the wire rope. Depending on the tensioning angle the load capacity varies, a detailed calculation and con¬scientious use is therefore recommended.
Headspar blocks are used especially for mobile material rope¬ways and in the forestry.
Skyline Supports
GANTNER disposes of various skyline supports in its portfolio. They are used for material ropeways of different sizes and pay-loads: from small material ropeways in the forestry to heavy load cable crane systems in the construction industry.
Generally, GANTNER offers skyline supports for one or two track ropes. They have polyamide hauling cable pulleys that are main¬tenance free thanks to their permanent lubricated roller bearings.
The double track skyline supports can be complemented with different accessories:
- Additional return rope guidance (for circular drive ropeways) and service platforms for easier service works can be fixed on the skyline support.
- The blades for the track ropes are generally made by steel, but on demand bronze inlays are possible. They are used for permanent or long-term material ropeways. This option reduces rope-wear, due to the permanent lubricating system.
- During the rope pulling of the track rope, additional hauling rope pulleys can be installed, that enable smoother move¬ment of the rope.
- The hauling rope pulleys are generally made by polyamide but even pulleys with a rubber inlays are available.
Support Systems
GANTNER offers various support systems (lattice towers) that are used for different applications. All systems are based on a modular system. Combining the single elements a large tower (or support) can be composed.
With the System 500, the most compact, it is possible to apply the elements in a single, double, triple or quadruple construc-tion, while the Systems 1000 and 1200 are used as single constructions. The System 500 is generally employed for smaller material ropeways and ropeways in forestry. The 1000 and 1200 lattice towers are applied for bigger material ropeways for heavy loads. The basic elements have a length of 5 m and can therefore be transported with standard containers. The elements of the System 1200 dispose of ladders and can be complemented by service platforms.
All systems may be applicable as needle towers, A-towers as well as gate towers (width of the traverse depending on the planning). Optionally all towers can be varnished.
Rope Carrier
The modular rope carrier for double track ropes can be applied for gravity ropeways as well as for circular drive installations. The rope carrier is fixed from the bottom to the track ropes; the hauling rope is guided by a pulley in the rope carrier system.
In case, the material ropeway disposes of a circular drive, an add-on module (return rope guidance) can be fixed at the bottom part of the rope carrier. This is guiding the return rope between two additional pulleys, in order to avoid that the ropes are intersecting.
