A long-term ailing infrastructure and restrictions on the issuing of transport permits continue to require innovative solutions, not only to significantly reduce axle loads and dead weights. It’s not just the Baumann company that has relied on the innovative and lightweight design of Greiner girder bridges for generations. With decades of experience from the Baumann transport professionals and the know-how of Greiner Heavy Engineering, a technically completely revised solution has been put into operation.
Sabine Baumann emphasizes: “We have been working in close partnership with Greiner GmbH for decades. The idea of the new 450-ton girder bridge emerged due to the challenges of the energy transition, i.e., higher weights of transformers while infrastructure is simultaneously deteriorating. Together with Greiner, we developed the new 450-ton girder bridge. The demand for this new technology is already exceeding our expectations, and the bridge has already been fully booked for months and will be in use across Europe next year.”
The core of this “lightweight” is the proven side sliding extension, which is free of bending moments. This has now been further developed with several variable folding extensions, making it even more flexible. Unnecessary elements and other add-on parts, such as the empty travel device or the modular, variable-length load distributor, can be dismantled for transport if necessary, significantly reducing the dead weight again. The scissor lifting element was also structurally adapted to the latest findings and materials, further significantly reducing the dead weight. To handle all transport eventualities, the scissor lift bridge can be raised up to almost 2,500 mm below the bottom edge of the girder. The Greiner principle clearly demonstrates that a multifunctional variant with the ability for self-supporting transformer transport and load beams in the low-bed area are not contradictory.
This solution completes the Baumann girder bridge fleet in the upper class. Baumann already has, among others, specific 150-ton and 350-ton variants made by Greiner. In combination with the modern and lightweight Goldhofer THP/FT and THP/SL-L platform trailers and the practical experience of the Baumann experts, a transport concept was created not only to support the energy transition.
At the end of August 2024, the final handover took place on the Baumann company premises with an overload test, which the bridge mastered without any problems. (Picture 4 shows Sabine Baumann in the middle with satisfied employees after the successful load test).
Greiner delivers another special vehicle to Airbus for aircraft segment transport. The special SEFIRO with the imposing dimensions of 16.500 mm x 3.500 mm complements existing Greiner trailers at AIRBUS with another example.
The very customer-specific vehicle is used to transport different cycle racks, which are equipped with aircraft segments from all current A-series, within the AIRBUS Finkenwerder location.
Like all trailers based on the Greiner SEFIROs, this variant also has electronic-hydraulic multi-way all-wheel steering with extensive steering programs. The vehicle is emission-free or rather fully electric. A total of 6 lithium-iron battery blocks can be charged by a total of 12 chargers and an intelligent battery management system in a short time, thus supplying 2 complete hydraulic power units.
It is operated, among other things, via a main radio remote control. A second operator can use an additional control panel to control more of the numerous features at the same time.
Another highlight is an additional autonomous driving program, which uses LiDAR sensors and reflectors to navigate the vehicle to the desired position with millimeter precision.
Extensive lighting, many safety devices, as well as optical and acoustic operator support complete the overall concept.
For other applications at AIRBUS, further orders are in production at Greiner and will be completed in the coming months.
Under the motto “Christmas party is canceled – invitation to the winter party” we were at Guttenberg Castle at the beginning of January for a properly knight’s meal.
After the hot wine punch reception around the campfire, had delicious food and were entertained by a juggler.
Such excursions in the team as well as our barbecue together once a month are very important to all of us and everyone always looks forward to these activities.
The Emil Egger AG has received another special product from us. The flat bed frame bridge with a height of only 320 mm is telescopic and is equipped with shelves, among other things.
Overall, the flat-bed frame bridge is compatible with a Greiner special bridge available from Egger and is therefore also suitable for transporting rail-bound vehicles.
We wish Sven and Christian from Egger AG good work!
Another Greiner bridge has been added to Baumann’s fleet this week. In the well-known and proven Greiner scissors lift design, this variant is equipped with a comfortable cabin, generous lift, radio and manual control and the typical Greiner push-out extension. We wish the entire Baumann team many successful and profitable deployments and thank them once again for their trust in our technology!
With our GHS-3/200 lifting system for NKT in Cologne, we are making a small contribution to the expansion of the German high-voltage corridor projects “South and Southeast Link”.
The special version of the lifting system has a capacity of 200 tons and is completely manufactured in an NKT-specific special version.
The equipment was completed with the 150 to SEFIRO heavy-duty transporter in a special version. The NKT internal cable drum logistics are now mainly implemented with Greiner equipment, our two products complement each other perfectly.
We are also supporting the energy transition, because the electrically powered SEFIRO is used for the German south-east and south cable routes, among other things.
The new Greiner HKT-500 (Hydraulic Climbing Tower), which RIGA-MAINZ renamed as Power-Lift-Tower, expands Greiner’s product portfolio again.
After a challenging development and construction phase, the system was put through its paces in Ehingen at the beginning of May 2021 with the kind support of Liebherr and subjected to a load test using the impressive LR13000.
As an expansion option, the lifting towers can be equipped with a chassis including a drive unit in the future.
Successful applications have meanwhile taken place in Kornwestheim, Trier and Italy, where bridge structures weighing up to approx. 2,000 tons have been positioned in combination with self-propelled axle lines. RIGA-MAINZ ordered another set of the 1,000 to. Lifting System GHS-3 540/1000. At Greiner, this order was used as an opportunity to completely overhaul the tried-and-tested system from a technical point of view and also to subject it to a facelift. The new lifting system generation from Greiner now has a significantly more compact design with an overall height of only approx. 2,500 mm. The latest monitoring and safety technology is used and all wheels are now driven. A linear synchronization control for larger wheel diameters makes the application even easier. Numerous features can be added to the modular system at any time. The lifting system has also impressively demonstrated its performance in initial use.
In the meantime, the new Greiner wind tower transport concept has been put through its paces by Ville Silvasti and his team and the first transports in northern Sweden have taken place to the complete satisfaction of the customer.
For this, Silvasti has already received 4 complete units, another 4 units are currently in production for Mammoet / Denmark and the first unit has already been delivered. The project coordinator of these working groups is Rainer Sasse from Luxtrailers.
The new wind tower transport concept is designed for towers with an inner diameter of up to approx. 6,500 mm and a maximum tower weight of 140 tons. The stroke via the scissor lifting element is up to a maximum of 1,500 mm.
The optional front turntable is equipped with a hydraulically part time rocker hydraulics and the system can be “pre-tensioned” with the Greiner HPS (hydraulic-prestressing-system) to stabilize the system or prevent the load from swinging up.
The result is a practical, robust and simple system that not only impresses with its very low weight.
At the beginning of 2021 we delivered two special SEFIRO to AIRBUS in Hamburg / Finkenwerder. The SEFIRO types “SF 80.8” are listed under the designations McRad4 and McRad5 at AIRBUS and are used for the safe transport of almost all common aircraft segments of the A series.
The two McRad vehicles with the impressive dimensions of 3,450 mm x 16,500 mm have an axle suspension similar to the well-known SEFIRO variants with a special steering lift axle per pendulum axle. The minimum vehicle height is 755 mm with a total of 410 mm lift or axle compensation. The permissible total weight is a good 66 tons.
The drive system is similar to a hybrid version with a 55kW diesel engine and another 30kW electric drive unit. The different aircraft segments are transported on special transport frames. These are automatically centered by the Greiner vehicle, and the load is secured using a load locking system with end position monitoring. The load is picked up and set down in equal lift mode via a levelling system with appropriate distance sensors. In addition, the McRad SEFIROs have an optical, semi-autonomous driving program that is monitored using laser technology, among other things. An extended, comprehensive security and lighting system enables the use at any time.
Immediately after delivery, the two special vehicles were successfully integrated into the production process at AIRBUS and carry out their daily transports there.
