Weighing and Manipulation System for Ships Hull Sections
Enerpac hydraulic system integration play an important role
Six Daring Class Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyers are being assembled, launched and outfitted for the UK Royal Navy at BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions’ Govan & Scotstoun shipyards in Glasgow. The ship’s hull is manufactured in sections or “blocks” in a fabrication shop adjacent to the berth and slipway.
The Enerpac Synchronous Lifting System is used to lift the blocks free from the transport so that they can be driven away. During the lifting procedure the 16 points PLC-controlled synchronous lifting system operates within strict load and stroke constraints to ensure that the desired load paths into the ship`s hull structure are maintained.
In the use of hydraulics in heavy lifting projects, application knowledge and expertise are very important. Accurate lifting, lowering, pushing or weighing has a significant effect on structures. Every step of the lifting process can be monitored via the display of the PLC control unit. Apart from the very accurate and stress-free movement of steel structures, concrete segments Enerpac provides a safe, easy to manage, cost- and laboursaving solution.
Enerpac hydraulic system integration of high force hydraulics and advanced control technology nowadays play an important role in the controlled movement of large-scale engineering projects.
