e-POSTER: LiftWerx Raises The Bar With New GenHook⢠Cranes
21 May 19
10:30 AM
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11:00 AM
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Operations and Maintenance, Poster Presentations
LiftWerx has developed the world’s most cost-effective and versatile up-tower crane for the O&M industry. Rated at a lifting capacity of 27 tonnes, the GenHook™ is an industry-leading innovation designed to exchange generators, gearboxes, transformers, and single blades in wind turbines. Launching in Q1 2019, this new technology is fully-electric and has a carbon footprint which is 75% less than traditional cranes. The crane and turbine interface are easily mobilized to site in only two standard ISO containers. The GenHook™ will drive down O&M costs, improve turbine uptime, increase safety, and reduce the reliance on larger, more expensive traditional cranes. Currently, there are no lifting devices in the market which can compare to the power, simplicity, and versatility of the GenHook™. The main benefits are: Lower capital cost. No wires connect the crane to winches on the ground, allowing the nacelle to yaw as required, resulting in safer operations, especially when the wind changes direction. The crane is entirely mounted within the nacelle, so the ground footprint is minimal. The crane is electrically-driven. There is no launching process to install the crane. It is simply lifted into the nacelle in pieces, using a smaller service crane in the turbine. The crane can be installed on more turbine platforms than any other crane on the market. LiftWerx already has two GenHook™ cranes in production, both of which will be placed into service in early 2019.