Abstract: A container terminal (1) for handling containers (2), in particular ISO containers, wherein the container terminal has at least one high-rack store (3) and at least one container-depositing surface (4), which is arranged outside the high-rack store, and a plurality of container transport vehicles (5) for transporting the containers, wherein the high-rack store (3) has a plurality of storage levels (6) arranged above one another and, in each storage level (6), a plurality of rack compartments (7) for receiving at least one of the containers (2), wherein each storage level (6) has, between the rack compartments (7), at least one travelway (8) over which the container transport vehicles (5) can travel, and the container terminal (1) has at least one entry and exit arrangement (9) which connects the container-depositing surface (4) to the travelways (8) in the storage levels (6) and over which the container transport vehicles (5) can travel.

Abstract: A crane with at least one main carrier which is moveable and a crane trolley which is mounted on the at least one main carrier for movement, a winch carrier being fastened to the crane trolley, and a load suspension apparatus which is moveable up and down in the vertical direction by cables hanging on the winch carrier, the load suspension apparatus having gripping tools for releasably gripping a load. The crane has at least one camera and at least one control stand for a crane driver, and the control stand has at least one screen. At least one assistance graphic can be superimposed on the at least one screen onto the display of the image recorded instantaneously by the camera, as an aid for the crane driver for orienting the load suspension apparatus and/or the gripping tool of the load suspension apparatus relative to the load to be gripped.

Abstract: A crane controller for controlling travel movements of a crane, in particular a portal crane. The crane controller includes control electronics and at least one input device, connected to the control electronics, having a grip part, a main axis of the grip part is swivellable together with the grip part in at least two swivel directions oriented, in particular orthogonally, in relation to one another, and the control electronics are able to generate electrical signals, for actuating at least one actuator of the crane, on the basis of an adjustment of the grip part relative to an original position of the grip part. The grip part has its main axis additionally displaceable in at least two, preferably three, different displacement directions relative to the original position and/or is rotatable about the main axis, and the control electronics generate electrical signals for actuating the at least one actuator of the crane.

Abstract: A method for controlling a movement of a load in a workspace by a control device, including a) acquiring target coordinates to be set of a target point in the workspace towards which a load pick-up apparatus is to be moved, b) determining a load measured value by measuring the weight of the load using a load measuring device, c) determining actual cable lengths of positioning cables, d) determining desired cable lengths to be set by the respective positioning cable winch, for the positioning cables for the target coordinates of the target point to be set and for the current load measured value, and for each of the positioning cables, the control device searches a database for a data set that matches the target coordinates of the target point that are to be set and the current load measured value, and determines the desired cable length to be set.

Abstract: A load transport system having a load carrier and at least one load receiving device which for receiving the load is fastened to the load carrier, and at least three positioning cables and at least three suspension devices, each suspension device has at least one positioning cable winch for winding and unwinding one of the positioning cables. The load carrier is suspended from the suspension devices by the positioning cables. The load carrier and the load receiving device fastened thereto are relocatable by activating the positioning cable winches, and the load carrier has at least one multi-cable suspension to which at least two of the positioning cables are connected via cable connectors. Each of the cable connectors is mounted on the multi-cable suspension to be pivotable about at least two pivot axes aligned to be mutually orthogonal, and all pivot axes of the cable connectors intersect in a common intersection point of this multi-cable suspension.

Abstract: A cable winch arrangement (1) which includes at least one cable drum (2), which is mounted rotatably about a drum axis (3), for winding up and/or unwinding at least one cable (30-37), and a supporting structure (20), and a spindle drive (14) for displacing the cable drum (2) relative to the supporting structure (20), wherein the spindle drive (14) has a spindle (16) extending along a spindle axis (15), and a cable run-off point (6) of the at least one cable (30-37), at which the cable (30-37) runs tangentially onto and/or out from the cable drum (2), is at least substantially positionally fixed with respect to the supporting structure (20), and the spindle axis (15) is arranged coaxially with respect to the drum axis (3) of the cable drum (2).

Abstract: A running wheel (1, 2) for a crane (16), in particular gantry crane, comprising a shaft (3), a wheel rim (4) and a hub (5) connecting the shaft (3) to the wheel rim (4) for rotation therewith, at least one connection between the hub (5) and the shaft (3) and/or between the hub (5) and the wheel rim (4) having a press fit (6) and a first form fit established by a first stop surface (8), the first form fit blocking a relative movement of the hub (5) in relation to the shaft (3) or the wheel rim (4) in a first direction (17) running parallel to an axis of rotation (7) of the running wheel (1, 2), wherein the connection additionally has at least one second form fit established by a second stop surface (9), wherein the second form fit blocks the relative movement of the hub (5) in relation to the shaft (3) or the wheel rim (4) in a second direction (18) opposed to the first direction (17).

Abstract: A transport unit (1) for transporting at least one container (31) or another load, wherein the transport unit (1) has at least one trolley (2) and at least one load suspension device (3) and at least eight lifting cables (20-27), and the load suspension device (3) has connecting means (14) for fastening the container (31) or the other load and is suspended on the trolley (2) such that it can be lifted and lowered by the lifting cables (20-27), wherein the lifting cables (20-27) can be wound up on cable drums (4) which are rotatably mounted on the trolley (2), wherein each lifting cable (20-27) can be wound up and/or is wound up at least in part on a separate cable drum (4), and the rotational speed and/or the direction of rotation for all the cable drums (4) can each be set individually.

Abstract: A crane controller for controlling travel movements of a crane, in particular a portal crane. The crane controller includes control electronics and at least one input device, connected to the control electronics, having a grip part, a main axis of the grip part is swivellable together with the grip part in at least two swivel directions oriented, in particular orthogonally, in relation to one another, and the control electronics are able to generate electrical signals, for actuating at least one actuator of the crane, on the basis of an adjustment of the grip part relative to an original position of the grip part. The grip part has its main axis additionally displaceable in at least two, preferably three, different displacement directions relative to the original position and/or is rotatable about the main axis, and the control electronics generate electrical signals for actuating the at least one actuator of the crane.

Abstract: A hollow profile (1, 15), in particular crane girder for a crane (14), wherein the hollow profile (1, 15) has a cavity (2) and an outer wall (3) bounding the cavity (2), and at least one fastening element (4) protruding from the outer wall (3) for the, preferably re-releasable, fastening of at least one add-on part (5) to the hollow profile (1, 15), wherein the outer wall (3) has at least one passage opening (6), which opens into the cavity (2), for the fastening element (4), and an intermediate space between that portion (36) of the outer wall (3) which bounds the passage opening (6) and the fastening element (4) which is guided through the passage opening (6) is sealed with a sealing compound (7).

Abstract: Crane girder (1) for a crane (3), wherein the crane girder (1) includes a hollow profile (4) having an outer wall (6) enclosing a cavity (5) and extends longitudinally, and the outer wall (6) of the crane girder (1), as seen in a cross-section through the crane girder (1), has a shape which bulges outwards at least in some regions in order to reduce aerodynamic drag, wherein the outer wall (6), as seen in the cross-section through the crane girder (1), has two sections (10, 11) facing one another with an outwards bulging shape, which are joined together by two straight wall sections (12) of the outer wall (6), these straight wall sections face one another, and the crane girder (1) has at least one running surface (13) for at least one running wheel (14) of a trolley (15) of a lifting tool of the crane (3), wherein the sections (10, 11) facing one another with an outwards bulging shape point upwards and downwards in an operating position of the crane girder and the straight wall sections (12) delimit the crane

Abstract: A transportation installation for a crane for transporting at least one container or any other load is provided, and includes at least one crane trolley that is repositionably mountable on a crane girder of the crane, at least eight cables, and at least one load-receiving device that is suspended so as to be liftable and lowerable on the crane trolley by the cables. At least three actuation devices are provided, with each actuation device having a displacement member displaceably mounted and an actuation drive for displacing the position of the displacement member.

Abstract: A cable winch arrangement (1) which includes at least one cable drum (2), which is mounted rotatably about a drum axis (3), for winding up and/or unwinding at least one cable (30-37), and a supporting structure (20), and a spindle drive (14) for displacing the cable drum (2) relative to the supporting structure (20), wherein the spindle drive (14) has a spindle (16) extending along a spindle axis (15), and a cable run-off point (6) of the at least one cable (30-37), at which the cable (30-37) runs tangentially onto and/or out from the cable drum (2), is at least substantially positionally fixed with respect to the supporting structure (20), and the spindle axis (15) is arranged coaxially with respect to the drum axis (3) of the cable drum (2).

Abstract: A running wheel (1, 2) for a crane (16), in particular gantry crane, comprising a shaft (3), a wheel rim (4) and a hub (5) connecting the shaft (3) to the wheel rim (4) for rotation therewith, at least one connection between the hub (5) and the shaft (3) and/or between the hub (5) and the wheel rim (4) having a press fit (6) and a first form fit established by a first stop surface (8), the first form fit blocking a relative movement of the hub (5) in relation to the shaft (3) or the wheel rim (4) in a first direction (17) running parallel to an axis of rotation (7) of the running wheel (1, 2), wherein the connection additionally has at least one second form fit established by a second stop surface (9), wherein the second form fit blocks the relative movement of the hub (5) in relation to the shaft (3) or the wheel rim (4) in a second direction (18) opposed to the first direction (17).

Abstract: A hollow profile (1, 15), in particular crane girder for a crane (14), wherein the hollow profile (1, 15) has a cavity (2) and an outer wall (3) bounding the cavity (2), and at least one fastening element (4) protruding from the outer wall (3) for the, preferably re-releasable, fastening of at least one add-on part (5) to the hollow profile (1, 15), wherein the outer wall (3) has at least one passage opening (6), which opens into the cavity (2), for the fastening element (4), and an intermediate space between that portion (36) of the outer wall (3) which bounds the passage opening (6) and the fastening element (4) which is guided through the passage opening (6) is sealed with a sealing compound (7).

Abstract: A transport unit (1) for transporting at least one container (31) or another load, wherein the transport unit (1) has at least one trolley (2) and at least one load suspension device (3) and at least eight lifting cables (20-27), and the load suspension device (3) has connecting means (14) for fastening the container (31) or the other load and is suspended on the trolley (2) such that it can be lifted and lowered by the lifting cables (20-27), wherein the lifting cables (20-27) can be wound up on cable drums (4) which are rotatably mounted on the trolley (2), wherein each lifting cable (20-27) can be wound up and/or is wound up at least in part on a separate cable drum (4), and the rotational speed and/or the direction of rotation for all the cable drums (4) can each be set individually.

Abstract: Crane girder (1) for a crane (3), wherein the crane girder (1) includes a hollow profile (4) having an outer wall (6) enclosing a cavity (5) and extends longitudinally, and the outer wall (6) of the crane girder (1), as seen in a cross-section through the crane girder (1), has a shape which bulges outwards at least in some regions in order to reduce aerodynamic drag, wherein the outer wall (6), as seen in the cross-section through the crane girder (1), has two sections (10, 11) facing one another with an outwards bulging shape, which are joined together by two straight wall sections (12) of the outer wall (6), these straight wall sections face one another, and the crane girder (1) has at least one running surface (13) for at least one running wheel (14) of a trolley (15) of a lifting tool of the crane (3), wherein the sections (10, 11) facing one another with an outwards bulging shape point upwards and downwards in an operating position of the crane girder and the straight wall sections (12) delimit the crane

Abstract: An apparatus for printing on golf tees or other conical objects. The apparatus includes a singler from which the objects are discharged one-by-one. From the singler, the objects are deposited onto a rack. In some versions of the invention, the singler vibrates. The rack is mechanically separate from the singler so that the vibrations of the singler are not transmitted to the rack. A conveyor adjacent the rack individually picks up each object. More particularly, the object is held between a pair of opposed entraining pins on the conveyor. As the object moves horizontally along the conveyor, it is passed underneath a printer that prints on the object.

Abstract: Agent for sealing metallic substrates, in particular zinc or zinc alloy substrates, characterized in that it consists of an aqueous dispersion of a) at least one silane derivative and b) a colloidal silica and/or colloidal silicate. This agent may be used for a direct coating of metallic substrates without chromatation.