Slip Rings for Cranes

For many years, Mercotac® Brushless Slip Rings have been the top choice for a diverse range of industries and applications, including for Cranes or Hoists, due to their various advantages, such as:

• Continuous electrical connection through 360° full rotation
• Great signal strength
• Long-lasting and maintenance free
• Low resistance
• Small compact envelope for easy integration

Mercotac brushless slip rings are used in various material handling equipment applications, including cranes, conveyors, and hoists. The Mercotac brushless slip ring design provides reliable and continuous operation. The following are some examples of their applications.

Cranes: Cranes are used to lift and move heavy loads in construction sites, ports, and warehouses. Mercotac's brushless slip rings, which have superior features compared to standard brush-type slip rings, are commonly used in cranes to provide reliable electrical connections for power and control systems.

Yacht Cranes: Yacht cranes also rely on Mercotac slip rings for power and signal transmission between the stationary control panel and rotating crane arm.

Material handling: Cable reels with Mercotac brushless slip rings are often used in material handling applications such as cranes, hoists, and conveyor systems. They allow for the transmission of power and control signals to the rotating cable reel part of the equipment, ensuring reliable and continuous operation.

Marine: Cable reels with Mercotac brushless slip rings are used in marine applications such as cranes, winches, and hoists. They allow for the transmission of power and control signals to the rotating cable reel, ensuring efficient operation in marine environments.

Construction: Cable reels with Mercotac slip rings are used in construction applications such as tower cranes, drilling rigs, and excavators. They allow for the transmission of power and control signals to the rotating cable reel, ensuring efficient and reliable operation.

Metal Scrap Yards: Crane systems such as gantry cranes, overhead cranes, and jib cranes require the transfer of power to electromagnets on the end of the trolley or the hoist. A cable reel to feed the electrical cable might be used to connect the magnet to the power. Mercotac slip rings are used in these machines to ensure uninterrupted and reliable operation.

Crane Systems: Crane systems such as gantry cranes, overhead cranes, and jib cranes require the transfer of power and signals to the rotating components for the coble attached to the trolley or the hoist. Mercotac slip rings are used in these machines to ensure efficient and reliable operation.

Broadcast Equipment: Broadcast equipment such as camera booms and drones require the transfer of power and signals to the rotating components for unrestricted movement. Mercotac slip rings are used in these machines to ensure accurate and reliable operation.

As outlined, Mercotac brushless slip rings are used in a variety of material handling equipment applications, including cranes, conveyors, and hoists. They are designed to provide reliable and continuous operation. With their no maintenance design, they are a dramatic improvement over brush type slip rings, which because of the rubbing interface can wear, require maintenance, and cause signal degradation.

In summary:

Cranes, Mercotac brushless slip rings are used to transmit power and control signals to the rotating part of the equipment. This ensures efficient and reliable operation, even in demanding applications such as loading and unloading cargo, as well as for lifting and lowering heavy equipment on ships and offshore platforms

Conveyor systems Mercotac brushless slip rings are used to transmit power and control signals to the rotating part of the conveyor. This ensures that the conveyor can operate continuously and accurately, even under high conveyor loads.

Hoists, Mercotac brushless slip rings are used to transmit power and control signals to the rotating part of the hoist. This ensures that the hoist can operate safely and reliably, even when it is lifting heavy loads. Mercotac slip rings are a critical component in many material handling equipment applications. They provide reliable and continuous operation and solve the problems associated with regular brush type slip rings.