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VAHLE Crane Technology
Individual solutions for heavy loads

Cranes are used in many industries. Steel producers, recycling yards and companies from the construction industry VAHLE offers reliable systems for energy and data transmission.

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VAHLE Intralogistics automated small parts warehouse
Automated conveyor technology in the internal flow of goods

Increasing production rates, high throughput volumes and short delivery times require partially or fully automated intralogistics.

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VAHLE Automotive Electric Monorail System (EMS)
Innovative solutions for flexible production processes

Adaptable manufacturing processes are the key to the greatest possible efficiency in vehicle production. VAHLE solutions for energy and data transmission make a significant contribution to this.

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VAHLE Port Technology
Innovative solutions for the ports of tomorrow

Zero emission is the requirement for the port of the future. With the solutions for energy and data transmission from VAHLE, port operators are getting closer to this goal.

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VAHLE Amusement Rides Ferris Wheel
Intelligent solutions for the rides of the future

The amusement, leisure and adventure sectors are often at the cutting-edge of the industry. That's why many ride builders and manufactures rely on VAHLE to provide roller coaster and ride passengers with increasingly extraordinary experiences. 

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VAHLE People Mover streetcar
Automated transport systems for the mobility of the future

Streetcars, sky trains or rolling sidewalks are the future of resource-saving mobility. Many manufacturers rely on components from VAHLE for the design.

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VAHLE General Industry
Innovative solutions for special mobile applications

Stadium roofs, waste incineration plants, facade elevators: Mobile industrial applications are used in many areas. VAHLE offers various special solutions for reliable energy supply and data communication.

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VAHLE data communication
Data communication: fast, flexible and secure

Advancing digitization requires the transmission of ever greater volumes of data. Our vCOM solutions ensure reliable data communication for the control of automated conveyor systems at all times.

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VAHLE positioning
Positioning: robust, flexible and precise

Modern manufacturing requires automated conveyor systems that can be positioned with extreme precision. The prerequisites for this are created by our robust vPOS solutions, which are available with both magnetic and optical processes.

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VAHLE control
Control: mobile, scalable and efficient

Automation is shaping modern production processes more than ever. Numerous mobile conveyor units must be reliably controlled. With our versatile vDRIVE solutions, this can be achieved flexibly and with optimized performance.

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System solutions: Everything from a single source

With our holistic system solutions, we offer a perfectly coordinated product combination of power transmission, data communication, positioning and control for a wide range of applications.

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Ain Dubai: VAHLE completes project on the world's largest and highest Ferris wheel

Work on the Ain Dubai, the world's largest and tallest Ferris wheel with a height of more than 250 meters, has been completed. The project team has installed around 15 kilometers of the U35/600 C conductor system, which were specially developed for this purpose, 100 double and single current collectors, and almost 100 control cabinets on the Ferris wheel. These supply power to the 48 luxury cabins and the approximately 65,000 LEDs on the spokes. Due to the increased risk of lightning strikes that prevails at such heights, VAHLE also supplied 1.5 kilometers of specially tested conductor systems as lightning conductors. Following the successful "Site Acceptance Test" in summer 2020, the order has now been completed. From October 21, the Ain Dubai will then also rotate for visitors.

"The work on the Ain Dubai was a mammoth task and presented exceptional challenges. In the process, the project demanded a very tight schedule from us for the design and manufacture and required almost half a year of round-the-clock installation. We are proud that we have now successfully completed the project," says a delighted Achim Dries, Managing Director of Paul Vahle GmbH & Co KG. The bidding phase started almost four years ago. In the course of this, the Kamen-based system provider for mobile industrial applications carried out several tenders and clarified the technical and other project details. "Now the electrification of the cabins is in place, the entire wheel is illuminated and the responsible authorities have accepted the systems. Our mission has thus been fulfilled," says Dries.

The project team has installed just under 15 kilometers, of conductor system encased in high-temperature-resistant special plastic, and almost 100 switch cabinets on the gigantic steel colossus. Achim Dries explains, "The innovative product was specially adapted to the environmental conditions of the Ain Dubai and is capable of transmitting current of up to 1,500 amperes."

On the highest and largest Ferris wheel in the world, however, VAHLE systems are not only responsible for the power supply, but also for the lightning discharge of electricity: "As in Germany, there are also legal regulations for personal protection in Dubai. Because at such heights, the risk of a lightning strike is naturally enormous," emphasizes Dries. That's why about 1.5 kilometers of open conductor system serve as lightning rods. In the event of a lightning strike, it is discharged into the ground via the spindle and supports. "The conductor system certified by the Dehn company meets the requirements of the highest lightning protection class," says Dries.

With a height of over 250 meters, the Ain Dubai is once again significantly larger than the 165-meter-high Singapore Flyer in the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore or the 119-meter-high Ferris wheel at ICON Park in Orlando. In both rides, the amusement park experts from Kamen were also responsible for the energy supply to the cabins. And the next project is already in the starting blocks, as Managing Director Achim Dries reports: "With our expert knowledge, we have also convinced those responsible for the "Sun of Moscow"." Weather conditions also play a special role in the Russian capital, which is why VAHLE has already developed heatable conductor systems.


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