Nuclear power plants demand incredibly strict safety and reliability standards; Handling sensitive and dangerous lifts is an important a part of normal daily plant operations.

However, as nuclear plants approach a service lifetime of 30 years or more, component upgrades, like lifting equipment, must be carefully considered to make sure that plant safety and operational efficiency are maintained.

Liftlink Technologies offers several nuclear plant crane and hoist upgrades for flowers extension projects. Increased crane operational efficiency can reduce maintenance costs, decrease the danger of unsafe lifts, and supply overall ROI justification.

Crane Upgrades

Upgrading provides the chance to include a number of the newest modern technology into existing cranes. With the proper upgrades, existing cranes are often made safer by increasing their load carrying capacities.

Additionally, specific upgrades can improve the precision of the crane’s controls allowing better handling of sensitive items and more reliable operation during critical lifting procedures. As another benefit, replacing outdated or inefficient components also can decrease downtime and reduce long-term maintenance costs.

Liftlink Technologies supplies the subsequent upgrades:

  • New hoist flux vector and bridge/trolley frequency drive systems with variable speed controls
  • New bridge, trolley, and hoist motors
  • Radio control systems and new cab/pendant controls
  • Liftlink Technologies state-of-the-art hoist drive train diagnostics
  • PLC controls
  • New electrical panels
  • Replacement of power and control wiring
  • Collision avoidance systems
  • Zone boundary limit protection
  • Upgraded brakes
  • New limit switches and cargo cells
  • New festoon systems
  • New runway conductor bar systems

Advantages of Using Liftlink Technologies Upgrades

What makes Liftlink Technologies unique is our capability to buy fabricate part upgrades in-house. Our dedicated engineering team custom designs upgrades to satisfy various demanding applications while complying with industry standards and requirements. Our on-site technical team also has experience load testing several cranes for nuclear applications.

At Liftlink Technologies, we pride ourselves in maintaining a 10CFR50, App. B Quality Program. To further assist our customers, we provide a full-scale Parts and repair Department staffed with qualified technicians knowledgeable in spare parts and upgrades.