18.10.2007

Hek launches its modular system

Alimak Hek unveiled the full product range of its new Modular mast climber system in a well attended event at its Middlebeers facility in Holland yesterday.

The new system announced at Bauma earlier this year allows a wide range of Mast climbing work platforms and transport platforms to be built from a small number of interchangeable modular components.
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The New Hek Modular system combines three mast sizes with standard base and drive platform

While all of the parts are new, many of them have been designed to work with the existing HEK components in order to avoid obsolescence. The components can also adapt to work with the Alimak Hoist components.

The new system introduces three main components, a Base unit, Drive unit and Mast. Three different masts are available for Light, Medium or Heavy applications in work or transport platform mode. These then allow three ranges of mast climber, with the minimum number of interchangeable
-HEK L-350 – Light duty with one or two masts up to just under 3,000 kgs lift capacity and 100 metres height.

-HEK M-450 – Medium duty one or two masts with up to just under 5,000kgs lift capacity and 200 metres height.

-HEK H-650 – Heavy duty version for introduction in 2008 it will offer at least 6,000kgs lift capacity, up to a 51 metre long platform and at least 200 metres of standard height.

Hek says that the main principles behind this development are:
To have a mast that can be used for both mast climbing work platforms and transport platforms.

To cut the number of different components to the minimum

To maximise the exchangeability of parts between different machines

To have a product range that meets all of the demands from different geographical markets and applications without creating a wide range of incompatible products.

To offer low maintenance costs, easy service, short erection times

To offer higher payload capacities and lifting speeds

Vertikal.Net had a representative at the event and will provide a further bulletin and photographs later today or tomorrow.