What you receive
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Technical condition and deployment
An assessment of the technical condition, the remaining service life, and the work the machine must perform.
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Usage, losses, and limitations
An overview of the usage, the main losses, and the limitations of the machine and the energy supply.
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Comparison of suitable scenarios
A comparison of suitable scenarios, with the expected consequences for investment, energy, maintenance, downtime, and deployability.
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Retain, adapt, or electrify
A proposal for what can be retained, adapted, or electrified, including the necessary coherence with charging and storage.
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Substantiation and missing data
An overview of the rationale, assumptions, and missing data, so that it is clear what the choice is based on.
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A concrete follow-up recommendation
A concrete follow-up recommendation: additional research, a feasibility design, a pilot, replacement, or continuation of the current operation.
SSEB Innovation — Green Heavy Lifting
Project status: in development · Intended pilot Grove GMK 3055
The experience with the six Aichi aerial work platforms, proprietary battery packs, and the Spierings application forms a technical foundation for Green Heavy Lifting. Within this SSEB trajectory, EPowerOne is working on electric crane functions for existing equipment and research into energy recovery.
The development trajectory focuses on the Grove GMK 3055 from Van den Berg Staalbouw. We are working on electric pump supply, demand-driven hydraulics, and a modular battery system with associated controls. The crane functions on the construction site form the development scope; the driving function is treated separately.
In addition, we are investigating how energy can be recovered from lowering a load. The actual hoisting cycle determines how much energy is available and which technology is suitable for this. A hydraulic buffer is being evaluated as an additional research variant.
The trajectory includes machine research, engineering, and testing of components and system functions. Operating time, energy recovery, and efficiency are tested in the project configuration. In this way, we build on realized technology and develop new possibilities for heavy equipment.
Technical machine investigation before the next investment.
Machine Energy MRI
First, understand how your machine works
When converting our six Aichi aerial work platforms, we experienced how strongly drive, hydraulics, charging, and daily use influence each other. We incorporate that knowledge into machine research. A nameplate indicates how much power is installed. The daily work cycle shows how much of that is actually needed, at what moment, and for which function. With a Machine Energy MRI, we examine the machine, its use, and its energy supply as a single system.
This gives you an informed choice: continue the existing situation, make targeted improvements, electrify work functions, or replace the machine.
What we investigate
We start with the technical condition, the remaining service life, and the work the machine needs to perform. Next, we examine the individual functions, their load, and their interdependencies. Think of driving, lifting, swinging, pumping, and auxiliary consumption.
Depending on the research question, we analyze or measure energy usage, pressure and flow, power, peaks, waiting time, and productive hours. We also involve the available charging infrastructure, the working environment, and the space for any potential conversion.
From outcome to execution
If an adjustment proves worthwhile, EPowerOne can develop the follow-up: system design, component selection, electrical and hydraulic integration, control software, construction, and commissioning. We define the scope and the performance to be tested in advance.
For similar machines, we investigate which technology, settings, and knowledge can be reused. In this way, an initial project can form the basis for subsequent conversions.
Start with a targeted intake
For an initial conversation, the make and model, the application, a description of a working day, and the main limitation are sufficient. Available diagrams, consumption data, and maintenance information help to define the scope of the research assignment. Scope, planning, and price follow from that definition.