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Expertise in System Solutions for
Linear Actuator Technology -
Locking Units for the Shanghai Transrapid
Technical contribution by Mr. Ulrich Hintermeier made for the "Antriebstechnik" magazine, 09, 2003
Since early 2003, the world’s first commercially operated Transrapid has been running on a trial basis between the Pudong International Airport and downtown Shang-hai (Fig. 1). Travelling at top speeds of over 400 km/h
(249 mph), the 30-km (19-mile) trip only takes seven minutes with the train. When the train changes tracks, special bending-steel switches and locking units on the guide route ensure transportation safety.
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Technical contribution Transrapid (2,2 MB)
Searching for Traces of the
Big Bang Worm Gear Screw Jacks
Position Radio Telescopes
Technical contribution by Mr. Ulrich Hintermeier made for the "Drives & Motion" magazine, 01/2005
An international research project is seeking to find out more about the origins and future of our universe by measuring cosmic microwaves. To gain this view of the depths of space, a platform with a total of 19 radio telescopes has been installed on the Island of Hawaii. These sensitive telescopes are positioned by a "hexapod" system that consists of six high-performance worm gear screw jacks that have been specially developed by Pfaffsilberblau, a company specializing in actuator technology.
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Technical contribution Hexapod (2,6 MB)
Record-setting Potential - Pfaff-silberblau
Optimizes 200-Meter Oval Tracks for Sport
Arenas and Multi-purpose Facilities
Technical contribution by Mr. Martin Kirchmaier
To achieve top times in track and field, top athletes require ideal external conditions. When competitive events are held indoors, sprinters don't have to battle head winds, but the centrifugal forces that, for example, runners experience in the curves of the track during a 200-meter dash can still have a detrimental effect on the results. Nevertheless, if the turns are elevated at their apex by up to 1000 mm and "seamless" transitions are created between the straight center sections and the two curve segments, the sprinters, who move at approximately 36 km/h (22 mph), can complete the course in record-setting times. The actuator technology used to change the track height (which can be individually adjusted to match different disciplines) comes from actuator specialist Pfaff-silberblau from the city of Friedberg near Augsburg, Germany.
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Technical contribution Oval Tracks (790 KB)
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