December 2001 forumTechnische Mitteilungen ThyssenKrupp English Edition TK 02 Published by Cover ThyssenKrupp AG Corporate Department Technology Long proven in general engineering, August-Thyssen-Strasse 1 handling and mining equipment, cranes 40211 Düsseldorf, Germany and earthmoving machinery, large- Postfach 10 10 10 40001 Düsseldorf, Germany diameter bearings are now also a key Phone +49/2 11/8 24-3 62 91 component of many new technologies, Fax +49/2 11/8 24-3 62 85 such as wind turbines, offshore facilities, “forum – Technische Mitteilungen communications engineering and ThyssenKrupp” appears once or aerospace equipment. twice a year in German and English. Hoesch Rothe Erde has earned Reprints with the permission of the international recognition as a producer of publisher only. Photomechanical reproduction of high-quality, dependable large-diameter individual papers permitted. bearings, with an extensive range covering “forum – Technische Mitteilungen a wide variety of applications. ThyssenKrupp” is distributed The cover picture shows a three-row roller according to an address file maintained using an automated bearing with the third ring not yet data processing system. mounted, revealing the radial and support races. The bearing is of special-purpose ISSN 1438-9754 design as it has steel cages with bronze runners, a complex configuration which is used when temperatures exceed 80 °C (e.g. foundry, steel mill) or for continuous operation (e.g. tunnel boring machine). forum ThyssenKrupp 2/2001 03 Foreword Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz, Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG Dear Readers, Shipbuilding is another area of activity. We have a range extending from special- Many people still associate ThyssenKrupp purpose merchant vessels and mega- only with steel. But this fails to do justice to yachts through naval shipbuilding to all the Group‘s wide range of products and kinds of ship repair work. Prof. Dr.-Ing. services. ThyssenKrupp enjoys success in In mechanical and plant engineering we Ekkehard D. Schulz, Chairman of the many other areas, such as automotive specialize in the production of complex Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG supply, services, materials trading, and capital goods, special-purpose machines capital goods for the mechanical and plant as well as engineering systems and engineering and transportation sectors. components. Our expertise focuses on the Selected examples from the latter area are development of processing technologies, presented in this issue of “forum – Tech- the efficient design of production processes nische Mitteilungen ThyssenKrupp”. and design engineering, and is thus the The transportation of people and freight key to producing highly efficient plants, takes many forms. We have elevator machinery and equipment tailored to activities around the globe providing individual customer specifications. From products and services in close proximity to machine tools and conveyor systems to markets. Our range takes in not only chemical and cement plants, the com- passenger and freight elevators, but also panies of the ThyssenKrupp Group display escalators, moving walks, aircraft outstanding capabilities in their respective passenger boarding bridges and stair lifts. fields and hold leading world market In addition to meeting the most stringent positions. safety specifications, these products also satisfy ever increasing esthetic and Yours, economic requirements. An order from China has provided the breakthrough for the Transrapid magnetic train. ThyssenKrupp plays a major part in Ekkehard Schulz this as an exclusive supplier of key Transrapid components. forum ThyssenKrupp 2/2001 04 Contents Almudena Sainz, Marketing Department, Dipl.-Ing. Hans-F. Frhr. v. Scholley, Dipl.-Ing. Dagmar Euler-Schreiter, José R. Magallón, Head of Engineering Development, Head of Düsseldorf Airport project, Sales Department Director, Thyssen Aufzugswerke GmbH, Neuhausen a.d.F. Thyssen Aufzüge Düsseldorf GmbH, Düsseldorf Thyssen Henschel S.A., Mieres, Spain Page 9 Page 13 Page 18 The EVOLUTION® traffic elevator Innovative elevators and escala- ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems for railroad station platforms from tors for a safe future passenger boarding bridges at Thyssen Aufzugswerke Düsseldorf International Airport As part of a nationwide project to specify With their state-of-the-art elevators, Passenger boarding bridges from Thys- a standard elevator for railroad station escalators and passenger conveyors, senKrupp Airport Systems are the result of platforms, a joint project team from Deut- Thyssen Aufzugswerke GmbH and Thys- decades of experience in the airport equip- sche Bahn and Thyssen Aufzugswerke sen Fahrtreppen GmbH hold leading natio- ment sector. More than 1,300 units have developed the machine-room-less nal and international market positions. been installed worldwide. EVOLUTION® traffic platform elevator. This is clearly reflected in the moderniza- ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems has been Disabled access and security against tion and reconstruction work being carried supplying passenger boarding bridges to vandalism were key factors determining out at Düsseldorf Airport under the “air- Düsseldorf Airport since 1972 – 46 units the size and equipment of the elevator car. port 2000 plus” project. had been installed by mid-2000 – and is Disabled accessibility was achieved by Alongside hydraulic and traction units, also involved in the “airport 2000 plus” designing the elevator car big enough to the 50 elevators installed also included the reconstruction and expansion project facilitate wheelchair users and with con- new Evolution® model, which saves costs started in 1997. trols at a reachable height, providing audio and space by dispensing with the machine The telescopic apron drive bridges announcement modules and ensuring room. used offer greater maneuverability than high-precision stopping regardless of load. The 31 passenger escalators installed in the alternative T-bridge and noseloader The use of a glass-paneled car allowing Pier B and Hall C have rises of up to 7.52 m designs. good visibility from outside helps dissuade and fit in ideally with the architectural The apron drive bridge made by Thys- vandals and gives passengers a feeling of design of the new airport. senKrupp Airport Systems differs from added security. A monitoring system developed by competing products through the use of hot Limiting the nominal travel speed and Thyssen Aufzugswerke and specially adap- dip galvanized steel sheets for the struc- hoisting height made it possible to increa- ted to airport requirements has been set ture of the tunnel – guaranteeing a mini- se the maximum permissible elevator car up in the security control center. Alongside mum 20-year lifespan – and the use of a weight without the need for special techni- status and fault message displays, the hydraulic elevating system which provides cal support solutions, allowing the princi- monitoring system can also be used to superior control and reliability compared ple of a machine-room-less standard ele- perform specific switching commands. Fire with electromechanical systems. vator despite the high weight of the fully protection equipment has been integrated In 2000, ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems glazed car. to identify fires anywhere in the airport at started production at a new passenger The design of the EVOLUTION® traffic an early stage; the control system auto- boarding bridge production facility in convinced Deutsche Bahn to such an matically initiates the required actions – from Mieres, Spain. This new factory raises the extent that they awarded Thyssen Auf- deactivating the escalators to dynamic annual production capacity of the two zugswerke a framework supply agreement. elevator evacuation runs. manufacturing centers in Mieres and Fort Worth, USA, to 300 passenger boarding bridges. forum ThyssenKrupp 2/2001 05 Contents Dipl.-Ing. Jörg-Peter Körner, Managing Director, Dr.-Ing. Robert J. Bartels, Dipl.-Ing. Michael Bork, Senior Process Engineer, Managing Director Hüller Hille GmbH / Sales Dipl.-Ing. Heribert Dierkes, Senior Sales Engineer, Cross Hüller, Dipl.-Chem. Dr. Peter Nünnerich, R&D Manager, Dipl.-Ing. Friedhelm Worpenberg, Dr.-Ing. Manfred Berger, Dipl.-Ing. Volkmar Steinhagen, Head of Research and Development, Senior Sales Manager Cross Hüller, Process Engineer, Thyssen Henschel S.A., Mieres, Spain Hüller Hille GmbH, Ludwigsburg Uhde Hochdrucktechnik GmbH, Hagen Page 22 Page 26 Page 31 “DUAL” and “LOWRIDER”, two Manufacturing flexibility in power- New applications of high-pressure new passenger boarding bridges train production extraction for small and medium passenger aircraft In recent years, the number of 20 to The Hüller Hille group is one of the Extraction with supercritical gases is a 120-seater commuter aircraft and regional world’s leading manufacturers of machine very important area of high-pressure tech- jets has increased rapidly. Embarking and tools. Its biggest customer group are nology. Uhde Hochdrucktechnik GmbH has disembarking for this aircraft category manufacturers from the engine/automotive developed many such applications since (with on-board stairs) still generally takes industry and their suppliers. 1980 and has filed or applied for world- place out on the apron with no protection Ever shorter strategy validity, the increas- wide patents for associated components from the elements. The idea of developing ing use of platforms, brand and company and processes. The company is also market a passenger boarding