Self-Propelled Modular Transporter

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24 axis lines of an SPMT
An oil platform is transported with three SPMTs
A reactor weighing 1350 tons is moved with 288 wheels or 72 axles.
SPMTs move a ship section

Self-propelled modular transporter (SPMT) , dt. Module self-propelled vehicle , commonly known as self-drive, are mobile platforms having a plurality of axes (lini) s (at least two axes) and its own drive, a so-called power pack. They serve and enable the transport of very large and bulky cargo or project cargo to land. The transport platforms can be combined with one another in length and width and with a wide variety of accessories. SPMTs are controlled by means of a wireless control unit, a cable remote control or a driver's cab and are equipped with steering programs; u. A .:

  • Normal drive (straight ahead)
  • Cross travel (in left or right movement)
  • Drive in a diagonal direction
  • Rotation of the entire platform, the so-called carousel ride

The transport speed depends on the performance of the Powerpacks, the weight and bulk of the load. At full capacity, an SPMT covers an average of 2 to less than 1  kilometers per hour . With special models, a speed of up to 10 km / h is possible.

The term SPMT was first used in the 1970s by the Scheuerle Fahrzeugfabrik from Pfedelbach , which also developed the first modular, self-propelled heavy-duty vehicle. Since then, SPMT has been the general name for self-propelled modular vehicles.

According to the ALE-Heavylift company, in the course of the transport of the wreck of the Sewol ferry, which sank in the East China Sea, from the transport ship to a location on land, the largest load ever moved with SPMT (17,000 tons, including mud) was also the largest to date Configuration of SPMT (600 axis lines) moved. A circle radius of six times the usual 0.5 meters was planned for the center of gravity.

Structure of the axes

There are different types of axes that are used in SPMTs.

Areas of application

SPMTs are used in all industrial areas to move heavy and bulky goods, machines, plant components:

  • Construction and mining industries
  • Industrial and plant construction
  • shipbuilding
  • Energy industry / power plant construction
  • Offshore industry
  • Bridge building

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Scheuerle SPMTs ( Memento from September 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Goldhofer AG: modular vehicles combination option. Goldhofer AG, accessed on May 9, 2011 .
  3. ↑ a b c Fahrenholz: SPMT. (No longer available online.) Fahrenholz Industrie Service, formerly in the original ; Retrieved May 9, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.lars-urban.com  
  4. ↑ a b c d Hubei TIANDI: SPMT. Hubei TIANDI Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., accessed May 9, 2011 .
  5. ^ Goldhofer AG: Accessories. Goldhofer AG, accessed on May 18, 2011 .
  6. ↑ Goldhofer AG: multi-way steering. Goldhofer AG, accessed on May 18, 2011 .
  7. ↑ Schindler & Schlachter: SPMT. Schindler & Schlachter, accessed May 26, 2011 .
  8. ↑ press-n-relations.de: SPMT. press-n-relations.de, accessed on May 26, 2011 .
  9. ↑ Scheuerle vehicle factory history
  10. ↑ ale-heavylift.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020 .
  11. ^ Faymonville: SPMT. Faymonville, accessed May 18, 2011 .
  12. ^ Goldhofer AG: Areas of application of SPMT. Goldhofer AG, accessed on May 18, 2011 .

literature

  • Heavy duty vehicles for a wide range of uses . In: Ship & Harbor . Issue 9/2011, pp. 60–61, Seehafen-Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISSN  0938-1643 .