INDUSTRIALGas Hydraulic Buffers

LEADING THE WORLD IN ENERGY ABSORPTION

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KeepingPeople SafeOleo leads the world in energy absorption inmany critical applications, often as the lastline of protection for people and equipment.

Every day millions of people around theworld rely on Oleo to provide their safety.

It is our responsibility to ensure all interna-tional standards for the industries we supplyare adhered to, but we strive for more thanthat – to enable our partners to provide thesafest energy absorption solutions remainsa core principle.

Our mission is clearly and simply to keeppeople safe.

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IndustrialIndustry around the world depends upon Oleo’stechnology to deliver security to its people andequipment.

Oleo industrial buffers provide effective energyabsorption solutions for a wide range of applicationsincluding dockside cranes, steel mills, mines and railinfrastructure and has a presence in all major portsworldwide. Together with its network of distributors,

Oleo can offer a complete consultancy serviceincluding after sales support.

What sets the Oleo gas hydraulic buffer above all otherenergy absorbers is its ability to dissipate over 95% ofthe impact energy, leading to controlled deceleration ofmoving equipment, whatever the speed of impact,keeping forces to a minimum and absorbing anddissipating virtually all the energy.

BULK MATERIAL HANDLING STACKER

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Test and ValidationThe mathematical model used for each buffer productrange has been validated in advance within Oleo’s in-housetest facilities.

These facilities are accredited to act independently of Oleo inaccordance with ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 General requirementsfor the competence of testing and calibration laboratories(UKAS accreditation number 7778) in order to ensure thehighest quality standards.

A full suite of environmental testing is also used to test thequality of Oleo’s plunger plating, paint finish and bellows.TITAN RIG

SimulationOleo has been developing its computational modelling ofimpact scenarios since the early 1980s and now has adedicated team which continues to enhance thesemathematical models and the supporting software.

The power of this simulation tool has now been madeavailable to everyone online through the Simulator on Oleo’swebsite, allowing the quick and optimal selection of buffersfor numerous industries and collision scenarios. In addition,any user can have the internal characteristics of the bufferdesigned specifically for their project in seconds to minimisethe stress an impact will place on their equipment.INDUSTRIAL SIMULATION TOOL

E-commerceAll industrial buffers can be bought directly through Oleo’swebsite via a fully-featured e-commerce system.

Buffers can be selected with any desired configurationoptions using Oleo’s Configurator which provides the relevantprice, drawing and CAD file data in advance of ordering.

There is full integration with Oleo’s Simulator which allowsstandard or bespoke buffers chosen this way to be orderedimmediately or at a later date.

EASY, ONLINE ORDERING

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ConsultancyConsultancy is a growing part of Oleo’s business – we areregularly undertaking work producing energy absorptionsolutions for customers including simulation, design,analysis and testing services.

For more information on consultancy services pleasecontact us.

DESIGN AND ANALYSIS

InfrastructureOleo has extensive experience in delivering complete endstop solutions globally for use on depot and mainline;including sliding friction end stops, hydraulic friction endstops, fixed end stops, hydraulic systems with concrete basefoundations and bespoke applications.

With the ability to simulate full impact scenarios based onaccurate train data, Oleo are the experts in supplying the mostreliable and efficient solutions to the industry.

END STOP

Research and DevelopmentOur purpose is to provide the highest levels of protectionagainst harm or injury: Keeping People Safe.

We pride ourselves on being innovative in response to bothindustry standards and customer demands. Providingtechnological industry standards and solutions which can beoptimised to suit any customer specific requirements.

Continuous investment in research and development, state ofthe art technology and modern manufacturing processes hasmade Oleo leading experts in energy absorption.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTIS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS

CONVENIENCE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

“Products selected using Oleo’sSimulator and Configurator canbe purchased immediately usingour E-Commerce platform onthe Oleo website.

Giving you what you want, whenyou want it.

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Ports and DocksThe rapid growth in global container traffic since themillennium has incentivised more numerous, heavierand faster operating cranes, which has also requiredan increase in the supporting energy absorptioncapacity to protect them.

Ports and docksides are home to some of the largestmobile machinery in industry and so a mechanicalfailsafe for high energy overtravel scenarios is thereforeessential to remove the risk of substantial damage toequipment and disruption to these vital trade hubs.

Oleo buffers have been used worldwide on port cranesfor decades and with its wide array of buffer rangesthere is a suitable selection for any size of crane ortrolley, including when substantial wind loading must

be considered. The buffers are fitted with plungercorrosion protection as standard, with increasedprotection available for more severe marineenvironments and can also be supplied pre-paintedwith a marine finish. Protective bellows suitable to thelocal climate are also available where necessary, aswell as safety cables for elevated trolley buffers.

All main types of dockside cranes have a requirementfor buffers:

• Ship-to-shore (STS)

• Rail mounted gantry (RMG)

• Rubber tyre gantry (RTG)

• Luffing

CARGO SHIP LOADING AT CONTAINER TERMINAL

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Steel MillsSteel mills are a challenging environment in whichbuffer durability isn’t a preference but a requirement.

Modern steel mills have always included buffers aspart of the required technology in their plants in orderto protect their end product and other equipment andalso prevent downtime.

Oleo buffers are ideally suited to all of theseapplications because of their renowned durability andreliability and because they offer the industry-required

options of high temperature seals and dust-protectivebellows. This allows them to be repeatedly impactedeven in the hottest and dirtiest of environments.

The applications within steel mills that require energyabsorption include:

• Overhead & gantry cranes

• Billet endstops

• Rope-breaking dampers

• Ladle (transfer) cars

STEEL MAKING PLANT OVERHEAD CRANE

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MiningThe mining and bulk material handling industry with itsuse of heavy equipment, includes a variety ofapplications which require energy absorptionprotection to safeguard equipment and people inemergency impacts, as well as other applicationswhich use damping as part of their normal operation.

The particle-laden air that the buffers must work inrequires robust shielding so that they can operatecorrectly at a moment’s notice and repeatedly.

All Oleo buffer ranges can be fitted with dust-protective

bellows to allow the buffers to repeatedly strokewithout particles getting inside the unit and thisextends its lifetime. Oleo’s simulation software can beused to select buffers for applications with rotationalmovement as well as linear movement and so amongstothers can be used for:

• Stackers/reclaimers

• Wagon train dumpers

• Wagon train indexers

• Transfer cars

SMALL STACKER RECLAIMER

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WarehousingMaking efficient use of space in the warehousingindustry is fundamental in the selection of allequipment.

Warehousing uses long buffers for the stacker cranesof its automatic storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS)in order to meet the strict requirements for protecting

transported products as they slow down during anormal operation or emergency buffer impact. Sincelength is at a premium for an industry in which spaceoptimisation is key, Oleo specially optimises theinternal characteristics of the buffer wherever possibleto reduce the size of the buffer required and thereforekeep installation length to a minimum.

STACKER CRANE

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EnergyThe public service that the energy sector providesmakes equipment reliability essential.The energy sector brings particular demands, whetherit is the use of single failure proof (SFP) overheadcranes in the nuclear industry for which reliableovertravel buffers are essential or whether it is for

dampers being used in devices for harnessing wavepower – part of the next generation in energyproduction. The low maintenance requirement of Oleobuffers is a big advantage in all of these cases due tothe savings it allows on labour time.

TOPS OF COOLING TOWERS AT AN ATOMIC POWER PLANT

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Fun RidesWhile thrill-seekers have benefitted from theelaborate ways fun ride designers have created tofling their bodies around, there has naturally becomea role for energy absorption to play in controllingsome of this energy.

In the case of some drop tower rides, gas hydraulicbuffers are used in normal operation to cushion againstuncomfortable jolts to the paying passengers and to

also adapt to emergency situations when a brake fails,in which case it is able to absorb this extra energy inthe same controlled manner. Oleo buffers areoptimised for the mass that is impacting them nomatter what velocity they are being impacted at – nomanual alteration of the buffer is required. This meansthat for any given impact velocity, the peak forces thatare experienced by the passengers will always be theminimum that they can be.

AMUSEMENT PARK DROP TOWER RIDE

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End StopsOn the rare occasions a train fails to stop or slow downsufficiently on a mainline, depot or test track, the risk isthat it collides with or overrides the end of theplatform/line.

With train velocities increasing and a greater emphasison the importance of passenger safety and rollingstock protection, end stops are an essentialcomponent of any new rail project. With over sixtyyears of experience within the rail industry, Oleo has an

in depth understanding of train performance thoughtrain running and impact simulations, ensuring efficientand effective end stop solutions are provided to theindustry in the event of a train failing to stop. Bydissipating the impacting energy through frictionclamps, gas hydraulic buffers or a combination of both,each solution is optimised to provide the lowestdeceleration rates whilst maintaining minimalinstallation distances.

FIXED HYDRAULIC RAIL END STOP

DOUBLE LEAVED BASCULE BRIDGE

BespokeGas hydraulic buffers can apply to a wider array ofapplications than the traditional uses or industries theyare supplied to.

Oleo has a depth of experience in working togetherwith customers on specific or less commonapplications to find a buffer selection that will meet allthe needs of their specification. For companies who are

confident with buffer selection, Oleo will makeavailable the use of its powerful and speedy simulationsoftware to allow quick iteration in the design process,backed up by the dependable data this outputs. YetOleo’s team of experienced applications engineers whohave a deep understanding of the fundamentals ofenergy absorption will always be available to provideas little or as much guidance as required.

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Issue 2 – October 2017

LEADING THE WORLD IN ENERGY ABSORPTION