PROJECT DETAILS

• Client: ThyssenKrupp
• Date: 2016
• Technology: 3D design, drafting and calculation of structures and mechanical systems.

ACTIVITIES

ICEMM carried out the engineering for the improvement of the drives of the dome gates of the Gran Telescopio de Canarias:

• Development Engineering
• 3D design and fabrication drawings
• Structural justification
• Calculation of mechanical systems

The drive improvement plan involved modifications to the following systems:

• At the upper station:
  • Auxiliary motor support structure
  • Chain catcher lever
  • Chain take-up lever stopper
  • Chain tensioning box
  • Tensioning bar

• At the lower station :
  • Chain catcher lever
  • Chain tensioner box
  • Tensioning bar

• Wind screen drive structure
• Door elastic accumulator actuator

Gran Telescopio Canario