Efficient and ergonomic – even when the going gets rough Construction machines and construction vehicles
Mining excavators, wheel loaders, telehandlers, and more – all of these applications require functionality and ergonomics in rough conditions.
You score points as a vehicle or component manufacturer when you design moving components for quick and safe operation. The points keep racking up if sensitive vehicle components such as electronics are reliably protected from shock and vibrations. After all, quality and the pressure of deadlines are integral parts of the construction site – and that’s why availability and longevity of equipment count double.
Ergonomic driver’s seat – easier to focus
Stabilus gas springs and dampers support control and damping during lifting, lowering, and adjusting of hoods, panels, covers, hatches, and doors. Their compact designs allow for easy integration even in critical mounting positions. In the driver’s seat, they absorb impacts and support a healthful working position through ergonomic seating.
Cabins and cabin guards
Leased machines, shift change, employee substitutions – there’s a handful of reasons for changing drivers in construction machines.
What’s important here is that the armrests, steering wheel, and joystick columns can be adjusted based on individual needs quickly and securely. Doors, windows, and cabin guards need to be opened, closed, and positioned safely and easily.
Functionality
Stabilus products help moving elements adapt to weight and kinematics easily, comfortably, and with little force. They also make it just as easy to open and close cabin windows, doors, and guards. All Stabilus gas springs and hydraulic dampers are designed for simple, safe, reliable operation over many years.
Our solutions at a glance
Gas springs for optimal counterbalancing during lifting and lowering
Electromechanical drives
The specialists for gentle damping
Driver’s seats
Gravel, rocks, soft ground, deep puddles – comfort on the construction site isn’t a luxury, but rather a necessity for protecting both driver and equipment.
Stabilus products make an essential contribution here, from cushioning uncomfortable impacts and vibrations to personalized adjustment of the backrest.
Functionality
The spring characteristics of Stabilus gas springs can be customized. Critical factors are the weight of the operator as well as the nature of the ground being driven on.
Our solutions at a glance
Gas springs for optimal counterbalancing during lifting and lowering
Gas springs for variable height and angle adjustment
The specialists for gentle damping
Covers, storage compartments, and maintenance panels
Equipment, tools, electronics – in construction vehicles, all of this must be safely tucked away behind panels and hatches or in compartments.
Safe opening, locking, and closing are the most critical factors when it comes to maintenance. It’s particularly common during maintenance work to have just one operator doing everything on the machine. Completely dependable functionality, especially when it comes to retention of access covers, is an absolute must here in order to prevent injuries and damage to the machine.
Functionality
Perfectly coordinated gas springs from Stabilus make easy and comfortable work out of opening all kinds of panels, small and large. Certain gas spring models have the option of being outfitted with a locking tube to latch the gas spring in the open position. With this feature, the panel can only be closed by intentionally actuating a knob.
The damping action of the gas spring is primarily used to control the speed of panel movements and to reduce load on the chassis.
Our solutions at a glance
Gas springs for optimal counterbalancing during lifting and lowering
Electromechanical drives
The specialists for gentle damping
Storage compartments
Where work is done, a lot of smaller tools are used in addition to heavy machinery. Likewise, construction plans and important papers want to be safely stowed away.
Body builders have found clever solutions to create the appropriate storage space. In addition to capacity, the main concern is quick, easy and hazard-free use.
Functionality
Matching gas springs from the Stabilus Group help to open a wide variety of flaps - from small to very large - easily and conveniently. In addition to the pure holding force of the spring, an additional locking tube can be mounted on the gas spring for safety's sake, which locks into place when open. The flap can then only be closed by deliberately pressing a button. The damping of the gas spring is often used to control the speed of the flap movement and reduce the load on the body.
Our solutions at a glance
Gas springs for optimum weight compensation when lifting and lowering
Engine hoods and radiators
Whether for a quick check on the work site or during maintenance in the shop, drivers and maintenance personnel who work with construction machines appreciate engine hoods and radiator doors that can operate safely.
As a manufacturer, you can really win customers over in these applications through functionality, longevity, and comfortable operation. Stabilus gas springs support these objectives by ensuring easy, comfortable opening and gentle, quiet closing. These characteristics are never lost, even at high temperatures and under dynamic loads.
Functionality
You only need one hand to operate moving elements that have gas spring assistance. After opening the engine hood or radiator door, it holds its position securely and reliably and won’t slam shut, unlike the typical result of an improperly engaged prop rod.
Installation as far to the outside as possible keeps the engine compartment and radiator well accessible when there is little space. This means that you can install our maintenance-free gas springs wherever you like.
Our solutions at a glance
Gas springs for optimal counterbalancing during lifting and lowering
Electromechanical drives
Steering dampers
Construction sites, access roads, pathways for depositing excavated material – it’s almost as if these roads are intentionally designed with obstacles and uneven ground. For these cases in particular, your vehicles need to live up to their brand name by being safe and responsive.
It’s a huge advantage when the steering system is equipped with hydraulic dampers from Stabilus. They take over a large part of the work for the driver and help keep even heavy machinery safely on its path.
Functionality
Hydraulic steering dampers substantially reduce the physical effort needed for compensation and swerving. Not to mention that they make a vital contribution toward the vehicle’s safety on the road, particularly when it comes to the transport of goods and hazardous goods. They make the driver’s job easier and provide a level of comfort that’s particularly important for the long haul.
Our solutions at a glance
Hydraulic-oil steering damper for compensation of vibrations and impacts
Steering columns
Operator changes are part of standard day-to-day operations for construction machinery. That’s why it’s all the more important that the height of the steering wheel can be adjusted quickly and easily to the anatomy of the specific driver or operator.
Stabilus gas springs enable adjustment to any position. This helps prevent muscle tension and fatigue, thereby fundamentally contributing to safety, productivity, health, and job satisfaction.
Functionality
Our gas springs are integrated right into the steering column. Thanks to our special piston valve system, they make possible the exact operation needed in any position. When the valve is open, the spring provides force-assisted, damped, easy actuation and a controlled reaction.
And when the valve is closed, the spring locks out, exerting great resistance to movement so the steering column doesn’t reset unintentionally.
Our solutions at a glance
Gas springs for optimal counterbalancing during lifting and lowering
Gas springs for variable height and angle adjustment
Belt tensioning systems
A critical factor for the long, malfunction-free service life of a V-belt is that its tension remains at its optimal level.
Hydraulic dampers from Stabilus play an important role here.
Functionality
Our vibration dampers are an excellent choice for use in belt tensioning systems. They compensate for discrepancies in tension with ease.
Permanent pretensioning of the belt along with reduced vibrations are how they guarantee quiet operation and a long service life.
Their technical properties set the foundation for this:
- permanent extension force through external spring
- no free travel
- direct force-locking
- damping forces in the push and pull directions
Our solutions at a glance
Hydraulic-oil damper