Cameron Falls wire rope hoists

Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Hydro & Dams

Mecan-Hydro designed, manufactured and installed the Cameron Falls G7 wire rope hoists at OPG’s generating station near Thunder Bay, Ontario. The stationary hoists, housed in a building, replace the existing units as part of the redevelopment of the G7 site, alongside the refurbishment of the unit’s turbine on the Nipigon River. Unit G7 has been in service since 1958.

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Owner

OPG

Year

2024

Location

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Type of work

Engineering, Manufacturing & Installation

SCOPE OF SUPPLY

The stationary wire rope hoists are electric motor-driven and housed in a building as part of the G7 redevelopment. Each hoist combines a hoist drum, an electric motor, a parallel shaft gearbox, a fan brake, an electromechanical brake, a mechanical position indicator and a digital position resolver on a welded plate frame. 

Bolted guards allow components to be removed for maintenance. Auxiliary systems, slack rope detection and an overtravel limit switch with power cut-off, protect the equipment.

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