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ChainMaster Equips New Spaladium Arena in Split
Just 430-days in the construction, the new Spaladium Arena in Split opened on the 27th December 2008. It is the first newly-built arena in Croatia since the state was founded in 1991. The Spaladium Arena is one of the designated venues for the World Handball Championship 2009, which will be taking place in Croatia from the 16th January to the 1st February. Among other matches, Split is due to host the semi-finals.
The 28,500-square-metre multifunction hall, which has a seating capacity of 12,000, has been equipped inter alia with chain hoists and a chain-hoist controller from ChainMaster. The client examined several comparable projects during the planning phase and was most convinced by the chain-hoist system installed in the SAP Arena Mannheim. This system, too, was produced by ChainMaster and installed in 2005.
For the Spaladium Arena, ChainMaster delivered four 6,000 kg BGV-C1 JumboLifts with absolute value encoders and load cells in VarioLift (i.e. variable-speed) versions, along with a computerized controller and a switching cabinet for the positioning of the central video cube. The ChainMaster computerized controller for the arena in Split boasts a number of additional features. Among them is an emergency lowering system operated by a key switch that can be used, for instance, in case of breakdown. When the key switch is activated, the video cube is lowered at a predetermined speed. A manual controller integrated into the control cabinet offers an alternative control option.
For the scoreboards of the Spaladium Arena, ChainMaster has also installed four 500 kg BGV-C1 chain hoists with incremental encoders and load cells. The control and supervision of the chain hoists is performed using the new proTouch control system developed by the company based in Eilenburg, Saxony.
16th January 2009
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