Exportinitiative Energie Thomas Müller Head of Business Unit Port Technology Paul Vahle GmbH & Co. KG Challenges for Terminal Operation - Paradigm shift by Automation www.vahle.de Energy efficiency in the infrastructure - Automation of Container Terminals
Exportinitiative Energie Content 1. Who - we are? 2. What - we do? 3. Our intensions for US market? 2
Vahle Group Chronicle 1912 Paul Vahle applies the first copperhead conductor for a patent Foundation of the VAHLE OHG 1932 Son Paul Werner Vahle takes over his father s business 1956 Property is acquired at Westicker Strasse, Kamen 1966 VAHLE becomes Paul VAHLE GmbH & Co. KG Josef Hötte joins VAHLE and will be a member of company management for almost 30 years 2001 The Shanghai Transrapid, equipped with VAHLE conductors, starts its high-speed service 2012 One hundred year anniversary 2015 The largest container port in the United Kingdom is electrified and automated by VAHLE 1936 VAHLE has 30 employees 1962 Production start of KSL, enclosed conductor system 2013 Foundation of the VAHLE DETO GmbH and expansion of the product portfolio by mobile controllers 1926 Paul Vahle dies and his wife Helene manages the company 1998 Contactless Power Supply (CPS ) is developed 2007 FABA product line conductor systems acquired 3
Vahle Group Cooperate Data Founded 1912 > 115 mil. In sales > 750 employees worldwide (01.01.2017) 12 VAHLE trading companies worldwide (VAHLE South East Asia founded in 2016) Representations in 52 countries 100 % family owned Trading companies Representative firms 4
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Vahle Group Markets CRANE TECHNOLOGY INTRALOGISTICS AUTOMOTIVE PORT TECHNOLOGY AUTOMATION PEOPLE MOVER AMUSEMENT RIDES 6
Vahle Group Product Portfolio Port Technology Iran Ship to Shore / Quay Cranes: Festoon Systems Motor driven cable reels Trench systems USMGX for automated cranes 7
Vahle Group Product Portfolio Port Technology Iran RMG Cranes / ASC Electrification with motor driven cable reels Electrification with conductor rails for high speed applications Data Communication Independent Absolute Positioning STS / QC 8
Vahle Group Product Portfolio Port Technology Iran RTG Crane Electrification OEM / Retrofitting Data Communication Absolute Positioning Automation Driver assistance system STS / QC ASC / RMGC 9
Vahle Group Product Portfolio Port Technology Iran Energy Management Energy storage technology - Use of solar electricity - Feeding vessels and yachts - Powering infrastructure - Decentral power management STS / QC RTGC Containerized Substations ASC / RMGC 10
Vahle Group Product Portfolio Port Technology Iran Mobile Equipment Inductive or conductive charging of AGVs / Terminal tractors STS / QC RTGC Infrastructure ASC / RMGC 11
Paradigm shift by Automation 15 years ago 12
Paradigm shift by Automation Future outlook - Adding value to each movement Disruptive Technologies Clayton M. Christensen 13
Automation of Equipment Example: RTG Cranes Electrification: flexible Positioning: accurate Data Communication: safe Control systems: smart Electrification by Conductor Rails Automated Power Connection for block changes Automated seamless switching Absolute Positioning System independent from external influences Position accurancy up to ± 1 mm PN / PB / Ethernet Interfaces for Plug and Play Integration Highly shielded data communication Up to 100Mbit/s gross rate Low latency times Interfaces Ready for Automation - Ethernet, Profinet & Profinet Safe Autosteering Power measurement Remote Maintenance Energy optimization 14
Automation of Equipment Benefits with ertg Cranes $1.60 $1.40 2015 Cost per Move Average: RTG: 1,12 US $ Vahle ertg: 0,46 US $ 1,38 $ COST PER MOVE RTG VS. VAHLE - ERTG 2015 Total savings per anno RTG: 541,129 US$ Vahle ertg: 80,146 US$ Savings: -85% Reduction of carbon footprint $1.20 1,20 $ 1,14 $ 1,15 $ 1,11 $ 1,10 $ 1,05 $ 1,04 $ 1,07 $ 1,13 $ 1,08 $ 1,05 $ $1.00 $0.80 0,64 $ $0.60 $0.40 0,50 $ 0,54 $ 0,55 $ 0,47 $ 0,43 $ 0,41 $ 0,52 $ 0,42 $ 0,37 $ 0,39 $ 0,32 $ $0.20 $0.00 Jan 15 Feb 15 Mar 15 Apr 15 May 15 Jun 15 Jul 15 Aug 15 Sep 15 Oct 15 Nov 15 Dec 15 RTG Vahle ERTG Source: 1 of World s Top 3 Terminal Operator 15 ² : based on 13L Diesel engine; 12h/d operations
References Who we are already working with and many more more than 350 cranes converted 16
Strategy Our targets for the US Market 1. Building up trust (Terminal Operators) 2. Setting up a service network (Partners) 3. Transfering knowledge of Automation 4. Adding value to each container move 17
Thank you very much for your attention! VAHLE, INC. 1169 Brittmoore Houston, TX 77043 Phone: 713-465-9796 PAUL VAHLE GMBH & CO. KG Thomas Müller Head of Business Unit Port Technology Phone: + 49 2307 704 236 Mobile: + 49 1525 677 704 2 Thomas. Mueller@vahle.de 18