HOME ABOUT US SERVICES REFERENCE PROJECT NEWS WORK WITH US CONTACT US MORE The installation company Elub creates electrical infrastructure when Cargotec Kalmar electrifies. Illustration: Cargotec Kalmar. High demands on electricity when container handling is electrified Instalcobolaget Elub has been commissioned to design and install electrical infrastructure in a project that requires large amounts of electricity. Cargotec Kalmar is investing in a transition to electrified trucks for cargo and container handling. In its innovation center in Ljungby in Småland, Cargotec Kalmar runs a development project for electric and rechargeable trucks for containers, sawmills and ports. Elub has been commissioned to be responsible for the infrastructure for the trucks' charging stations. This is the first step towards an electrification of the larger machines from Cargotec Kalmar, which have previously had smaller trucks that were electrically powered and now want to broaden their range. - We want to offer electric and large machines for containers and cargo handling. There is a great demand in the market which means that we invest in electrification and then the right electrical infrastructure is needed. This is the overall trend in the industry worldwide with less greenhouse gas emissions through electrification of vehicles and machines, says Per-Erik Johansson at Cargotec Kalmar. The demand for electrified products is increasing and in the project in Ljungby, Cargotec and Elub are working together to test the infrastructure and machines in special climates. In the innovation center, the charging systems will be tested in different environments for the products to work in different climates in the world. - To test in different temperatures, we will have tents where we test drive the electrical infrastructure together with our machines, from minus 10 degrees to plus 40 degrees, says Per-Erik Johansson. Elub has worked with Cargotec before and has a central part in the project. Planning and preparation for where the machines are to be run, location of the charging stations and design of capacity in the transformers are crucial in the work. - What Elub is doing in this project now is the basis for where we will be able to sell the products in the world in the future, says Per-Erik Johansson. The prototypes that are built and developed in Ljungby are the first of their kind and today there is no similar product of this size in the commercial market. - We obviously want to be part of such an expansion and the conversion to electricity that Cargotec is making. It takes a lot of electricity to be able to deliver according to wishes and there we are the right choice, says Emil Björling, project manager at Elub. Electrical installations Ullsand Bengtsson AB| Industrigatan 9A| 352 36 VÄXJÖ| Phone: 0470-636 40| info@elub.se