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Hitachi Power Europe Service GmbH
Hitachi Power Europe Service ist ein
eigen ständiges Unternehmen der Hitachi
Gruppe und bündelt die Service aktivitäten
der Hitachi Power Europe GmbH.
Hitachi Power Europe Service is an
independent subsidiary of Hitachi Group
and bundles the service activities of
Hitachi Power Europe GmbH.
›› Extremely Resilient
The “Shield for Accelerated
Boiler Service” in use in Unit Q
of the Boxberg power plant
SABS ® Sicherheits abschottung
SABS ® Shield for Accelerated Boiler Service
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in our brochure
The material is incredibly thin yet extremely tear-resistant. Being referred to here is the
several tons which a fabric devised by Hitachi Power Europe for inspection of utility
steam generators can withstand. The “Shield for Accelerated Boiler Service” (SABS ® )
protects workers engaged, for instance, in inspection work or working on a fault inside
a boiler from any falling slag lumps.
The patented and TÜV-certified SABS ® system consists of a fabric coated with Kevlar
and extends across the entire cross-section of the utility steam generator.
It is mounted and moved on a support structure also developed by Hitachi Power
Europe. In contrast to conventional solutions (scaffolding fitted along the boiler walls;
tensioned safety nets), SABS ® provides not only more dependable protection but is also
quicker to assemble and dismantle. It thus saves on both time and costs.
Following exhaustive tests, SABS ® was effectively deployed for the first time in the
inspection of Unit Q at the Boxberg power plant in mid-2012. Fabric spanning in the
boiler took only 6 ½ hours. During unit cleaning, it intercepted up to three tons of material
several times.
HPE devised both
the SABS ® fabric and the
support structure.
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