Reliability, efficiency, and durability – these are crucial factors in the demanding operating environment of airport logistics. Temperature management of the drive components plays a key role in ensuring that baggage and pushback tractors remain operational at all times, even under heavy loads and intensive use. Goldhofer Airport Technology GmbH therefore relies on high-quality oil temperature regulators from BorgWarner. These ensure a constant operating temperature of the transmission oil, thus making an important contribution to the safety and performance of the vehicles in daily use.
Goldhofer AG
Goldhofer is a global manufacturer of heavy-duty and special transport vehicles with headquarters in Memmingen. The Airport Technology division focuses on the specific requirements of airport logistics. Conventional and towbarless aircraft tractors, cargo and baggage tractors in various performance classes, and aircraft recovery systems reliably and efficiently handle high-frequency logistics processes at the world's airports.
Challenge
For small airports specializing in handling private jets, flexible equipment is essential – safe and reliable in all its functions. The cargo and pushback tractors of the "SHERPA" family offer maximum efficiency as well as powerful and reliable support for a wide range of tasks on the airport apron. The vehicles are designed to be used not only as cargo tractors, but also to move aircraft up to 50 t MTOW (maximum take-off weight). All "SHERPA" models impress with their very quiet operation and can easily handle a trailer load of up to 50 t, even on 3% gradients. The various drivetrains allow speeds of up to 30 km/h.
Solution statement
- The oil temperature regulator is one of the most important control valves in machines, vehicles, or systems. Its task is to open the oil circuit at a defined temperature and to keep the oil temperature low via the oil cooler.
- Goldhofer Airport Technology GmbH also uses BorgWarner (formerly WAHLER) oil temperature regulators in its baggage tractors to keep the transmission oil in the vehicles at the optimal temperature.
Customer benefit
- Checking the oil temperature regulator prevents vehicles from overheating. This risk also exists if the temperature regulator does not open quickly enough. In this case, the large oil circuit does not open, and vehicle overheating is inevitable.
- It is therefore important that this component be checked regularly for functionality as part of maintenance work to ensure the operational safety of the vehicles.
- Characteristics of high-quality oil temperature regulators include a solid construction, high control accuracy, low pressure losses, and reliable control function, regardless of static and dynamic oil pressure.