For the first time a drive system with a submers- ible hydraulic power pack was used for operating the Lockgate Himmel- stadt on the river Main.
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As a rule, the L&S lightweight cylinders made from carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) and high performance light- weight alloys, weigh less than 50% of the weight of ordinary steel cylinders.
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Lingk & Sturzebecher GmbH was founded in 1919 as a tooling and machine manufacturing company in Bremen, Germany. Today the company, which lies on the southwest outskirts of the city of Bremen, offers custom-engineered solutions for complex technical control problems in the field of hydraulics as well as extensive hydraulic services, mainly for Northern Germany.
In 1996 it was decided to found an affiliated company, Lingk & Sturzebecher Leichtbau GmbH, as a complement to the well established and renowned hydraulics company, to cover the increasing market demands for lightweight structures in hydraulics technology. Emphasis is on the development and manufacturing of heavy duty lightweight structures made of fiber composite materials, especially lightweight hydraulic cylinders consisting of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP).  More...