EKA Limited is the UK Agent for ROTZLER products in the UK. ROTZLER is a leading manufacturer of hydraulic winches and winch systems for lifting and pulling loads. In close cooperation with renowned bodybuilders, we develop customized winch solutions for various applications. These include fire and rescue vehicles, cranes, drilling rigs and military vehicles.
As the UK distributor and aftersales agent for ROTZLER winches in the UK, we maintain our ability to develop and deliver specialist winch installation and operating solutions on mobile or static platforms.
Drum Winches
Drum winches are in some senses, the simplest type of winch. The rope is coiled around the hydraulically driven drum to pay-in or pay-out the steel wire rope. As the size of the rope drum increases, so the amount of rope stored on the winch increases.
Drum winches can be considered the workhorse of winches. Perfect for high levels of usage, for lifting, hoisting and pulling applications.
Capstan Winches
The ROTZLER TREIBMATIC capstan winch is a revolutionary type of winch that features twin capstan drums around which the rope travels. Crucially, the rope is stored off the winch in a separate rope storage drum. As the rope winds its way around the grooved capstan drums, the pulling power increases.
The special twin capstan design means the TREIBMATIC winch delivers maximum pulling force along the entire length of the rope. This delivers a unique operating advantage over traditional drum winches, whose pulling power is only delivered when the rope is at the bottom layer of the rope drum.
Winch Systems
ROTZLER winches can be combined with other accessories and even other winches to create more complex winch systems.
The versatile HZ range of drum winches can be combined to form a high capacity dual winch system for pulling heavy loads. Similarly, the larger TREIBMATIC winches can be partnered with small HZ winches to provide high capacity recovery pulling winches with smaller, lightweight auxiliary winches for deploying heavier winch ropes.
Control Systems
As the complexity of winching, lifting and recovery systems increase, so do the demands of the control system. ROTZLER control systems utilise modern CAN-Bus technology to integrate the control of multiple sub-systems and integrate with third-party systems and host vehicles.
Control systems from ROTZLER can be integrated with other equipment thanks to the common, standards-based CAN-Open protocols. Vehicle body builders leverage the flexibility and adaptability of ROTZLER’s CAN-Bus systems to deliver vehicle sub-system integration, automation, safety limits and distributed control points.
ROTZLER Systems In Supercompact
Including the 600.2 Recovery Crane, the SuperCompact recovery system utilises four winches from ROTZLER. That’s in addition to the ROTZLER CAN-Bus system controlling each sub-system and their interaction. Combined with Muli-Functional remote Control, the operator has an unparalleled breadth of control from a single chest pack, allowing precise control of one or multiple systems onboard.
Main & Auxillary
Winch Operation
SuperCompact is a specialised military recovery system delivering four key capabilities: A 13t suspend tow recovery system, a 60 meter-tonne recovery crane, a 25t main recovery winch and a 10t self-recovery system.
Individual operation of these systems delivers mission-critical capabilities on their own. But by combining the operation of these systems, the platform is able to deliver greater performance and flexibility.
A practical example is the combined operation of the TREIBMATIC TR200 25t capstan winch with the HZ010 1t drum winch. The heavy steel wire rope of the TR200 main recovery winch can be deployed more quickly and more safely by dual operation with the HZ010. The onboard control system controls the balanced loading and rope speed of the auxiliary winch ensuring the main recovery rope pays out at the desired speed while not overloading the smaller HZ010. This provides the quickest and safest deployment of the main recovery winch rope during operations.
Dual Crane &
Winch Operation
Dual crane and winch mode demonstrates a further degree of flexibility of the complete system. The Atlas 600.2 crane can be used to effect a side-over-side recovery operation in conjunction with the TR200 main recovery winch. This scenario requires the combined control of the crane and winch system to control the manoeuvring of a casualty that is on its side, or even upside down. Working in conjunction with each other, the crane and winch provide combined lifting and rolling control to right a casualty. The control system allows the operator to focus on the safe and secure operation of the equipment while working within
safety limits.
