Copyright © Publication: Case Study CG-017 (Issue 1 - Print Date 25/09/2013). Case Study Location United Kingdom Industry Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Application Electric Overhead Travelling Crane used for Nuclear Fuel Handling. Project The COMMANDER ? BNFL Pattern Pendant Station has been designed to provide a common BNFL standard style layout which ensures familiarisation by operators if moving from crane to crane. The pendant station also reduces operator fatigue which can be encountered when using the outdated ‘Euclid style’ 3 step push button mechanism as used in the EMB pattern. The COMMANDER ? design incorporates the use of a single joy stick mechanism with ‘dead man’ push to operate button incorporated in the lever design and with up to 5 speed steps

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