TensileTruss Technology

PAR Systems TensileTruss technology offers a custom Mobile Tool Platform (MTP) that serves as a stable platform for remotely operated tools.

Multi-Axis Delivery Platform

The TensileTruss is a multi-axis equipment delivery platform that is based on an inverted Stewart platform but uses cables instead of struts. It offers the ability to work in very large workspaces while providing high stiffness and 6 degrees of freedom for the lower platform that typical cranes or telescoping masts cannot offer. This rigid platform provides an ideal delivery system for remote tooling that is required in long-term projects like the dismantling of the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plants.

Our TensileTruss technology is composed of two triangular shaped platforms, upper and lower, connected by six wire ropes and positioned by six hoists. The hoists raise and lower the platform and can sustain significant horizontal loads and torque generated by tools.

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Key Features and Benefits

Engineered for high side load, overturning moment and rotational moment resistance
Anti-sway due to high side load capability
Designed to deliver exceptional lifting capacity
Self-fused during seismic events
Long vertical reach (engineered)
Supports multiple tools within a single system
Operates seamlessly in both air and submerged environments
Proven up to 75 m (250 ft) extension
Capable of being radiation hardened to 10E8 rad lifetime for extremely high radiation resistance
All surfaces are accessible for easy decontamination
Remotely operable through wired or wireless controls
Lighter weight than an equivalent-sized masts
Designed with multiple hoists for single failure proof operation

Highly Customizable for Your Applications

PAR developed TensileTruss technology to provide an advanced method of equipment deployment and lifting capabilities for nuclear and commercial applications.