REMOTE TOWERS RELY ON HEAVY-DUTY CONNECTORS – A CASE STUDY DEAN W. SMITH, LEAD PRODUCT MARKETING SPECIALIST INDUSTRIAL FIELD CONNECTORS PHOENIX CONTACT USA
Tower Solutions, located in Pine City, Minnesota, manufactures mobile tower platforms for surveillance, communications, tactical support, and lighting applications. The company focuses on customization in height, strengths, operation, portability, and many other factors. Its towers are trusted for easy operation and deployment, and for their low-maintenance requirements. The choice of connectors played a big role in helping the company achieve its specific goals and meet the needs of its customers. STABLE TOWERS WITHSTAND STRONG WINDS One of Tower Solutions’ agship products is the PTX-100 tower, a robust and stable mobile tower that can lift a one-ton load up to 120 feet in the air. These towers are built for long-term deployment
and rapid mobile reconnaissance in the harshest weather conditions.
The towers are often located in remote locations that can experience wide temperature fluctuations and high winds, which could put an unstable tower at risk. To address this, Tower Solutions builds the PTX-100 series on a wide, stable base.
The PTX-100 tower is a robust and stable mobile tower. It can stand up to hurricane-level wind speeds without the need for ground-penetrating guy wires.
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