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Henrichenburg boat lift · lifting ships

Boat lift and shaft lock as a model: on the Dortmund-Ems Canal in Waltrop, ships overcome 14 m in height between lower and upper water.

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Real are location, terrain and structures (official NRW elevation data, OpenStreetMap). Ships per day have not been handed down, the new structures are interpreted; quantities, processes and times are model values. With your data, the model shows your site and your processes.

On the Dortmund-Ems Canal in Waltrop, ships overcome 14 m in height: the old boat lift and the shaft lock stand as a block model on the real terrain. Boat lift and lock raise the ships between lower water and upper water; in the upper water the raised ships wait to continue to Dortmund. The caisson with the ship rises and falls.

In the model a new boat lift and a new lock are added. Five controls steer the plant: investment (one to four structures), workforce, supply, quality and market. The more structures, the more ships per day, if people and ships are there.

Real are location, terrain and structures from official NRW elevation data and OpenStreetMap. Ships per day have not been handed down; the position of the new structures, quantities, processes and times are an interpretation of our own and model values, and one working day lasts ten seconds. The page is for museums and exhibitions, schools and universities, industrial heritage and local history.

From raw material to product

  1. 01

    supply – ships from the lower reach

  2. 02

    lifts and locks – the trough with the ship rises and falls

  3. 03

    upper reach – takes in what is not sold

  4. 04

    dispatch – ships to Dortmund

A site at work

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A site at work

Henrichenburg boat lift: On the Dortmund-Ems Canal in Waltrop ships climb 14 m: the old lift and the shaft lock, joined by a new lift and a new lock.

Lift 1 (real)

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Lift 1 (real)

Lift 1 (real) – Lift and lock raise the ships between the canal reaches. In the game the shaft lock, a new lift and a new lock join the old lift.

What is shown – why – for whom

Cosa viene mostrato Perché Per chi
Old boat lift with caisson PerchéShows how a ship is raised and lowered 14 m in a caisson. Per chimuseum, teaching
Shaft lock PerchéShows the second way to raise a ship between canal pounds. Per chiteaching, history of technology
New boat lift and new lock as an expansion PerchéShows how more structures can create more ships per day. Per chieconomics teaching, exhibition
Lower water with arriving ships PerchéShows where the ships to be raised come from. Per chiteaching, industrial heritage
Upper water with ships continuing to Dortmund PerchéShows where the raised ships wait. Per chiteaching, local history
Exhibition hall at the upper water PerchéShows where the visitors' route to the old boat lift begins. Per chimuseum, exhibition
Five controls with number of ships and daily result PerchéShows connections in operations, not operating figures. Per chieconomics teaching
Lift 4

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Lift 4

Lift 4 – the expansion runs along as long as people, materials and market suffice.

Five levers, one works

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Five levers, one works

Full investment – four lifts and locks: capacity for the boom, but only with enough people and materials.

Films from the model

  • Above Henrichenburg boat lift

    A flight across the whole site: low approach, Lift 1, then across the works to the long shot – everything moving, with the sound of the works.

  • From raw material to product

    The works’ chain in one flight – supply (ships from the lower reach), lifts and locks, upper reach, dispatch: station by station.

  • A working day in time-lapse

    In time-lapse working days pass in seconds: shifts at the gate, traffic on the supply and dispatch routes, the stockpile (upper reach) changing along.

  • A works grows

    Investment step by step: new lifts and locks appear, the workforce grows with them, then more supply and a boom in the market.

  • Bottleneck – the works respond

    First materials run short and the plant only runs in part, then the market takes too little and the stockpile fills up – in the boom the works recover.

  • Using the software

    With the full interface: open the works, set investment and market, look at stockpile and plant – every lever acts at once.

Facilities and areas in the model

  • Lifts and locks

    Lift and lock raise the ships between the canal reaches. In the game the shaft lock, a new lift and a new lock join the old lift. In the game: 2 real, 2 as expansion (interpreted).

  • Upper reach

    Whatever is made but not sold ends up here; when it is full the surplus goes at a discount, when the market wants more it is drawn down.

  • Supply

    Ships from the lower reach. A bigger contract costs more, the store buffers short gaps.

  • Dispatch

    Ships to Dortmund. The market only takes what it needs.

  • Exhibition hall

    On the upper reach, where visitors set off towards the old lift.

When things get tight

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When things get tight

Upper reach filling up – more is made than sold; when there is no room left the surplus goes at a 40 % discount.

Medium long shot

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Medium long shot

Medium long shot – Lift 1: the trough with the ship rises and falls.

Processes in the model

From raw material to product

  1. 01supply – ships from the lower reach
  2. 02lifts and locks – the trough with the ship rises and falls
  3. 03upper reach – takes in what is not sold
  4. 04dispatch – ships to Dortmund

Expansion

  1. 01raise investment by one step
  2. 02another lift is built on its plot
  3. 03set the workforce to match, otherwise it only runs in part
  4. 04the market decides whether it pays – success in one number at the top

Bottleneck and recovery

  1. 01supply short – the store empties
  2. 02materials missing – the plants only run in part
  3. 03market in a slump – the stockpile grows until the fire sale
  4. 04boom – the stockpile empties, the result rises

What the model can be used for

  • Museum and exhibition

    The difference in height explains itself on the plant: the caisson with the ship rises and falls between lower and upper water. At the upper water, the visitors' route to the old boat lift begins at the exhibition hall.

    Per chimuseums, visitor centres, exhibitions

  • School and university

    What is the difference between a lock and a boat lift? Terms like caisson, float, shaft lock, canal pound and fall height sit where they belong.

    Per chischools, universities, vocational training

  • Industrial heritage and local history

    How did ships on the Dortmund-Ems Canal get to Dortmund? The old boat lift, shaft lock and canal lie on the real terrain in Waltrop.

    Per chiindustrial heritage, city marketing, local history societies

  • Understanding operations

    Investment, workforce, supply, quality and market act at once on the number of ships per day and the result. It becomes visible why a further structure without people and ships costs money.

    Per chieconomics teaching, further training

Lift 1 at work

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Lift 1 at work

Lift 1 at work – the trough with the ship rises and falls; the machines run with the works’ utilisation.

The whole software

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The whole software

Running the works – five levers: investment, workforce, supply, quality and market; the chain shows at once what follows.

What you can change

Controls

  • Investment: Number of lifts and locks (1 to 4): more money builds more, less shuts them down; without more people they only run in part.
  • Workforce: Enough people for all lifts and locks – output rises, and so does success. Too many people cost wages without more output.
  • Supply: More material arrives – the plant no longer has to wait. Levels short, normal and double; supply security costs money.
  • Quality: More quality means less scrap and fewer breakdowns but costs testing and maintenance (levels low, normal, high).
  • Market: Slump, normal or boom. In a slump more is made than sold: the stockpile grows and success drops. In a boom the market takes more: the stockpile empties and success rises.

Disruptions

  • Too few people: Workers are missing, part of the plant stands still.
  • Material missing: Supply is not enough; once the store is empty the plants only run in part (message: “Parts store empty – supply is short”).
  • Too much built: More is made than the market takes: the stockpile grows; when it is full the surplus goes at a 40 % discount (message: “Stockpile full – fire sale at a discount”).
  • Market wants more: Demand is greater than the works can make; once the stockpile is empty orders are lost (message: “Stockpile empty – orders are lost”).

What the model brings

  • 01

    The real terrain as a stage

    Boat lift, lock and canal stand on terrain from official elevation data. You show the site as it lies, not as a diagram.

  • 02

    14 metres made visible

    You see the caisson with the ship rise and fall. The difference in height between lower and upper water becomes tangible before you steer the plant yourself.

  • 03

    Bottlenecks without damage

    Ships or people are missing, the upper water fills up. You see where it gets tight first, and set it back.

  • 04

    For big screens and the browser

    Runs in the browser and on large projections. A working day in fast motion lasts ten seconds.

  • Schiffshebewerk Henrichenburg: Am Dortmund-Ems-Kanal in Waltrop überwinden Schiffe 14 m Höhe: altes Hebewerk und Schachtschleuse, dazu ein neues Hebewerk und eine neue Schleuse.
    Henrichenburg boat lift: On the Dortmund-Ems Canal in Waltrop ships climb 14 m: the old lift and the shaft lock, joined by a new lift and a new lock.
  • Schiffshebewerk Henrichenburg von der anderen Seite – derselbe Ort in der Nachmittagssonne aus Südwesten, mit langen Schatten der Hallen und Gerüste.
    Henrichenburg boat lift from the other side – the same site in the afternoon sun from the south-west, with long shadows of halls and structures.
  • Halbtotale – Hebewerk 1: der Trog mit dem Schiff hebt und senkt sich.
    Medium long shot – Lift 1: the trough with the ship rises and falls.
  • Weit draußen bei Waltrop – Gelände, Häuser und Bäume stammen aus amtlichen Höhendaten, am Rand läuft die Welt weich ins Dunkel aus.
    Far out near Waltrop – terrain, houses and trees come from official elevation data; at the edge the world fades softly into the dark.
  • Von oben – Schiffshebewerk Henrichenburg als Modell aus Quadern: jede Zelle ein Quader, Gebäude und Gelände nach Höhendaten und OpenStreetMap.
    From above – Henrichenburg boat lift as a model of blocks: every cell a block, buildings and terrain from elevation data and OpenStreetMap.
  • Schiffshebewerk Henrichenburg schräg von oben – Zulieferung, Hebewerke und Schleusen, Oberwasser und Abtransport auf einen Blick.
    Henrichenburg boat lift from above at an angle – supply, lifts and locks, upper reach and dispatch at a glance.
  • Rundherum Waltrop: Straßen, Gleise und Wasser aus OpenStreetMap, Häuser und Bäume aus den Höhendaten – nur die Anlage in der Mitte ist eigens gebaut.
    All around Waltrop: streets, tracks and water from OpenStreetMap, houses and trees from the elevation data – only the plant in the middle is built specially.
  • Auf Augenhöhe – Hebewerk 1, so nah wie vom Zaun aus.
    At eye level – Lift 1, as close as from the fence.
  • Hebewerk 1 (echt) – Hebewerk und Schleuse heben die Schiffe zwischen den Kanalhaltungen. Im Spiel kommen nach dem alten Hebewerk die Schachtschleuse, ein neues Hebewerk und eine neue Schleuse dazu.
    Lift 1 (real) – Lift and lock raise the ships between the canal reaches. In the game the shaft lock, a new lift and a new lock join the old lift.
  • Hebewerk 2 (echt) – ein echtes Bauwerk des Orts, im Spiel in Betrieb: der Trog mit dem Schiff hebt und senkt sich.
    Lift 2 (real) – a real structure of the site, running in the game: the trough with the ship rises and falls.
  • Hebewerk 3 (Ausbau, gedeutet) – entsteht erst mit mehr Investition und läuft nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Lift 3 (expansion, interpreted) – only appears with more investment and runs only with enough people and materials.
  • Hebewerk 4 (Ausbau, gedeutet) – entsteht erst mit mehr Investition und läuft nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Lift 4 (expansion, interpreted) – only appears with more investment and runs only with enough people and materials.
  • Oberwasser – hier landet, was entsteht, aber nicht verkauft wird; ist kein Platz mehr, geht der Überschuss mit Abschlag weg.
    Upper reach – whatever is made but not sold ends up here; when there is no room left, the surplus goes at a discount.
  • Zulieferung – Schiffe aus dem Unterwasser: ein größerer Vertrag kostet mehr, das Lager puffert kurze Lücken.
    Supply – ships from the lower reach: a bigger contract costs more, the store buffers short gaps.
  • Ausstellungshalle – am Oberwasser, hier beginnt der Weg der Besucher zum alten Hebewerk.
    Exhibition hall – on the upper reach, where visitors set off towards the old lift.
  • Hebewerk 1 nah – der Trog mit dem Schiff hebt und senkt sich.
    Lift 1 close up – the trough with the ship rises and falls.
  • Oberwasser nah – hier warten die gehobenen Schiffe auf die Weiterfahrt.
    Upper reach close up – the lifted ships wait here to continue.
  • Zulieferung in vollem Gang – Schiffe aus dem Unterwasser; je größer der Vertrag, desto mehr ist unterwegs.
    Supply in full swing – ships from the lower reach; the bigger the contract, the more is on the move.
  • Hebewerk 1 in Betrieb – der Trog mit dem Schiff hebt und senkt sich; die Maschinen laufen mit der Auslastung des Werks.
    Lift 1 at work – the trough with the ship rises and falls; the machines run with the works’ utilisation.
  • Hebewerk 4 – der Ausbau läuft mit, solange Leute, Material und Markt reichen.
    Lift 4 – the expansion runs along as long as people, materials and market suffice.
  • Oberwasser im laufenden Betrieb – hier warten die gehobenen Schiffe auf die Weiterfahrt.
    Upper reach in day-to-day operation – the lifted ships wait here to continue.
  • Abtransport – Schiffe nach Dortmund; im Boom ist mehr unterwegs, in der Flaute weniger.
    Dispatch – ships to Dortmund; in a boom more is on the move, in a slump less.
  • Am Tor – hier kommen die Schichten an, Wege führen zu den Anlagen, zur Werkstatt und in die Pause.
    At the gate – the shifts arrive here, paths lead to the plants, the workshop and the break area.
  • Volle Fahrt – alle vier Hebewerke und Schleusen in Betrieb, der Markt im Boom: auf Zufahrt und Abfahrt ist am meisten los.
    Full steam – all four lifts and locks running, the market booming: supply and dispatch routes are at their busiest.
  • Investition klein – nur Hebewerk 1 läuft, die übrigen Plätze liegen als Fundament mit Markierung da.
    Small investment – only Lift 1 runs, the other plots lie ready as marked foundations.
  • Investition voll – vier Hebewerke und Schleusen: Kapazität für den Boom, aber nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Full investment – four lifts and locks: capacity for the boom, but only with enough people and materials.
  • Jede Anlage beschriftet – Hebewerk 1 bis 4, Oberwasser, Zulieferer und Markt; oben der Werktag mit der Menge je Tag, rechts der Erfolg in einer Zahl.
    Every facility labelled – lift 1 to 4, upper reach, supplier and market; at the top the working day with the daily output, on the right success in one number.
  • Hebewerk 1 beschriftet – Name und Nummer stehen direkt im Bild.
    Lift 1 labelled – name and number right in the picture.
  • Erfolg in einer Zahl – 100 heißt: besser geht es bei diesem Markt nicht; darunter das Ergebnis je Tag, oben die Menge je Werktag.
    Success in one number – 100 means it cannot get better in this market; below it the result per day, at the top the output per working day.
  • Wo ein Regler wirkt, leuchtet ein Ring – hier nach einem Wechsel am Markt: Oberwasser.
    Where a lever acts, a ring lights up – here after a change in the market: upper reach.
  • Material fehlt – die Zulieferung ist knapp, das Lager leer: die Hebewerke und Schleusen laufen nur noch zum Teil, auf der Zufahrt ist wenig los.
    Materials missing – supply is short, the store is empty: the lifts and locks only run in part, the supply route is quiet.
  • Oberwasser läuft voll – es entsteht mehr, als verkauft wird; ist kein Platz mehr, geht der Überschuss mit 40 % Abschlag weg.
    Upper reach filling up – more is made than sold; when there is no room left the surplus goes at a 40 % discount.
  • Boom – der Markt nimmt mehr ab, als gerade entsteht: die Halde leert sich, auf der Abfahrt ist viel los.
    Boom – the market takes more than is being made: the stockpile empties, the dispatch route is busy.
  • Die ganze Software – oben der Werktag mit Uhr und Menge, rechts der Erfolg in einer Zahl, unten die Kacheln für Werk und Anlagen.
    The whole software – at the top the working day with clock and output, on the right success in one number, below the tiles for works and facilities.
  • Werk steuern – fünf Regler: Investition, Belegschaft, Zulieferung, Qualität und Markt; die Kette zeigt sofort, was daraus wird.
    Running the works – five levers: investment, workforce, supply, quality and market; the chain shows at once what follows.
  • Ein Regler, sofort sichtbar – Markt auf Flaute: die Lage oben erklärt den Engpass, die Halde wächst, das Ergebnis je Tag sinkt.
    One lever, visible at once – market set to slump: the status line explains the bottleneck, the stockpile grows, the daily result drops.
  • Karte einer Anlage – Hebewerk: in Betrieb, Beschäftigte und Auslastung, dazu ein Satz, was dort geschieht.
    Facility card – lift: in operation, workforce and utilisation, plus one sentence on what happens there.
  • Karte der Halde – Oberwasser: Bestand, belegter Platz und Zuwachs je Tag.
    Stockpile card – upper reach: stock, space used and growth per day.
  • Karte der Zulieferer – Lieferung je Tag, Lager und Materialkosten am Tag.
    Supplier card – delivery per day, store and material costs per day.
  • Karte des Markts – Nachfrage, verkauft und Umsatz am Tag.
    Market card – demand, sold and turnover per day.
  • Engpass in Orange – die Zulieferung reicht nicht: Zeile oben und Lage im Werk sagen in einem Satz, was fehlt.
    Bottleneck in orange – supply is not enough: the line at the top and the works status say in one sentence what is missing.
  • Das Menü – Übersicht und Anlage, Schnitt, neu beginnen, Vorführung, Ton und andere Orte, darunter die Bedienung mit Maus, Finger und Tastatur.
    The menu – overview and plant, cutaway, restart, demo, sound and other sites, below the controls for mouse, touch and keyboard.
  • Sechzehn echte Orte – Hochöfen, Zechen, Autowerke, Häfen und eine Werft, jeder dort, wo er wirklich steht.
    Sixteen real sites – blast furnaces, collieries, car plants, harbours and a shipyard, each where it really stands.

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Basis and limits

Real are the location, terrain and buildings in Waltrop (official NRW elevation data and OpenStreetMap). The plant in the middle is our own simplified interpretation: quantities, processes, times and prices are model assumptions; the economy runs in time-lapse (10 seconds are one working day). Not a simulation of real operations and no cooperation with the site.

Public sources the model is based on:

  • Wikipedia (German), article on the site: Schiffshebewerk Henrichenburg und Nachbarbauwerke
  • Geobasis NRW: digital surface and terrain models DOM1/DGM1 (Data licence Germany – Zero – 2.0)
  • OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): streets, tracks, water, land use

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