Three New and Fourteen Refurbished
Special Steels, a leading national supplier of certified steel round bar, hollow bar and plate to South Africa’s engineering, mining and manufacturing sectors, is moving. The move from Wadeville, Johannesburg, to larger premises in Roodekop, will provide much-needed extra warehouse space to meet increased demand for the company’s alloy and low, medium and high-carbon steels. […]
World’s Strongest Land-based Crane
Mammoet, the largest global engineered heavy lifting and transport company, has launched the world’s strongest land-based crane, the SK6000 which allows large energy and infrastructure projects to build from bigger pieces, in parallel – reaching first power sooner, and more cost-effectively. The SK6000 has a key role in offshore wind, where fast growth of components […]
Slew of Recent Orders
High-capacity overhead cranes often make headline news because of impressive size and technical complexity. Their smaller and simpler cousins – workhorses of the factory and general engineering workshop – should not be overlooked. This is according to Marc Kleiner, managing director of crane and hoist manufacturer Condra. He comments on a slew of recent orders […]
Lifting and Rigging for Offshore Projects
BMG’s dedicated Tools & Equipment Lifting and Rigging division provides solutions for lifting and rigging challenges in all industries, including automotive and tyre manufacturing, paper and pulp, sugar, forestry and agriculture, as well as marine and mining. “Our dedicated Lifting and Rigging team, supplies and supports a broad range of quality branded equipment, that is […]
Synthetic Wire Ropes for Reliability
Konecranes were the first to introduce synthetic rope into their standard product which has resulted in the company’s synthetic wire rope becoming the industry benchmark, claims Ian Grobler, Sales Manager for Konecranes and Demag SA. The Konecranes synthetic wire rope reduces wear on the drum and reeving components due to less surface pressure and friction. […]
Straddle Carrier Safety Onsite
BLT World’s Mobicon lightweight straddle carriers have been developed to not only improve load handling efficiencies and reduce onsite truck congestion, but these versatile machines also enhance safety in many industries, including shipping, warehousing, mining, agriculture and manufacturing. Mobicon design specialists understand potential risks during materials handling procedures and have developed handling machines that […]
3-Way Cooperation Wins Crane Order
Rovic, a leading South African manufacturer of agricultural machinery, is modifying its shopfloor workflow to cut component assembly times, improve staff safety and increase the rate of production. The new production sequencing will be applied to the company’s large and small grain planter range. When Rovic commissioned construction of a second, larger factory to meet […]
Crane Alignment and Rail Analysis
When cranes suffer from premature wheel wear, rail wear, structural component failures, crane noise, bad positioning or drive faults it is usually the result of incorrect crane geometry. Konecranes’ CraneQ Geometric Survey and RailQ 3D Runway Survey assist in finding the cause of these symptoms so that major problems and costly downtime can be avoided. […]
World’s Biggest Land-based Crane
Work has started on the assembly of the world’s strongest land-based crane, the SK6000, at Mammoet’s Westdorpe facility in the Netherlands, offering unprecedented lifting capacity and reach, and opening up new construction methodologies for large projects. The crane will offer full electric operation which means it enables the transition to cleaner power sources while driving […]
Two Ingenious Solutions
Solving problem one: Double bogeys fitted to the end-carriages of this overhead crane represent the key to a puzzle recently solved by Condra: how to meet customer specifications while still being able to install the completed crane in a factory with no roof access and limited headroom. Usually, installation of a crane of this type […]
