The first part of the deal, worth £675,000 (over Euros 1m), is for two 54t SM double girder cranes, each with 2 x 27t trolleys and 24m span for the smelter potline. Each trolley will have insulated hooks and double trolley insulated frames to guard against the high voltages used in the production process of aluminium. The cranes will be delivered in December.
Both cranes will have invertor controls, festoon cabling, ControlPro condition monitoring and will be operated by enclosed radio and back up pendants.
The second contract is for delivery in October and is worth a total of £991,000 (nearly Euros 1.5m). The first part of this is for two 10t SM double girder cranes with 19m span for the smelter’s rodding shop. There will be invertor controls on all motions along with anti-collision, radio control, platforms and ControlPro Condition monitoring.
A 35t LV open winch crane with 30m span is also ordered for the casthouse, which will be used with two lifting beams for lifting the hot metal crucibles. This crane will have air conditioned cubicles and invertor drives.
Also set for October delivery are a 15t and two 12t potline service cranes with 24m spans. The 15t model will operate with two 2 x 7.5t SM trolleys and one of the 12t cranes will have a 6t auxialiary hoist fitted.
The last crane in this contract is a 3t CXTD single girder crane for use in the GIS building for handling the switching and transformers. It will have two speeds on all motions.
