MATERIAL HANDLING
PROJECT PROFILE - N5


Customer : Weirton Steel

BUCKET HANDLING GANTRY CRANE

PROBLEM:

THE CHAIN DRAG CONVEYORS USED FOR REMOVING MILL SCALE FROM THE WASTE WATER SETTLING BASINS REQUIRED AROUND-THE-CLOCK MAINTENANCE AND HAD FREQUENT OUTAGES THAT RESULTED IN COSTLY REPAIRS.

SOLUTION:

A PDS 10-TON CAPACITY BUCKET HANDLING, OUTDOOR SERVICE, GANTRY CRANE. THE CRANE FEATURED A TOTAL LENGTH OF 81 FEET, A HEAVY DUTY HOIST WITH AN EDDY CURRENT BRAKE, A REMOTE CONTROL RADIO AND WAS SANDBLASTED AND PAINTED WITH EPOXY PAINT. THE ONE CUBIC YARD BUCKET PASSES THROUGH THE GANTRY LEG TO UNLOAD INTO PORTABLE CONTAINERS FOR REMOVAL FROM THE SITE.

RESULTS:

THE GANTRY CRANE IS ONLY REQUIRED TO WORK ONE OR TWO DAYS A WEEK, ELIMINATING AROUND-THE-CLOCK MAINTENANCE. "INVESTMENT PAYBACK OF LESS THAN SIX MONTHS."


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