MATERIAL
HANDLING
PROJECT PROFILE - N5
Customer : Weirton SteelBUCKET
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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