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Concrete Grinding Ltd returned to France to provide a floor grinding solution for an existing client, 3 Suisse. Working in partnership with the main contractor, Promadis, an extension to the existing VNA facility required the floor to be ground to tolerance ready for racking installation.
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grinding was critical, particularly as the guide rails and front wheels of VNA truck were required to be located in the cut path. By using a 380mm diameter cutting blade, designing tight tolerances and also maintaining straight cutting lines, this was successfully achieved with minimum clearance either side of the guide rails and the VNA front wheels. This is the best approach when considering ground clearances of VNA truck’s out- rigger wheels.
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oncrete Grinding Ltd has previously worked for 3 Suisses in December 2008 through to January 2009, when it was first
commissioned to provide Laser Grinding to two of the client’s warehouse facilities. At that time the client had an ageing MHE system in a large portion of the facility. However, after seeing how beneficial the Laser Grinding system can be, the client then modernised with an extension area, resulting in the revisit completed this year.
Using the Laser Grinder, Concrete Grinding Ltd carried out two-wheel tracks grinding to 13 aisles totalling 702m, to meet with TR34 CAT 2 floor flatness specification. A further 197m were laser ground in the centre of the narrow aisle where joints in the floor were out of specification.
The VNA fork lift trucks are guided within the aisle by high profile guide rails. At the client's request, the laser grinding was set up in such a way that the forklift wheels and the guide rails both sit into the ground paths. As the laser grinding preceded the racking installation, the alignment of the
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After the designated aisles had been ground, the new racking was fitted and stocked. Concrete Grinding Ltd then proceeded with the remaining aisles, proving that the Laser Grinder system is clean enough to work alongside fully stocked racks and does not affect the day-to-day warehouse operation - a
factor that is vital for a busy client. Concrete Grinding Ltd specialises in the upgrading of aisles in new and existing VNA/narrow aisle warehouse units. Using its patented laser guided floor grinding system, the Laser Grinder, aisles on new and existing floors can be upgraded to the flatness standards required to operate VNA fork lift trucks safely and at their optimum efficiency. The Laser Grinder is designed to grind either the individual wheel tracks of a fork lift truck or the whole aisle width, for complete flexibility. The wet, vacuum-enclosed grinding process is free from airborne dust and clean enough to work alongside fully stocked racks - even in food and pharmaceutical storage facilities. ●
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