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t, is the largest press built to date in Germany and the components of a smaller 12,500t press are transported to their destination in China. With the first partial delivery, 25 parts weighing between 89 and 287t will leave the premises and will be transported to the port of Longkou, China, in 65 days. In December 2012 the Chinese Nanshan Group commissioned Siempelkamp with the design, construction and installation of a 50,000t closed-die forging press. A few weeks later, Siempelkamp received another order, this time for a 12,500t closed-die forging press. Both presses are the heart of a newly designed forging mill which will manufacture forged parts made of aluminum and titanium alloys for the Chinese aircraft industry. The company
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he components for a closed-die forging press which, with a press force of 50,000
supplies both presses from a single source, and includes the design, the casting and machining of the parts all the way to their installation and startup at the customer’s site.
25 heavy components on their way to China
The 50,000t press for Nanshan is the largest press ever built in Germany. Not only are the pressing forces of both presses gigantic, the larger press features dimensions that are immense, including a lower press beam with a weight of 287t and a movable beam with a 11m long centerpiece. Such figures put large demands Siempelkamp’s logistics department to organize and coordinate this mega-size transport. Between May 12 and 22nd, the first lot of 25 heavy parts with weights between 89 and 287t is transported to China. This included the foundation beams, the upper and bottom
Longkou, China, in 65 days
Probably one of the most spectacular heavy component transports started on the premises of Siempelkamp in Krefeld recently.
press beam, the vertical frame components, the bottom tables as well as the movable beam. Two additional transport units with a similar volume will follow so that a total of 20,000 t of cargo in 150 containers will be transported from Krefeld to the customer’s construction site in China. Heavier than Airbus A380 All components with a weight above 200t, are initially positioned by a Self Propelled Modular Transporter, in such a way that the loading of the actual transporter, and, the transport out of Siempelkamp’s production facility becomes possible. Following, each component is loaded individually onto a heavy goods transporter. The towing and push-back vehicles, each powered by 680 HP – together weigh 70t. On top of that are the trailer (50t) and the press component part (max. 287 t), adding up to a maximum total weight of 400t. For comparison, an empty A380 type 800 only
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Above: The towing and push- back vehicles, together weigh 70 t. On top of that are the trailer (50 t) and the press component part (max. 287 t), adding up to a maximum total weight of 400 t.
Right: The 50,000 t press for Nanshan is the largest press ever built by Siempelkamp as well as in Germany.
weighs 275t. “The dimensions of the individual components and the high weights presented many challenges and required a long planning phase. The deadlines, which we agreed upon with our partners and customers, have to be guaranteed,” explains Ronald Hammerbeck, Logistics Manager at Siempelkamp.
Krefeld, Antwerp, Longkou From the Siempelkamp premises in Krefeld all press parts are transported to the Container Terminal in the port of Krefeld-
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