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using the Elebia hooks, it took four hours to lift the engine core to the fan case, 40 hours to connect other engine parts and tighten the flange bolts before tipping, plus an additional four hours to tip the engine. Now, the engine core is lifted to the fan case and the Elebia hook is used only as required to detach the hoist from the engine tooling and handle the tipping operation.


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Boon added: “With the Elebia tool, we can free-up 16 to 20 hours additional crane capacity on our current hoist to support other lifting work. We almost purchased another crane to support our factory’s lifting requirements, an investment forecasted to exceed [Singapore] $350,000.”


SATU engineers first alerted Boon to the Elebia automatic hook concept earlier this year and, further to extensive research and consultation with overhead crane manufacturer, Demag, it introduced the innovation to the facility. Demag has installed a variety of lifting equipment at the facility, including a 10t/10t overhead crane, 5t jib crane and 50kg below-the-hook attachment. The patented Elebia hook is equipped with a magnet that both attracts and positions slings and other rigging gear. In 2010, the e10 was launched before second generation versions followed (the evo5 and evo10) two years later.


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Van Beest USA To Open Distribution Center In Chicago; Announces New Partners


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8 JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2016 WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE


> Van Beest USA, a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality fittings for lifting chain and steel wire rope, will be opening a new distribution center in Chicago in February 2016. This new distribution center comes on the heels of Van Beest’s continued growth in the Northern U.S. and Canada.


“By opening this facility, we will be able to both reduce freight expense as well as transit time to our customers,” said Chris Keffer, President of Van Beest USA. “I’m very excited to have this new facility and I’m confident that it will improve the already exceptional service levels that Van Beest USA provides to our customers.” Van Beest is also pleased to announce that Unirope is now a distribution partner in Canada. “Van Beest is ecstatic to be working with Knut Buschmann, Scott Fleming and the rest of the Unirope family,” Keffer said. This partnership means that Unirope will be able to stock more inventory, which will enable them to fill the needs of end users in the Canadian markets. “Both Knut and Scott bring a wealth of knowledge to the industry and we at Van Beest are excited to see their success with the Van Beest product lines,” Keffer said.


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