60 | Sector Focus: Handling & Storage


SUMMARY


■Rubner’s Ober-Grafendorf facility is one of the most advanced of its kind for glulam manufacturing


■The Combi-SC can move itself as well as its loads independently around the premises


■The straddle carrier can stack loads in close proximity to each other


■Rubner opted for the remote controlled model


LIFTING THE LOAD A Combi-SC straddle carrier has enabled leaner operation for Rubner Group


The Rubner Group, one of Europe’s leading timber construction companies, was founded in 1926 and is now managed by the third generation of the Rubner family. From its original base in South Tyrol the company has expanded to 20 locations in four countries where it employs a workforce of around 1,300. Thanks to its expertise in complex and innovative timber engineering solutions it has amassed an impressive portfolio of projects in locations around the world.


Top left: The specification for the straddle carrier took into account the ceiling height in the production hall


Top right: Rubner opted for the remote-controlled model, which offers further advantages in terms of safety


Above: Loads can be as long as 25m TTJ | July/August 2022 | www.ttjonline.com


The company’s Austrian facility in Ober- Grafendorf is one of the most advanced of its kind for glulam manufacturing and can produce 85,000m3 of components a year. A Combi-SC straddle carrier was delivered to this site as part of an initiative to ensure leaner operations by reconfiguring and repurposing storage and production spaces. Rubner previously used a combination


of fixed overhead cranes and conventional forklifts to handle its loads – which can be as


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