CRANES & HOISTS FEATURE OVERHEAD CRANES FOR CIRCULAR FACTORY AIR-OPERATED HOISTS
Street Crane has installed three overhead cranes at one of the most advanced factories in the world. AMRC Factory 2050 is the UK’s first reconfigurable assembly and component manufacturing facility for collaborative research. Street has designed, supplied and
installed cranes which will play a crucial role in the handling of heavy machinery and parts including robots, wind turbines and aircraft wings. “Street’s overhead cranes form an essential part of the facility as they are in constant use locating, moving and positioning heavier objects such as robots and machine beds,” says head of the Integrated Manufacturing Group Ben Morgan. “We needed a lighter crane for the circular building and given its shape, turned to Street to engineer a product that matched our exact specification. The larger cranes are used in tandem to help improve safety. Aircraft wings for example can be flexible so lifting them with two cranes ensures more stability. “We’ve been really impressed by all of Street’s products. They’re much quicker, safer and more efficient than any others we’ve used before. “ In addition to two 10-tonne cranes
which can operate in tandem the contract included a bespoke, circular
The J D Neuhaus Profi TI range of air operated hoists incorporate many years of design and development and successfully proved their versatility and reliability following installations within a wide range of light, medium and heavy duty industrial workplaces. These hoists have been engineered
overhead crane capable of travelling around the building and lifting products weighing up to five tonnes. “Seeing the cranes playing a key role in such an advanced facility is very rewarding,” says sales director Chris Lindley-Smith. “The circular, single girder crane is unlike any other we’ve manufactured before as it incorporates special end carriages that enable it to travel around the track of the building. “All of the cranes are fitted with our ZX
hoists which will maximise reliability, production and performance and minimise maintenance requirements.”
Street Crane T: 01298 812456
www.streetcrane.co.uk
A bespoke, circular overhead crane is capable of travelling around the building and lifting products weighing up to five tonnes
for extremes and can be safely operated even where hazardous working environments exist. Their compressed air supply, utilised for both power and control functions, does not initiate sparks so providing an unbeatable advantage when hoists are operating in potentially explosive atmospheres. Even greater safety can be achieved by the prevention of sparks generated by static discharges or metal to metal friction contacts. Standard versions of JDN hoists and crane systems (which utilise Profi TI hoists for lift operations) have the explosion protection/ classifications and markings EX II 2 GD IIA T4 / II 3 GD IIB T4. Increased spark protection can be
achieved which involves copper galvanisation plating of the hoist bottom block and load hooks together with fitting brass safety catches to achieve a rating of EX II 2 GD IIB T4.
JD Neuhaus T: 01224 722751
www.jdngroup.com
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