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on 13 November to reward the association’s members and their employees who have made significant contributions to lifting standards in the industry. LEEA has confirmed that Rachel Riley will be this year’s celebrity speaker. “We are absolutely delighted that Rachel will be joining us at our Awards ceremony to celebrate our industry’s achievements,” said Ross Moloney, CEO of LEEA. As well as being part of the Countdown
team, the Oxford Maths graduate is a regular panellist on the Channel 4 comedy show 8 Out of 10 Cats, has featured on Channel 5’s Gadget Show, as well as Sky Sports Friday Night Football and Fantasy Football Club, has put her brainpower to the test on Celebrity Mastermind, and taken part in Strictly Come Dancing. The second LEEA Awards play a vital
role in promoting the gold standard offered by LEEA members, and they are also crucial in terms of the industry’s sustainability by promoting the impressive work performed by our members and encouraging new recruits. The Awards include eight categories: • Apprentice of the Year • Innovative Product of the Year • Manager of the Year • Safety Award • Sustainable Solution of the Year • Unsung Hero • Customer Service • Kevin Holmes Award In addition, the Awards will also present
the Derrick Bailes Scholarship and Harry Brown Memorial Shield. The LEEA Awards will take place during
the association’s flagship show LiftEx, now in its fifteenth year. Companies interested in placing their
brand in front of the industry in association with any of the LEEA Award categories are invited to view sponsorship packages at
www.liftex.org. For further information on the Awards visit
www.liftex.org/leea-awards.
Trailer Manufacturer Invests in SP Load Cells
> Trail-Eze Inc., a Mitchell, South Dakota- based manufacturer of heavy equipment trailers, has put two 13-ton capacity Straightpoint (SP) Radiolink plus load cells at the heart of material handling operations at its new, state-of-the-art facility.
Trail-Eze specializes in production of
sliding axle, hydraulic tail, and detach trailers to assist customers in efficiently and safely moving equipment on the road. The third generation, family-owned business recently opened the new site at headquarters, which is now one of three central South Dakota facilities—in Mitchell, Corsica, and Platte— where it fabricates trailers from start to finish. Nate Tapio, operations manager at Trail-
Eze, said: “Opening the new facility marks the culmination of years of research and development into the latest painting and finishing technology. The site allows us to consolidate the final stages of our production under one roof. The dynamometers are integral to a technologically-advanced operating environment; the software is easily customized to our needs, the products are user-friendly, and they save us time on every trailer.” The new, 41,000 sq. ft. building has
been custom-designed for the final stages of trailer manufacture; blasting, painting, wood decking, and final inspection are principle tasks. Two 7.5-ton capacity overhead cranes with a 92-ft. span cover most of the 100 ft.-wide, free span building, while a single 15-ton, double-hoist crane has a span of 60 ft. The remote-controlled cranes, fitted with Stahl CraneSystems hoists, were fabricated by Global Crane and installed by Orion Rigging. They lift loads in a variety of sizes and weights, which are now accurately monitored by SP’s equipment. Tapio said: “We actually discovered the
SP solutions through our local lifting and rigging equipment supplier, Dakota Riggers. They knew we were seeking a method to generate an accurate weight of pieces and whole trailers we produce; this is important for our manufacturing processes and our customers.” He added: “This is the first time we have
utilized any of their products but we’ve been impressed. Previously our methods were inconsistent and time-consuming. Now, we can quickly and accurately get a weight on every trailer.” The Radiolink plus is SP’s best-selling
dynamometer, designed to be rigged with Crosby standard shackles. The wireless tension load cell is capable of weighing and dynamic load monitoring in capacities from 1t to 500t, from stock. It is available in a long range, 2.4GHz version, providing 700m or 2,300 ft. range to the manufacturer’s SW-HHP
handheld or wireless software, or in Bluetooth that can be connected to any smart phone running SP’s free HHP app on iOS or Android at ranges up to 100m or 328ft. SP was recently purchased by the largest
lifting, rigging, and material handling hardware company in the world, The Crosby Group. y
Custom Modulift Beams Lift Steam Locomotive
> Specialist Lifting Engineering company Modulift were recently engaged by Swanage Railway to assist with a project to safely lift an old steam locomotive. The Southern Railway U Class 31806 needed to be lifted free of its wheels in a workshop to allow replacement of the main bearings that had become worn over time. The 1926 train, a showpiece at the Dorset-based tourist attraction, is 40 ft. long, and 12.6 ft. high; its working weight with a full boiler and tender (or coal-car) is 100t. Jordan Sibley, mechanical design engineer
at Modulift, said: “There were no ideal points for the [20t capacity] jacks to lift from directly so we chose to bridge the buffers with a lifting beam. The sloped bases of the jacks prevented them from getting close to the loco. Further, the jaws of the jack were significantly off the ground, which prevented us from sitting a beam directly on top of them as the height would be too great to fit under the buffers.” The 3.5m-long beams offered a 2.8m
operating span and weighed 585kg each. They were single part weldments so no assembly was required. The end plates, with an inverted L-shape, allowed the beam to sit upon the locomotive jacks in a dropped position. This ensured that the beam could still get underneath the buffers when the jacks were in their lowest position, while offering enough stroke to lift the locomotive to the required height for access underneath.
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