[WRE UPDATE | BUSINESS]
Bohl Continues History of R&M Installations at Plastics Firm
BY: ASHLEE SHUMAN, R&M MATERIALS HANDLING, INC. B
ohl Crane has been an R&M Materials Handling Master Distributor for over 20 years, and in that time, they have used R&M’s crane components to partner with thousands
of companies to provide custom solutions for overhead lifting challenges and projects. Recently Bohl Crane completed a third major custom
engineered overhead lifting equipment installation at TH Plastics, Inc’s Bowling Green, Ohio plant location. TH Plastics is an injection molding company that manufactures decorative solutions for the appliance, automotive, industrial and consumer products industries. Part of TH Plastics’ mission statement is to provide quality products at a competitive price using the newest technologies and world class quality systems all in a safe working environment. Bohl Crane has mirrored that mission statement over the past six years in their engineering and design plans to assist TH Plastics to incorporate several new overhead lifting systems into their manufacturing process.
THE APPLICATION In 2013, Bohl Crane developed a specialized lifting solution for the manufacturing floor at TH Plastics by installing a custom-built 15-ton double girder bridge crane. Since that time, they have provided two additional customized 15-ton double girder bridge cranes, a 200 ft extension to the runway and conductor electrification system, and most recently a custom engineered 20-ton double girder bridge crane as part of the overall solution to increase productivity and output by maximizing the existing manufacturing space vertically and horizontally. Each crane also needed to be rated to Crane Manufacturers Association of America (CMAA) Class C duty which was required to meet the specific challenges of the TH Plastics working environment.
THE CHALLENGE TH Plastics provided more than one challenge for Bohl Crane to contend with over the past six years. Not
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R&M’s advanced safety features of zone control and collision avoidance technology were integral to Bohl’s third custom installation at TH Plastics, Inc.
only were existing runways in the manufacturing area not utilizing the buildings full lifting capabilities, but some of their custom machinery was taller than the runways themselves which posed major lifting issues. Bohl Crane
was able to rise to those challenges with the previously installed custom-made 15-ton cranes and the 200 ft runway expansion project. However, as TH Plastics’ business continued to grow
through the years, the manufacturing requirements grew as well. Te most recent lifting challenge to resolve with an increased capacity up to 20-tons that would require an additional crane to be installed on the existing runway while maximizing the use of the already limited manufacturing space.
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