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Streamlining Maritime Operations
The Transformative Potential of Skidding Systems
each weighing 47 metric tonnes- into the power plant of a commercial container ship. For this job, cranes were not an option since the generators needed to move inside the ship, and smaller equipment like material handlers and forklifts couldn’t handle the weight- the skidding system was the perfect solution.
R Canadian equipment manufacturer
Hydra-Slide- the most focused designer and builder of hydraulic skidding systems in the world- enjoys a longstanding partnership with UK-based RRS Group, award-winning specialists in machinery moving, lifting, and transport. The job outlined above is the most recent in a long list of moves that RRS Group has completed safely and efficiently using Hydra-Slide equipment. Commercial ports are some of the busiest places in the world when it comes to moving heavy loads from one place to another. And for the majority of those moves, the perfect equipment is already in place- from container cranes and gantries to trucks, trailers, and forklifts, there is a ready solution for almost every situation. But almost is not enough- in such a complex environment, a single holdup or setback has the potential to cascade into a major supply-chain problem. Even when everything is going right,
there will be situations where the right equipment isn’t available, or it can’t quite reach the last few meters of a move; where space is tight, or the load that needs moved is overweight or oversized. It’s in these situations that a hydraulic skidding system shines, offering unmatched versatility, safety, and cost efficiency, helping to solve small challenges before they become big problems. These systems are off-the-shelf, with
no customization needed for most jobs. The same system that was working on the docks today could be packed up in its
1m x 2m box and sent to another site for tomorrow, whether that be another port, a power station, a construction site, or an underground tunnel. It doesn’t matter what the load is, or where it is: a skidding system can move it.
The fundamentals of skidding systems
are very simple: the load is placed onto skid shoes, and the skid shoes are then pushed or pulled along steel tracks using hydraulic cylinders. The simplicity of these systems is what makes them so versatile and so easy to use. They also have several
advantages for job safety: no winch lines or holdbacks are needed, the load is never freely suspended, personnel can operate the system remotely at a safe distance from the moving load, and they are designed with high friction to prevent unwanted movement. Skidding systems are only employed for horizontal movement, and they are best suited for relatively short distances; they are often a critical component of complex jobs involving several different lifting and moving modalities.
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RS Group recently put their Hydra-Slide low-profile skidding system to work sliding a series of diesel-powered generators-
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