CASE STUDY | ESS NEUTRON FACILITY


MUNCK AND DEMATEK SUPPLY 4 OTC TO ESS


ESS neutron facility brings the expertise of 13 European countries together to enhance research and innovation. Jenny Eagle reports.


R An aerial view of ESS, Sweden.


to create a multi-disciplinary research environment, due to be operational by 2027. The task to deliver a facility with 15 installed instruments and a capability of 2MW of proton beam power, will enable scientists to study materials on an atomic and molecular level and benefit a variety of research fields such as life and environmental science, energy, materials, and archaeology. Following completion of the civil construction works, the facility will now be prepared for research and the architects have partnered with Munck Cranes and Dematek to house a steel structure


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nternational research facility ESS, (European Spallation Source) neutron facility, in Lund, Sweden, has hired Henning Larsen and COBE architects


which will cope with complex operational requirements and maximize flexibility. “Dematek signed an agreement with


Skanska in 2019 for the delivery of a crane to the ESS research facility. The instruments at the plant can be compared to huge microscopes that make it possible to study materials at the molecular and atomic level. ESS’s unique achievements will mean completely new and unsurpassed research opportunities for researchers from around the world, in areas such as materials, health, transport and energy,” said Fredrik Wollmér, sales, Dematek. “The crane that Dematek has installed


will operate in the centre of the facility by lifting equipment to the target station, where the neutrons for research are


generated. The crane was built and assembled at a factory owned by its supplier, Siempelkamp and is equipped according to the German nuclear power standard for lifting equipment, KTA3902.” According to Thomas Henriksson,


project manager, Dematek, not many manufacturers of lifting equipment in Europe meet these requirements. He said working with its supplier Siempelkamp, enables them to deliver customised cranes that meet all criteria. The crane’s maximum load is 115 tons and is supplemented with an angle trolley, auxiliary lift of 20 tons, which hangs on the side to reach out to the end wall in the room. The crane’s span is 19.5 metres and the lifting height will be 28 metres.


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