JUNE 2021 | NEWS
CMAK INSTALLS 20 OVERHEAD CRANES AND CMX HOISTS AT AUTOMOTIVE PLANT
overhead cranes at a newly- constructed automotive processing facility, in Turkey, Marmara territory, featuring its CMX hoists, customised to fit into the space and to give maximum lifting height. The cranes will be used
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throughout the entire production process, from unloading raw materials to final equipment dispatch. Zaydoon Tabrah, sales engineer, CMAK, said following confirmation of the order its engineering team went on-site to look at the critical dimensions of the space, which needed single girders and underslung cranes, different attachments and crane hooks. “One of the most challenging
requirements was the design of a special grab for a long chassis. This load is controlled by a gyroscopic device to maintain the highest level of balance during the process,” said Tabrah. “Thorough consideration was given to continuous operation conditions in view of DIN 15018 grading in the hoisting gear and load group. At nominal load, sag is less than 1/1000 of the span. EOT cranes are of welded box-girder construction.
MAK Crane Systems has manufactured and installed 20
most important thing for us as a company to maintain long lasting relationships. Our products undergo continuous improvement thanks to our market research and the feedback we receive,” said Tabrah. “In the future, we are
already seeing a trend for more advanced digital technologies and it is expected to continue. In response to this we have launched HoistSense+ which controls the ‘electronic mind’ of the crane and can monitor the remaining economical service life of a hoist,
“We had the flexibility to adapt to the
processing needs of the facility, such as using a true vertical lift application, accelerating the speeds and raising the lifting heights. The order included the cranes runways, electric feeding systems, and custom attachments.” Tabrah added during the installation,
some of the manufacturing team faced delays due to the Covid-19 situation. Another challenge was working at the facility at the same time as the construction of the factory. “CMAK was delighted by the
encouraging feedback from the client and a new order of overhead cranes was placed. Client feedback is the
prevent or monitor overloading, display the load on the hook, increase the nominal speeds of a crane depending on the load, and dynamically warn when maintenance is required, all using a closed-loop system.” HoistSense+ works with the latest data communication technology, also called Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT). The system can integrate into generic industrial WiFi or a mobile data router and connect to the internet, to start transferring information securely to CMAK cloud servers, to monitor the data and to create reports and alarms for the operators, all done in real-time. The operators will then know exactly what is happening on their cranes, thanks to periodical reports, as well as receiving a notification for when to replace brake linings, with standard sensors checking the brakes physically; cloud servers can advise end users when there is a requirement to train the operators to avoid incorrect usage, based on analysis of usage patterns; and much more integration with future requirements of the end-user. CMAK has now begun manufacturing its NXS Series hoists, a CM and CMK series hybrid, to be sold globally, after four years in development, to make hoists for the next-generation speed variation, with increased durability, lowered vibration, increased lift height, and improved design advantages on its CM and CMK series. ●
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