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For a facility operating across several bays, the handling requirement includes both the lift itself and the route between work areas.
The distinction matters: the project combines 17 cranes with 19 hoists, and the two figures describe different elements of the overall material handling solution supplied. GH’s experience in transfer crane applications and
its references from previous projects were key factors in Safran’s choice of supplier. That background provided the technical basis for addressing the coordination required by an installation of this scale and for adapting the solution to the aerospace company’s needs. “This project has been delivered with the confidence that no challenge is too great for us,” says Pere García, managing director of GH Mexico. He credits the effort and commitment of the team involved in bringing the installation to completion. Describing the satisfaction of delivering a complex project, he adds: “The more challenging the journey, the more rewarding the destination.” “Integrating the lifting systems was an important stage in the development of our new facilities. One of the main challenges was coordinating the technical, safety and operational requirements to ensure their integration into infrastructure designed to meet aircraft maintenance needs. These facilities play a fundamental role in strengthening our operational capacity and supporting Safran’s growth in Mexico,” says Monica Rodríguez, project manager at Safran.
Supporting expansion Her comments underline the wider context of the investment: the lifting installation forms part of new infrastructure developed for aircraft maintenance. The project, therefore, required coordination between the handling requirements and those of the facility itself, with technical, safety and operational considerations addressed together. This places the transfer system within Safran’s broader development in Mexico, alongside its investment in aircraft maintenance capacity. The project was led by GH’s Mexican subsidiary, which combines a local presence with access to the group’s international engineering and manufacturing resources. GH has operated through its own subsidiary in
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Mexico since 1999 and has had a manufacturing plant in Querétaro since 2007. Its network also includes technical and sales offices in different parts of the country. That presence allows the Mexican team to work closely with customers and respond to the requirements of different industrial sectors. For a project such as Safran’s, local knowledge is supported by experience drawn from GH’s wider organisation, giving the subsidiary access to technical resources beyond its own operations. Founded in 1958, GH has more than 65 years
of experience in industrial lifting. The company has manufactured more than 130,000 cranes and is present in over 70 countries. Its work across these markets has built experience in designing and manufacturing lifting solutions for different applications, which its subsidiaries can draw on when developing customer projects. For GH Mexico, the Safran installation brings these capabilities together in a specific application: a transfer crane system serving an aircraft engine maintenance and repair facility. The project illustrates how a local team can use the group’s wider expertise to deliver an installation whose performance depends on the coordination of multiple lifting units.
GH Cranes’
configuration gave its client greater flexibility in how it deploys its lifting equipment.
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