JANUARY 2022 Ӏ NEWS


FIRST LIFT FoR 2000 ToNNE MoDuLIFT SpREADER BEAM


Vlaardingen, Netherlands-based equipment rental agency Safe Lifting Europe has used its new MOD 1100/2000 spreader beam from UK manufacturer Modulift in a job for Bonn & Mees Floating Cranes. This was the first time the MOD 1100/2000 has been used in the field. The spreader beam was used, in conjunction with two Modulift MOD 400 spreader beams, to lift two parts of a bridge in Dover. It was used at a span of 33 metres.


The assembly of the MOD 1100/2000 took the team at Safe Lifting Europe one full working day. Using an electric torque wrench enabled them to work at a much faster pace, said Modulift. Giovani Vroegop, technical commercial manager for Safe Lifting Europe,


commented, “It was incredible to see the new MOD 1100/2000 spreader beam up in the air for the first time. The team at Modulift did a great job with the design and manufacture of the beam. The sheer size of the beam can only be really appreciated when you’re up close; it really is huge. “Our team and Bonn & Mees Floating


Cranes worked meticulously hard to ensure the lift was a success.” John Baker, commercial director for Modulift, said, “We were delighted to be a part of this success and look forward to seeing the MOD 1100/2000 being used in many more lifts in the future. Part of the project to supply this ‘beast’ of a beam required Modulift’s compressive test bed to be extended to 33 metres


and increased in capacity to 2300 tonnes which was quite a project in itself! The MOD 1100 /2000 spreader beam really is impressive to see and our in-house engineering team are already looking at further opportunities with Safe Lifting in the super heavy lifting market.”


BovIS FACToRY INSTALLATIoN WoRK


French transportation, heavy lift, industrial moves and logistics company Bovis used a combination of Enerpac SCJ-50 cube jacks and an Enerpac ETR-series trolley system to install an 80 tonne press in a factory that makes seals in France. The cube jack and trolley system was also used to assemble and position a seven tonne mezzanine for the factory’s press control cabinets. The layout of the factory meant


Bovis had to come up with a technically innovative and safe method of installing


the mezzanine floor equipped with control cabinets. Normally the mezzanine would be constructed first and the three control cabinets lifted the three metres onto the mezzanine. However, limited factory space and low roof height prevented the use of large lifting equipment to lift the cabinets. Instead, Bovis chose to build the mezzanine measuring eight metres in length and three metres wide complete with control cabinets, altogether weighing 7T, at ground level, raise it to the correct height


and slide it into position next to the press using the ETR-Trolley system. “By building the mezzanine, complete with control cabinets, at ground level and raising it into position we solved the issue of the low roof height and enabled a safer installation of the cabinets and wiring so that we didn’t have to work at height to install them,” said Jérôme Lebrequier, project manager, Bovis Centre. “The combination of Enerpac cube jacks mounted on the trolley system worked very well, allowing us to complete the mezzanine construction and install in just seven hours.” Capable of lifting 50 tonnes the Enerpac


Mezzanine construction with Enerpac cube jacks and trolley system for the final positioning


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The 80 tonne press showing the completed mezzanine and control cabinets


SCJ-50 cube jack uses a base lifting frame and self-aligning, lightweight steel cribbing blocks to provide high-capacity and stabilised lifting. The ETR-series trolley system comprises electrically driven trolleys moving along a low-profile track. For the Bovis lifting project the 50 tonne capacity trolleys used swivel plates to accommodate the cube jacks.


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