Overhead Cranes for an Aluminium Processing Plant

Non ferrous processing puts lifting equipment into a harsh environment and then asks it to be precise. The plant needed heavy cranes that would keep working in those conditions while still positioning accurately and lifting smoothly, because in melting and casting work an imprecise move is a safety problem as much as a production one.

Overhead cranes were supplied for the plant in the heavy tonnage class, including a forty tonne winch double crane and a fifty five tonne overhead crane for the aluminium processing areas. The specification was driven by the performance requirements the sector imposes, namely continuity of work, positioning accuracy and smoothness of lifting, with the structure and protection chosen for the harsh environment on the plant floor.

Both machines were placed with a factory whose regular output is heavy tonnage cranes for non ferrous processing rather than a general workshop supplier taking on a large job. The structures were shipped in sections marked to the erection drawing, with the winch assemblies and electrical equipment crated and listed separately.

The plant operates heavy overhead lifting at forty and fifty five tonnes across its processing areas, meeting the continuity accuracy and smoothness that non ferrous work demands in an environment that defeats lighter equipment.