ROLF RIEDL GMBH A member of the RIEDL GROUP
30 YEARS OF ENGINEERED LOGISTICS
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YEARS OF ENGINEERED LOGISTICS
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THE HISTORY: 30 YEARS OF ROLF RIEDL GMBH
04 05 06 RIEDL GROUP IN UNITY
RIEDL GROUP SERVICES
RIEDL GROUP REGIONAL
07 08 20 RIEDL GROUP GERMANY
RIEDL GROUP EUROPE
RIEDL GROUP WORLDWIDE
Dear Business friends and colleagues Rolf Riedl GmbH has been registered
We would like to give you an overview
as a new company on the 09th
of our company history as well a small
February 1987, resulting this year into
extract of various projects, that we
30 years of celebration and being in
proudly carried out. These projects
business.
show that we put a complete service in motion for our customers, so they can
My father and founder Mr. Rolf Riedl
achieve their own goals simply, reliably
not only had the courage to start a
and safely.
business, he also had the capability
The transports and assemblies
and the entrepreneurial flair, with the
were carried out successfully for our
right people at his side, to launch and
long standing and valued customers
form this group to serve the world-wide
with our experienced project-
heavy haulage transport market.
logisticians and a strong established
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network of partners over many years. An anniversary is also the occasion of retrospective because the managers
I’m pleased to invite you to discover
and employees of the Riedl Group have
our roots, history and projects in this
always worked to pursue the goal
brochure.
of providing our customers with innovative, high quality and cost
We are looking forward to continued
efficient transport and logistics
success and cooperation with our
solutions from a single source –
partners and the Riedl Group.
worldwide. Yours
Iris K. Müllejans Dipl. Economics Managing Partner
and
Christian Terweiden Managing Director
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THE RIEDL GROUP POWER IN UNITY ROLF RIEDL GMBHi Based In Hagen Heavy Haulage In Europe Transport Engineering Transportation Specialist Plant Transportation Transport Conceptual Design
RIEDL & STÖCKER GMBHi Based In Hagen Rigging Hydraulic Gantry Systems Machine Installation Industrial Services Worldwide Regional Office In St. Petersburg, Russia
RIEDL & TSCHIERSCHKE GMBHi Based In Karben, Frankfurt Strand Jack Systems Hydraulic Gantries Air Cusion Systems Machine Installation Industrial Services Worldwide
TRANSGERMA RIEDL & KIEHNTOPF GMBHi Based In Bremen International Project Transportation Heavy Haulage Hydraulic Gantries Strand Jack Systems Overdimensional Cargo Overseas Rigging And Installation Airfreight
Rolf Riedl GmbH International Project Forwarder Hochofenstraße 12 . D-58135 Hagen Phone +49 2331 9408-0 Fax +49 2331 9408-25 Email info@riedl-group.com Rolf Riedl GmbH International Project Forwarder – Office Krefeld Bismarckstr. 55 . D-47799 Krefeld Phone +49 2151 78885-60 Fax +49 2331 9408-25 Email info@riedl-group.com Riedl & Stöcker GmbH Hochofenstraße 12 . D-58135 Hagen Phone +49 2331 9409-0 Fax +49 2331 9409-44 Email riedl-stoecker@riedl-stoecker.com Branch Leipzig Zeitzer Str. 3a . D-04442 Zwenkau Phone +49 34203 3274-0 Fax +49 34203 3260-0 Email riedl-stoecker-leipzig@riedl-stoecker.com
Riedl & Tschierschke GmbH Assembling, Industrial Service, Transportation Dieselstrasse 33 . D-61184 Karben Phone +49 6039 9294-0 Fax +49 6039 9294-20 Email info@rt-gmbh.de
TRANSGERMA Riedl & Kiehntopf GmbH Tiefer 4 . D-28195 Bremen Phone +49 421 33952-0 Fax +49 421 33952-22 Email bremenoffice@transgerma.de TRANSGERMA SüdWest GmbH International Freight Forwarding – Project Transportation Am Herdle 9 . D-77960 Seelbach Phone +49 7823 96299-24 Fax +49 7823 96299-25 Email j.menge@transgerma-sw.de
Rep-Office For Middle East In Muscat, Oman China-German Heavy Haulage & Transportation Association
TIMELINE OF THE RIEDL GROUP
1987
Foundation of the Rolf Riedl GmbH Foundation of the EHLG, now THLG (the heavy lift group)
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SERVICES THE RIEDL GROUP RENDERS RIGGING & INSTALLATION SERVICES Erection engineering Mechanical and electrical engineering National and international plant dismantling and reinstallation incl. transportation Relocation of complete production facilities Door to door transportation services from manufacturing plant up to free installed site at consignee’s premises worldwide
HEAVY LIFT TRANSPORT Heavy lift transport by land and sea Heavy lift transport engineering Preparation of transport schemes for heavy lift, high and wide air lifts
CONSULTANCY Feasibility studies Design Route and site inspection Budgeting Optimising studies
TRANSPORTATION & SHIPPING International freight forwarding Containerised and break bulk cargo Documentation Monitoring Normal and heavy lift cargo movement Specialist ship chartering Specialist air chartering Airfreight Door to door supervision
EXPORT PACKING Pre-packing and containerisation of cases and crates incl. vapor barrier (vacuum as much as possible incl. drying agent to prevent from corrosion) Bottom construction of timber or steel with additional Polyethylene foil Specialist packing according to the nature and design of the individual type of cargo
REGIONAL REP. OFFICE Muscat, Oman
1988
1989
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THE RIEDL GROUP IS ALSO ACTIVE IN HAGEN
Together with the Riedl & Stöcker
For decades, students here have learned
GmbH, the Rolf Riedl GmbH
“what is power“. The Riedl & Stöcker’s
organised the disassembling, loading
own all-electric powered industrial crane
and the transport of a 40 year old
Valla V-Kart 400 was used to perform
transformer test station of the
this job. Next to the three 4,5 tons heavy
University of South Westphalia.
test transformers, a shock generator and transformer accessories were moved out of the transformer hall, turned and loaded on the vehicles. Even the WDR television was there to shoot the works.
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1990
1991
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RIEDL & TSCHIERSCHKE
performs a corporate relocation of a complete injection moldingi production in Thuringia. The sizes of the injection moldingi machines were ranging from 250 tons to 2700 tons locking force.i
The preparation period of three
Part of the move were over a
months was followed by the com-
hundred large tools, the workshop
plete transfer of the machines in four
and the storage facilities. For the
weeks. The move was determined
entire time hydraulic gantries as well
by the production release of the
as low-loaders with a capacity up
individual machines.
to 95 tons were available. Overall, the work was performed by three
The machinery and extraction
assembling teams of the Riedl &
robotics including conveyor belts for
Tschierschke GmbH.
additional equipment were dismantled by the Riedl & Tschierschke technicians and transported directly to the new location, where they were once again reassembled, aligned and handed over to the production.
1992
Moving into the new premises Karl – Halle Street, Hagen Membership of the SC&RA
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PROJECT BRYGHUS/KOPENHAGEN Transgerma Südwest received the order from a standing customer Metallbau Früh GmbH Umkirch near Freiburg to organize the material flow to the biggest construction site ever in the company’s history in 2016.
It started with transports of individual
When this representative
front elements on transport frames in Ja-
construction in Copenhagen will be
nuary 2016. Until March 2017 almost 110
completed a total of 10.000 sqm of glass
Megatrailers with elevating roofs mastered
fronts, 60.000 sqm anodized and powder
the route Umkirch – Copenhagen damage
coated surfaces and 750 tons of alumi-
free without delay, so that the assembly on
nium for 54 different types of fronts is
the construction site proceeded sub-
built-in.
sequently and smoothly. More will follow for the completion of the interior.
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1993
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VACUUM VESSEL WITH A WEIGHT OF 82 TONS FROM GERMANY TO SPAIN Early 2015 Rolf Riedl GmbH was awarded with the contract by SCHOLZ Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG to organize a transport from Lüdinghausen, Germany to Sevilla, Spain.
The complete scope of delivery had following data: Autoclave: 2100 x 490 x 470 cm – 82 tons Cover: 530 x 400 x 150 cm – 5,5 tons At the seaport of Sevilla the transhipment to a truck by a mobile crane and further transport followed by road to La Rinconada. Here again our expert and experienced teams guarantee the smooth operation.
1994
Riedl & Stöcker GmbH buys a 400mt hydraulic lifting system in the USA and a 140mt heavy-duty roller
Foundation of the Riedl & Stöcker GmbH Foundation of the Riedl & Tschierschke GmbH
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POWERFUL MACHINES IN STRONG HANDS
TIMELINE OF THE RIEDL GROUP
1995
Foundation of the Transgerma Riedl & Kiehntopf GmbH
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The Rolf Riedl GmbH trans-
especially in order to cope with the
via quayside due to a necessary
ported the most powerful and
corresponding g-forces during the
intermediate storage.
heaviest two generators of the
sea-transport. In addition to the two
world, each 1.350 x 530 x 500 cm
generators also the rotors with each
After completion of all necessary
– 530 tons, within the scope of
275 tons, the exciters with each
safety measures for the generator
transports for a power station in
85 tons and the cooling heads with
and also for the pontoon the approx.
Finland on behalf of the Siemens
each 35 tons were transported. The
6 hours journey started to the ro-ro
AG. The first transport was
mere transport service for the Rolf
quay at site.
performed in summer 2008, the
Riedl GmbH started with the inland
second in Winter 2008/2009.
waterway navigation from the factory
Following the pontoon unloading
at MĂźlheim/Ruhr up to the Port of
the first generator was transported
Rotterdam.
directly into the machine house and
Already for the preliminary planning a close cooperation between
unloaded by the machine house
the Rolf Riedl GmbH and the Sie-
From Rotterdam the shipment
crane. The second generator was
mens AG was imperative, in order
went by a heavy duty vessel directly
transported to the bordering
to perform this challenge safely and
into the Finnish Port of Rauma. Over
power station area and unloaded by
successfully, as these generators
there the direct transhipment was
the strand jack system of the Riedl
were the heaviest built components
handled on the seaside positioned
& Tschierschke GmbH. Based on
from the Siemens AG. In the course
pontoon by two ships cranes.
longstanding experience the Rolf
of this planning the experience of
The vehicle for the inland transpor-
Riedl GmbH again presented trans-
the Rolf Riedl GmbH to construct
tation was already on the pontoon.
port and logistics solutions to the
the transport frame was needed,
The second generator was unloaded
entire satisfaction of the customer.
1996
1997
Purchase of the property and construction of a new office building
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25 METERS HIGH PLANT UPRIGHT STANDING VIA The German Hagen-based Rolf Riedl
over the forwarding responsibility. The
GmbH with its daughter companies
list of items for this project aggregating a
Transgerma Riedl & Kiehntopf GmbH,
total volume of 10,800 cu.meters or 1,307
Bremen and Riedl & Tschierschke,
tons contained among others three radiant
Karben near Frankfurt/M, all experts
modules with a standard height of 24.90 m,
in world-wide project logistics, heavy
measuring 16.80 x 8.10 m, 16.80 x
transport and transport engineering,
6.50 m and 14.90 x 7.30 m at their basis,
successfully completed a spectacular
correspondingly. Technical and logistical
transport project. On account of the
challenge derived from the fact that these
German Linde Concern a complete heater
radiants with single weights of 248 tons,
for a refinery in East Anglia had been ship-
229 tons and 211 tons, respectively, had to
ped from Linde’s North Italian works via the
be transported only in an upright position.
ports of Leghorn and Immingham. Highlight of the project had been three fired heaters
In addition two convection sections each
of 25 m height each weighing between
of 20.60 m length and 4.80 m width with
211 and 248 tons which had to be shipped
heights of 3.70 and 3.00 m weighing
upright standing on land and sea routes.
247 tons and 183 tons, respectively, had to
Under supervision of the project team of
be transported as well as two take-offs
the Riedl Group the pre-carriage of the
each weighing 12 tons, three stacks with
heating plant from supplier’s works Linde
lengths of between 10.00 and 14.30 m
Implanti Italia SpA to the port of shipment,
aggregating piece weights of 24 to 26 tons,
namely Leghorn, the Italian partner of Riedl
in addition to 90 tons of stair and loose
Group, ICW International Cargo Ways took
structures in bundles and crates.
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1998
1999
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MODULES SHIPPED LAND AND SEA Even during investigation and
hold. For that purpose the drive
project team to sign the special
inspection of alternative land
in width between the legs of the
guarantee requested by their clients
and sea routes, port and storage
radiants of 5.25 m had to be exploi-
for the entire transport chain inclu-
facilities etc. the Riedl project team
ted to optimize side stability. Based
ding ro-ro handling in the ports and
ascertained that the core modules
on these parameters Riedl’s project
hydraulic lifting capacity of the trailer.
of this plant, the three radiants due
team chose a 12 axle self-propelled
In addition the project forwarder had
to their abnormal heights could not
modular trailer (SPMT) of the Goldho-
to guarantee safe operations under
be moved in an upright position
fer PST/ST 12-24-08 type combined
restricted conditions in the port of
from supplier’s works to the port of
with a half line unit extending it to a
Leghorn. Especially for transport and
Leghorn. Therefore a suitable site in
three-file 12-axle trailer. Equipped
handling operations for the three
the vicinity of the port facilities had
with hydrostatic self propulsion,
radiant modules the Riedl Group had
to be found for the assembly of the
hydraulic axle suspension and a
to write and draw a specific transport
radiants. From that point an
support system acting on all axles,
plan evidencing the transport
unobstructed haulage of the tall
this trailer configuration with a width
figuration on board the vessel, the
modules to the ro-ro quay and into
of 4.90 m offered a total capacity
loading and stowage arrangement
the vessel had been arranged.
of 538 tons representing a security
within the ship’s hold, side stability
A specific solution had to be found
factor for the 248 tons module of
and acceleration forces.
by the project team for land haulage
advantageous 2.2. Another problem for the land
of the 24.90 m high radiant modules with a centre of gravity in a height of
The highly efficient and flexible
route arose as the radiants could not
16.50 m in view of optimum security
Goldhofer trailer combination, char-
be properly tied down to the trailer
and stability aspects during haulage,
tered from Riedl’s Belgian partner
platform due to projecting framework
roll-on and positioning in the ship’s
ADM Transport Group enabled the
and catwalks around the modules. >>>
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Therefore special supporting
Method Statement as a safety and
width and 7.85 m height offered
crossbeams had to be designed
security manual for the entire project
sufficient space to take up all pieces
and constructed to be connected
performance.
of the entire plant to be shipped.
modules. Further for the convection
Complying also with the time sche-
Logistical problems arose for
sections a transport frame with lifting
dule and shipping window, Riedl’s
the project team inasmuch as the
and lashing lugs, also for the stack
project team made their choice
port authority of Leghorn three times
modules, had been designed and
selecting MV “Ostara“ of Hamburg
changed the loading quay, while with
constructed.
shipowners Condock. The 4,400
each new determination of another
tdw dock ship licenced for about
ro-ro facility the project team had
Those special criteria for se-
2,300 tdw when navigating as an
to apply for another route permit
curity of operations restricted the
open vessel is equipped with an 11
within the harbour area. Even more
choice of a suitable vessel for the
m wide and 15 m long stern ramp
varying height differences between
sea route leg. She should have to
designed for axle loads of 50 tons.
the waterline and, correspondingly,
be operated as an open-hatch ro-ro
Self-sustained for smaller heavy
ship’s hold bottom and quay surfa-
ship with high-capacity stern ramp
loads with two 40 tons slewing
ce at each quay for each terminal
and sufficiently equipped to meet all
cranes, combinable for lifting pieces
change required new planning of
specific requirements for special sto-
up to 80 or 70 tons, the hold of MV
flooring material with steel plates and
wage and lashings laid down in the
“Ostara“ of 85.50 m length, 15 m
wooden supporting base in order
with the trailer and with the
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Riedl & Tschierschke GmbH purchases its own property in Karben
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SOPHISTICATED LOGISTICS PROJECT to minimize the angle between tip of
17 m above the main deck of the
of the ramp and the quay surface
the ramp and the quay. Additionally
dock vessel and therefore had been
could be minimized practically to
for the finally appointed ro-ro terminal
exposed to a wind factor of 2.04 g.
zero so that almost no preparations
a road bypass including a special
In addition, waves of up to 6.30 m in
for levelling height differences were
preliminary entrance to the terminal
height expected at this time in the
needed. All big components and
area had to be built. Certain security
Mediterranean Sea and on the
modules were picked up by the
preparations also had been neces-
Atlantic caused acceleration forces of
hydraulic system of the self-propelled
sary for the haulage of the huge
0.6275 g in transverse, 0.3238 g in
Goldhofer module trailer and trans-
components through the container
longitudinal and 1.3593 g in vertical
ported to an intermediate storage
terminal of Leghorn.
directions. These forces had to be
place at some 500 m distance from
recognised by the stowage and
the terminal. The discharge operation
Having taken these precautionary
lashing plan. Lashing and securing of
was smoothly performed within 48
measures, all modules had been
all components aboard was handled
hours.
carried one by one from the interim
by the ship’s crew accordingly to a
storage and assembly compound
special load security programme
The entire logistics and transport
by the Goldhofer-SPMT to the ro-ro
under supervision of Riedl experts.
performance for this project took 15
terminal and directly into the hold of
This programme had been worked
days – exactly within the given time
dock vessel MV “Ostara“. By means
out jointly by the Riedl project team
frame and operating schedule. All
of the carrier’s own hydraulic systems
and loading experts of the shipowner.
partners involved have been certi-
all components could be exactly
Before leaving the port of shipment
fied under the qualification of DIN
positioned within the ship’s hold and
an authorized marine surveyor
EN ISO 9001. Before each heavy lift
lowered down on points in precise
inspected and approved all lashing
comprehensive safety procedures
accordance with the stowage plan.
installations and security measures.
and instructions were checked-up.
Smaller pieces were taken over by
The entire loading and lashing
During the entire operation safety
the onboard cranes directly from
operation in the port of Leghorn
meetings and project management
trucks.
took three days.
meetings were held based on the transport manual personally written
One of the crucial security
After ten days at sea MV “Ostara“
by Riedl Group’s head Rolf D. Riedl.
aspects of the sea transportation
safely arrived in the port of Imming-
The result has been an absolute safe,
had been the fact that the 25 m
ham and was berthed at the „Nordic
claim- and damage-free operation of
high radiant modules raised up even
Terminal“. The angle between the tip
a riskful plant transport project.
2004
Iris K. Müllejans takes over the management from her father Rolf D. Riedl
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POWER SUPPLY FOR A PAPER MILL Autumn 2009 messers Siemens AG contracted Transgerma Riedl & Kiehntopf GmbH for the transport of a gasturbine/generator-powerplant from Görlitz and Erfurt to Syktyvkar (RU),to lift the heavy units into the machine house by means of our strand jack gantry system and to skid these pieces onto foundation.
The transport of Gasturbine and Gene-
Syktyvkar where the units were stored onto
rator had to be split up as the site could
stools. The 146 tons generator was loaded
not receive and store both units.
in Erfurt and moved via Aken to Hamburg,
Unlike the Generator, whose dimensions
intermediately stored there and delivered
still allowed transport by rail – the gas
just in time to Syktyvkar in March 2010 by
turbine could only be transported in a
coaster and rail.
disassembled version. Nevertheless the biggest piece of the turbine still had a
In Syktyvkar the rail siding had to be
weight of 102 tons and a width of 595
specially prepared to allow skidding of the
cm. October 2009 the turbine parts were
generator from railcar onto hydraulic axles.
loaded in Görlitz, trucked to Dresden, bar-
These axles were especially imported from
ged to Bremen, shipped out by coaster to
Moscow and were necessary to re-load the
St.Petersburg and forwarded by truck to
turbine parts without use of mobile cranes.
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IN SYKTYVKAR, RUSSIA
At first the turbine parts were
and dismantling of our strand jack
All equipment for lifting and
driven under our strand jack system
gantry system took about 10 days.
skidding was provided by our sister
(max. capacity 600 tons), lifted up
company Riedl & Tschierschke
to 12 meters high and skidded over
The transport of turbine and
GmbH, who also took care of the
a distance of approx. 35 meters to
generator involved an extensive in-
technical part of this project. The
its final place of rest by means of a
vestment in time and organisational
strand jack system as well as all
hydraulic skidding system and finally
effort and numerous trips to
required assembly material was
jacked onto foundation with very little
St.Petersburg, Moskau and
delivered by truck from Germany
tolerance. After this the generator –
Syktyvkar: Only in this way could
to Syktyvkar. This machinery has
meanwhile skidded from railcar onto
transport, technical and documen-
been inspected and approved by
truck – was moved under the ad-
tary obstacles be determined and
the Russian government and can
justed strand jack system, lifted and
eliminated prior to transport start.
be used in most of Russia.
skidded to its final place of rest and
Furthermore bottlenecks at the entire
set onto foundation. The lifting and
transport chain were overseen by
skidding procedure including erection
our own personnel.
2006
Development and procurement of a strandjack system LHS 600 by Riedl & Tschierschke’s own design
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ANDONG COMBINED CYCLE After months of intense discussions TRANSGERMA Riedl & Kiehntopf GmbH were awarded the very demanding Siemens Andong CCPP Project, consisting of roughly 18.000 FRT incl. a 298 tons Gasturbine, an 143 tons steamturbine, turbine rotor, upper and lower casing (all ex FCA Rotterdam) and a 344 tons Generator (ex FCA Charleston).
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POWER PLANT, SOUTH KOREA The challenge was to meet the extreme tight and
by shipment of the heavy components as breakbulk on
heavily penalised time frame for delivery, that left no
containership, using the carrier with the shortest transit
time for errors or delays despite the fact that the
times to Busan.
onshore part in Korea was quite weather sensitive.
In Busan these units were discharged by floating crane
The first 6 months after signing of the contract were
onto our hydraulic trailers on the pier, lashed onto trai-
invested for obtaining the necessary transport and civil
ler, rolled onto 3000 tdw barge, seafastened and towed
works permits. During this time the route had to be
to a small fishing port on the Korean east coast.
altered as the Korean authorities refused passage of
Here the goods were offloaded from barge on ro-ro
some bridges and the use of one main road.
basis and onforwarded to site.
Because of this the route was shortened by about
Despite the fact that heavy winds forced the barge to
30 km and also the number of bridges that needed
seek shelter at safe anchorage, heavy rainfall made safe
reinforcement was reduced from 61 to 28. On the
passage through the hills (inclines up to 13% and sharp
new route however we now had to build 6 bypasses,
curves) impossible and small problems along the route
to make 1 excavation and to design and construct a
made us loose several days. However we still managed
temporary bridge across the Nakdong river.
to deliver the goods safely and ahead of schedule to
The extreme timeframe for delivery could only be held
the jobsite in Andong.
2008
Riedl & Tschierschke GmbH purchases a 800mt hydraulic lifting system
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2009
Markus Rohde becomes Managing Director of Riedl & Tschierschke GmbH
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When we got charged with the transport of a 200 tons transformer from Rotterdam to Orinda in California, we didn’t expect that our transport concept wouldn’t work as we assumed.
At first everything seemed to be as planned,
finding an alternative track: an overturned freight train.
but then, just before the transformer got loaded onto
A time delay couldn‘t be avoided anymore.
the vessel for the ocean transport, the end-customer decided to change to a girder bridge trailer instead of
As the route was traversable, we decided to hire
a modular vehicle for the on-carriage. He wanted
an expeditor for the further transportation, to minimize
to prevent disturbance to people during the trans-
the delay as much as possible. When we arrived at the
portation. Even the environment led him to this
transhipment place, our partners immediately started to
decision, because tree-cutting could be avoided.
reload the transformer onto the girder bridge trailer. Just one hour before we planned to start with the car-
Due to this environmental kindness from the end-client,
riage to the substation, the permit was approved and
our project management had to search for a suitable
we were able to transport the transformer to the site.
trailer and to apply for a new permit, which was the
The foundation setting was done by the use of a jack
most important thing. During the ocean transport to
and slide system.
Houston and the rail transport from Houston we were working at high pressure on a solution for this challenge.
Only the intensive co-operation with our American
In Houston the transformer started the long rail journey
partner, the short communication channels and
straight through the USA. It was planned to transport
flexibility from all parties involved, made a smooth on
the Transformer via a suitable transhipment place in
carriage to the substation possible.
California to the substation within three weeks. This
This project demonstrated again, that besides a short
would have been realistic, but the weather had its say.
amount of time; economical and geographical elements
Heavy rain and torrents made the railway impassable.
have a big influence on logistical projects.
We had no permission for other routes and there was
The key to success is a highly educated and motivated
yet another problem, which prevented our team from
team, who can solve unpredictable situations like this.
Steffen Wolf becomes Managing Director of the Riedl & Stöcker GmbH The Rolf Riedl GmbH awards the TOP Areva Supplier award
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ALMA PROJECT: How Scheuerle special vehicles help to explore the universe ALMA stands for “Atacama Large
The giant transporters from the special
Millimeter/Submillimeter Array”, a
vehicle manufacturer Scheuerle are two
terrestrial space observatory in the
vehicles of the same size with a total
Chilean Atacama desert, more than
weight of 250 tons, measuring 20 m in
5,000 meter above sea level.
length, 10 m in width, and 6 m in height.
It consists of about 66 individual radio
They were ordered by the European
telescopes which can be moved and
Southern Observatory, ESO, the Europe-
connected in series whereupon the world’s
an organization conducting astronomical
largest array of antennas occurs which
research in the southern hemisphere.
is able to expand into the most remote, coldest and, to the human eye, darkest
“Many components that can be used
regions of the universe. The two Scheuerle
in off the shelf production were not usable
special vehicles are used for picking up
for the radio telescope transporter project,
and setting down the radio telescopes.
or had to be modified due to the special operating conditions,” confirms Andreas
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RIEDL GOES IN THE UNIVERSE Kohler, Assistant Manager at Scheu-
The Riedl Group once again pre-
as far as possible, ie the largest
erle. The first assignment of the ve-
sented an exciting, transport-tech-
possible dimensions and weights
hicles involves transporting the radio
nological answer to the challenge
should be investigated and subse-
telescopes from the base camp at
of moving the two antenna transmis-
quently implemented. After several
an altitude of 2,900 meters, where
sions each 20 m long, 10 m wide
offers, technical feasibility studies
the telescopes will be assembled,
and 6 m high with a piece weight
and discussions with all participa-
to the observatory located on the
of 130 tons and other oversized
ting subcontractors, police, road
high plateau at 5,000 meters –
accessories.
traffic authorities, official supervisory
passing along a gravel road some
authorities, utilities such as electrical
28 km long with gradients of up to
At the beginning of 2006, the
energy, post office, railway, ports
ten percent. They are used to move
Riedl Group was contacted by
and transhipment companies, ship-
the radio telescopes around inside
Scheuerle to examine the logistical
ping companies and road studies in
the array of antennas.
feasibility of the transport. In order
both Germany and Chile, the trans-
to save installation time in Chile, the
port concept was finalised.
antennas should not be dismantled
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The special transports were
portation and after transport. Several
3 to 5 December on one day to
established and carried out with a
roundabouts on the route from the
Heilbronn and loaded there.
pre-run by road from Pfedelbach to
factory to the motorway were remo-
The transhipment from the 12-axle
the port of Heilbronn on a 12-axle
ved that the transport could cross
Scheuerle Intercombi vehicle confi-
Scheuerle Intercombi vehicle
them straight. The entrance gate to
guration on the pontoon was carried
configuration, jacked up on a
the harbour Heilbronn had to be dis-
out with a 750 tons mobile crane
1,700 mm high substructure, so that
mantled due to the too small entran-
type Demag-Terex AC 700.
the wheels protruded on both sides
ce width. The two antenna transpor-
(total transport width 10,500 mm)
ter were transported one behind the
In the run-up to the transport,
with 560 hp Mercedes Benz Titan
other in one night from the 3rd to the
the Riedl Group‘s technical team
Type 4156 providing the power.
4th and from the 4th to the 5th of
monitored transport to the San Pe-
December. For the distance of
dro de Atacama site. There was an
As a result, the antenna transpor-
27 km, an average of 4.5 hours each
intermediate storage of the antenna
ter could be lifted across obstacles
was required. The transports were
transporters with accessories on the
such as guard rails, traffic restric-
escorted by two very experienced
pontoon to the ship‘s loading bay
tions and bays, construction site
and coordinated police escorts, their
and shipping between from the port
restrictions at the motorway. Traffic
own escorts vehicle and a factory
of Antwerp to Mejillones.
signs, display panels, etc. were dis-
car. The accessories with oversize
mantled immediately during trans-
and weights were transported from
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On the 27th of December, the
After arrival, the antenna trans-
climbed 1,200 meters uphill within
pontoon was towed to Antwerp and
porters were loaded directly onto
7 km, then “descended“ to the next
went “on the long side“ of the ship
two 10-axle vehicles and transpor-
5 km of 950 meters of altitude.
CCNI ANGOL. The Chilean port Me-
ted in convoy. The accessories were
The destination is located at an
jillones was chosen as the delivery
delivered as required to the place
altitude of 2,900 m above sea level
port, as there were corresponding
where mobile cranes are waiting
presenting its own challenges of
cranes for the unloading in the har-
for unloading and assembling. The
oxygen deprivation for both man
bour. The transport ex Pfedelbach
transport route in Chile was about
and machines.
to Rotterdam was accompanied by
400 km, which was carried out in
After arrival at the construction
Mr. Rolf D. Riedl, founder of the Rolf
10 days. Particular challenges were
site the vehicles were successfully
Riedl GmbH, who also handled the
rock falls, which limited the roadway
mounted on the assembly site to be
cargo, the sea cargo securing in the
and meant nightly monitoring on the
ready for use.
sea, the unloading in the Chilean
lonely route to the desert. Also the
harbour, the loading on the transport
partial extreme slopes and gradients
The Riedl Group is already
units making sure the subsequent
of up to 20% presented a challenge.
looking forward to the first
journey could be carried out without
This meant a total of 13 km distance
results from the universe.
major traffic-directing measures.
included a change of up to 2,150 altimeters. Firstly, the transport
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15 DIESEL ENGINES AND GENERATORS FROM EUROPE TO MANAUS / BRASIL Already in June 2005 TRANSGERMA Riedl & Kiehntopf GmbH has been awarded the contract to move 5 diesel engines and accessories from Trieste / Italy to Manaus / Brasil plus the land transportation, site handling and placing onto foundation.
We started the job with route surveys from
flat top barges and rolled off via a jetty we had
the beach landing point to the individual sites
to construct for beach landing, followed by
and bridge calculations as well as talking to
the land transportation to two separate sites,
the customs and port authorities in Manaus, a
discharging from road transportation and
Brasilian Free Trade Zone, located right in the
skidding to the pad and placing onto founda-
center of the country at the Amazonas river.
tions.
10 months later this order had been
3 months later the last five diesel engines
extended to 15 diesel engines, weighing
for the third site were shipped, also with self
282 tons each for three individual sites around
geared H/L vessel directly to Manaus and
Manaus. 10 of the diesel engines were ship-
transloaded onto flat top barges. Here we
ped in one lot by self geared H/L vessel from
were facing the problem that due to summer
Trieste to Manaus directly, transloaded onto
season the water level of the Amazonas river
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had decreased and was totally insufficient.
In the meantime our client Soli-Trans
Therefore we had to construct a jetty of
shipped 15 generators and 5 transformers,
approx. 200 metres length in order to perform
each weighing approx. 75 tons from
the roll-off operation from barge to compact
Finland to Manaus. One of the transformers
ground. In both cases two of the diesel engi-
had to be flown with Antonov 124 for time
nes were placed directly onto axle combina-
reasons. In addition some 300 containers and
tions brought in position on the barges and
20.000 cbm of general cargo was shipped by
the other engines were discharged directly
Soli-Trans to Manaus and TRANSGERMA
onto the barge and had to be lifted by means
Riedl & Kiehntopf GmbH did all the port
of a hydraulic gantry system we installed on
handling, inland transportation and site
the barges, in order load onto the axle combi-
handling in Manaus.
nations.
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