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ASSOCIATION NEWS From The Chairman’s Desk 2 COVER STORY Newcomer Shows Why Lifting Means Verlinde, Across Industries CMA Crane Needs, Responsibilities and Maintenance

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PERSONALITY PROFILE Lifting Personality 8 NEWS FROM AFRICA Yale Lifting Solutions – Targeting Africa’s Needs 10 Cementing a Strong Reputation in Zimbabwe 29 Babcock Goes for Green with SENNEBOGEN 44 ALE Announce Plans to Build Heavy Duty Join on World’s Largest Cranes 50 Powermite – All Things Engineering 53 Sany Expands Business In African Market 61 TRAINING Training Takes Centre Stage 12 FORKLIFTS Discover How Manitou Meets Market Demand With Customer-Centric Focus 14 Forklift Checks via APP 40 TOWER CRANES Potain Helps Barrow Construction Raise Property Value

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INSPECTION Lifting Tackle and Hoists Terminology – A guide for inspectors

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LIFTING TACKLE Opportunity Keeps Blowing In 20 TIMBER CRANES Epsilon Timber and Recycling Cranes 22 LOAD TESTING Opinion Piece: Load Testing – Mitigating Risk and Enhancing the Life of your Lifting Equipment

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ELECTRA MINING Delivering Safety and Affordability to Mines and on Display at Electra Mining 2016

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LIFT TRUCKS Konecranes Presented A New Static Weighing System

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LIFT TRUCKS Water Purification Involves Multiple Cranes 33 PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Konecranes Introduces the BOXPORTER RMG Spanish Crane Rental Firm Scores with Modulift 600SA To Deliver First Fassi Crane With Night Work Lights Fitted to Tridem Config In KZN 48 Liebherr Presents Its Cost-Effective Solutions for Lifting Systems Rolls-Royce To Supply MTU Engines for New Kato Crane

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HEAVY LIFT Cutting Back Time by not Cutting at all

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OUTRIGGER PADS Outrigger Pads – You Better Have Them When You Need Them!

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DID YOU KNOW Wire Rope User: Did You Know? 46 OFFSHORE CRANES Offshore Crane Operations 51

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TRUCK_MOUNTED CRANES New Crane Line Sets New Standards in Design, Performance, Reliability and Safety for Truck-Mounted Cranes 54 TOWER CRANES Linden Comansa Hooks up With a Tall Swede

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MOBILE CRANES Largest Mobile Crane in Fleet Executes Challenging Lifts for Sappi & Mondi Manitowoc Unveiled Class-Leading Grove Taxi Crane

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Disclaimer Opinions in this Publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of this publication, its editorial board, its editor or its Publishers LEEASA ● NOTICE ● or CMA. The mention of specific products in articles and advertisements does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by this Publication or its publishers in preference to others of a similar nature, which are not mentioned or advertised. Reliance on any information contained in this journal is at your own risk. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of editorial board makes no repre3 March 2016 sentations or warranties, express or implied, as to the correctness or suitability contained and/or the products advertised in this publication. The Publisher shall not be liable for any damages REFERENCE NO: ABC NOTICE /NO. 3 /2016 or loss, howsoever arising, incurred by readers of this publication or any other person/s. The Publisher disclaims all responsibility and liability for any damages, includes pure economic loss ALL MEMBERS and any consequential damages, resulting from the use of services or products advertised in this publication. Readers of thisTO: publication indemnify and hold harmless the publisher, its officers, employees, and servants for any demand action, application or other proceedings made by any third party and arising out orDear in Member connection with the use of any services and/or products or the reliance on any information contained in this publication.

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ASSOCIATION NEWS

2016 CALENDER HAS BEEN A BUSY ONE. 2016 has seen the restructuring of LEEASA with new innovations and events.

NEW LEEASA WEB SITE Our new website is up and running. Visit your website and send comments and suggestions, they are always welcome. www.leeasa.co.za

ANNOUNCEMENTS We appointed Arni Sommer as our fulltime executive to run LEEASA. We are already enjoying the fruits of Arnis’ efforts.

EVENTS We started road shows and can report that the interest in our efforts are growing.

First was Cape Town, next was Durban and we will finish up in Johannesburg with the Lifting Conference at the Electra Mining Exhibition at Nasrec in September. Details are on our

website: www.leeasa.co.za book now. We hope to see you there!

Lifting Africa makes a difference for us all!

Until next time, Ken Greenwood, Chairman Email: ken@leeasa.co.za www.leeasa.co.za

To Order LEEASA Manuals Visit www.leeasa.co.za More Information Email: arni@leeasa.co.za or call Arni on 074 900 8378

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Crane Needs, Responsibilities and Maintenance

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he purchase of any asset comes with a number of challenges and responsibilities.

To make these decisions less complicated standards are applied to give the guideline on what is available and how to apply these rules. Different requirements would require a focus on different rules in as far as the application of the machine.

The best way I can explain this principal is to use the motor vehicle industry. There are three basic categories. The sports car is very fast and needs an exceptionally good track and a driver with fast reflexes. The passenger car or LDV that runs on most roads and takes variable roads. The driver is an average person. The truck that transports heavy loads works on normal roads and long hours, and the driver needs to have a special license.

Selecting a crane or any asset can usually also be split up in 3 main groups.

One of the first contributing factors would be the price of the crane and how fast you can recover the cost of having the machine. Should you be buying a sports car, fuel efficiency would not be one of the guiding factors. For a long haul truck, the size of the pay load would be considerably more important than top speed. This is where the comparison ends.

The standards used to date and which we are most familiar with are BS466, BS2573, DIN15001 and FEM9.511. These standards all lay out the use of the crane primarily focused on the load spectrum. These standards are being replaced

by EN13001 where the selection criteria are based on the working cycles of the crane.

Marc Kleiner Managing Director of Condra Cranes

ISO / FDIS 4301÷1:2016 (E) Table 5 design basis by class to determine the life of the crane.

To give a more practical explanation would be a crane lifting 5 tons at 5 m/min is not doing half the work of a crane lifting 5 tons at 10 m/min. The number of working cycles are double, the average distance is the same, the average load spectrum is the same and the acceleration is double.

Here it is particularly important to reiterate the fact that selecting a 10 ton crane to do heavy duty 5 ton work is not prudent.

The best way to decide what type of crane to purchase is to speak to a crane manufacturer.

The parameters for the classification are defined as follows:

South Africa has a number of manufacturers that would offer a simple understanding of capacity, speed and cycles.

1. Total number of working cycles during the useful life

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2. Average distance travelled.

Once the correct crane has been selected, you should also refer to regulations like DMR 18 and SANS 10375 currently under review.

3. Relative frequency of loads to be handled or load spectrum 4. The average number of accelerations per movement.

This gives values for the working cycle from Uo where C ≤ 1.60 x 104 To U9 where C is between 4,00 x 166 ˂C ≤8.00 X 106 Similarly, values are determined for the displacement, being linear or angular DLin0 where XLin ≤0.63 and DLin9 for values between 160 ≤ XLin ≤320 The load spectrum consists of only 6 classes Q0 to Q5 and the average number of accelerations only 4 P0 to P3.

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It is a requirement that the operator of an overhead crane be licensed.

There are a number of training companies that offer this service as well as some crane manufacturers. Check that they are registered.

The crane should be serviced. The intervals of the service are relative to the type of crane and usually recommended by the O.E.M. The crane or lifting machine should be manufactured by an L M E (Load testing entity) usually the company. The L M E is registered by the Department of Labour.

The crane must be load tested annually by a L M I. Lifting machinery inspection.

The L M I must be registered with E C S A Engineering Council of South Africa.

A new crane comes with a load test certificate. The load test certificate as well as the service record must be kept by the owner. The crane operator is supposed to carry out a basic inspection prior to use. There are also weekly and monthly checks that should be done.

Maintenance and repairs To try and understand the service, maintenance and repair of cranes in the field, I need to refer to the motor vehicle industry again. If you buy a new car you take it back to where you have bought it the first year for service. You get a roadworthy certificate with the car. With cranes you need to get a road worthy certificate every year (L M I).

There are a number of reputable crane maintenance companies all over South Africa. The desire to use a maintenance company over an O E M would be related to cost and time.

It would be better to use the O E M when a service or maintenance and repair needs to be done but this is not always possible.

As a guideline a service would take approximately 3 hours.

Rates vary by region and are between R 400.00 and R 700.00 per hour. Travel is usually recorded separately. The service should result in a service sheet recording the items checked and the crane log book should be updated accordingly.

Inspection which should be performed prior to the load test would generally require an additional hour. The cost of a load test would vary considerably depending on the capacity of the crane and the method of testing.

An overhead crane in a general workshop is very much like a pool car. Everybody gets to use it and nobody looks after it or takes responsibility until something goes wrong.

The best way to manage it would be a log book with all the correct documents.

Load Test Certificate, Service record, maintenance and repair records.

If you are not using O E M parts, it would affect the validity of the guarantee or warranty.

Cranes are designed under the premise that the infrastructure i.e. (power supply, building and gantry) complies with the code. If not, any warranty including design liability may be void.

Crane Class, responsibilities and the maintenance of the them all would require considerably more attention than I have given them. Bad decisions would have consequences if they do not receive due diligence.

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Academic Qualifications ROGER DAY has more than four decades’ experience in the lifting industry. He holds a B.SC (Industrial Chemistry) and a B.Com, and his first employer within the industry was Haggie Rand. His last employer was CMCO Material Handling (formerly Yale). His very first monthly salary was the princely sum of R275.

Achievements Being asked 20 years ago by Yale in Germany to establish a Yale company that would serve Africa. The group enabled and supported him to adapt Yale products to suit our specific African conditions and applications.

He is also honoured to have been managing director of the very successful Yale Group of companies (now called the CMCO Group).

Challenges in the lifting industry Several of these are very concerning, says Roger, and there are two main issues. The first is the importation of cheap, inferior (and therefore potentially unsafe) lifting equipment, and the second, the lack of knowledge and training on the part of some users. This is a deadly cocktail – and although some improvements are being made, there are not enough of them.

South Africa needs a strong link and balance between five major considerations: The regulatory bodies – to ensure all regulations are meaningful, technically correct, specific, comprehensive, and easy to interpret; The SABS – to produce practical and comprehensive SANS standards that assist stakeholders to comply with safety standards and legal requirements.

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Roger Day Training practitioners and consultants – provide affordable professional and effective training to teach users how to work safely and inspect equipment thoroughly.

Roger believes that to achieve this balance, the “new” LEEASA (Lifting Equipment Engineering Association of South Africa) is well positioned and equipped to play a leading role.

Advice to offer: No matter your role, position or situation, always place the lives of people and staff far above the consideration of costs and shortcuts. Unsafe or failed lifting equipment can have a devastating impact on your team if anyone is injured. So use world-class, certified products and have them regularly tested and checked.

How will your lifestyle change when you retire?

“I expect I will be just as busy. I have enjoyed the privilege of 44 years in business in the lifting industry, and I would like to give something back and continue the drive to improve standards. Whether in training, assisting small businesses, or working with LEEASA, I will be happy to play a part. Of course, there will now also need to be a balance between lifting and birding, touring and grandchildren!”

Other To all in the game of lifting: be safe!

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NEWS FROM AFRICA

Yale Lifting Solutions – Targeting Africa’s Needs Yale Lifting Solutions, a Columbus McKinnon Corporation subsidiary in South Africa, specialises in material-handling needs to various industries. It strives constantly to develop, adapt and enhance its product range for the African market.

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orking closely with customers, Yale Lifting Solutions uses its vast product knowledge and expertise to develop products ideally suited to the harsh conditions of the African continent.

This has resulted in many improvements in efficiency, safety and long service life.

An example is the Yale Locomotive Jack, developed specifically for the lifting of locomotives underground during derailments. Previously, there were numerous injuries in the mining industry, due to the unsafe design of mechanical jacks used at the time.

A not-uncommon accident would occur while locomotives were being jacked up: the operating bar occasionally recoiled and struck the operator, often in the face, fracturing jaws, etc. The jack developed by Yale uses a friction disc brake system (enclosed to prevent contamination), and eliminates this problem of backlash.

When this was designed, Yale included the requirement that 10 tons could be lifted on the toe of the jack: it also had to be compact and light enough to be conveniently kept in the locomotive’s cab.

Another solution from this innovative company is the Yale slewing device. In conjunction with the Yale jack, this enables the underground locomotive to be lifted and moved horizontally in a controlled manner before being lowered into position on the rails. This has drastically reduced the number of serious injuries and there has been a significant improvement in efficiency on the mines.

Some years ago Yale also developed its SHA manual chain hoist, which has become the hoist of choice within the industry. Apart from the robust construction of the hoist body with wide angle pulling of the hand chain, hooks with solid latches were introduced and zinc plated chain fitted, contributing to the tool outlasting many other similar products available.

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Yale is in the final process of perfecting the design of a revolutionary chain lever hoist, which is much easier to use, more efficient than traditional lever hoists and introduces a beneficial ergonomic feature to reduce injury and strain. This will be launched shortly.

Thanks to its solid reputation, the company is being used as a pilot site for the development and testing of new products within the international CMCO group of companies to assess their suitability for use in tough African conditions.

As part of its drive to give users peace of mind, stay legal and ensure the safety of personnel while using lifting equipment, Yale Lifting Solutions has introduced a unique on-site inspection and testing service model for the mining industry.

This was developed with input from various service organisations within the CMCO group of companies worldwide. It encompasses a fully compliant legal and safety system, with quick and easy access to certificates and other records for all lifting equipment in use, all available electronically.

Yale also has in-house servicing, repair and manufacturing facilities, offering a complete service to customers and accommodating a diverse range of lifting equipment needs under one roof. The recent introduction of a steel wire rope department, capable of pressing aluminum and tapered steel ferrule slings up to 36mm in diameter, can be added to the list of offerings. This complements the various rigging products on offer, including CM shackles and wire rope clamps, and Grade 80 and 100 chain and fittings.

Yale Lifting Solutions is a great example of the CMCO Group’s commitment to improving safety and partnering with customers to solve their challenges through the provision of practical solutions.

Yale Lifting Solutions Tel: (011) 011 4150 www.yale.co.za

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Highly qualified teams with extensive experience in all aspects of the application of our products are on call to advise and support the selection, handling, installation and maintenance of products vital to driving safety, productivity and profit in the lifting and rigging industry.

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TRAINING

Training Takes Centre Stage In the oil and gas industry the stakes are always high. The consequences of inadequate training ensures disastrous effects. At Amandla Offshore Oil & Gas (A.O.O.G) Education and Training the focus is always on quality and safety as per their highly rated quality management systems (QMS). The aim is to incorporate as much safety and practical knowledge into the classroom gearing trainees up for the workplace.

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ompetency does not come from a textbook. While there is no denying the importance of theory and classroom learning, it is significantly enhanced through practical training where learners can simulate real-time situations, fully understanding the complexities and risks involved when on board a rig.

ator does not happen overnight. It takes years of training even more so if it is for offshore operations. At sea cranes become another aninal all together.”

George is closely involved with operations at A.O.O.G, arguably one of the country’s top training acadamy’s for offshore crane and rigging.

Mike Rose, the company’s managing director, says their subject matter has been honed to meet the exact needs of industry.

“Our vision is to be the leader in the oil and gas and offshore training industry by providing the highest quality and most reputable training,” he says.

A.O.O.G is not only oil and gas focussed, but have extended their business and training for the maritime industry at large from their state-of-the-art premises in Cape Town.

The company are also the agents for Heili products and can provide a wide range of marine and offshore cranes, truck moutned cranes, aerial platforms and other handling materials. The trainers are highly skilled and have years of offshore and maritime experience.

Shaun George, an international external moderator and Mike Rose, A.O.O.G managing director

“Training in the oil and gas industry is critical,” says international external moderator and subject matter expert Shaun George. “Becoming an efficient and competent crane oper-

“There are very few situations that we have not experienced first hand. We understand the industry and what it means to operate a crane at sea,” says George.

Both he and Rose believe that learning has to be practical. Certified to train all lifting machines ,and all materials

A.O.O.G has an extensive training facility including a four-meter deep pool for survival training

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A.O.O.G offers an extensive range of training for intended to ensure that all seafarers are aware respond appropriately in an emergency

handling equipment, including forklifts trucks and all marine cranes the training facility is extensively kitted out with equipment that ensures a practical hands-on training unlike few others can offer.

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“There is no other centre like this in the Southern Hemisphere,” says Rose. “The facilities – all under one roof ensures that our learners experience the realities of fieldwork. We offer the full spectrum of training required for the oil, gas maritime industry and we back-up of the theory with practicals.”

Learners who leave here are job ready regardless of what experience or skill they had on arrival.

Accreditated to train A.O.O.G is a Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) Accredited AOO101 training provider, explains Rose. NQF registered qualifications it is accredited for include learnerships for mechanical handling (rigging) level 2, 3 and 4 as well as chemical rigging level 3 and 4. It ‘s also accredited for skills courses to demonstrate knowledge of and apply regulatory requirements pertaining to crane operations, operate a pendant controlled overhead crane, operate defined purpose lift trucks, identify and use fibre ropes, inspect, use and care for manual lifting equipment and tackle, lift and move a load using manual lifting equipment and tackle, identify and use steel wire rope, manoeuvre a load using mechanical lifting equipment, lift and turn a load, perform a boom conversion and lift and move a complex load using a winch.

An exciting new development, says Rose, is that the company is now fully SAMSA accredited to run the STCW courses.

Rose sys that the training facility in Killarney Gardens, Cape Town will run weekly courses and offer transport to and fro daily. Students will have the opportunity of being trained by highly professional accredited facilitators.

They will also be given assistance where necessary in obtaining Seafarers Discharge Books and Visas.

According to George STCW certification includes marine firefighting and fire prevention training, a basic first aid course as well as persoanl survival techniques and competency in security awareness.

the oil and gas and maritime sector that is of the hazards of working on a vessel and can

“This training is intended to ensure that all seafarers are aware of the hazards of working on a vessel and can respond appropriately in an emergency,” he explains.

Rose advises company’s to visit the training facility to fully understand the range and quality available for employees.

A.O.O.G also do roustabout training including

A.O.O.G is the only training facility with a pedestal mounted offshore knuckle boom crane, situated at its training centre in Cape Town

rigging and slinging, the operation and maintenance of offshore cranes.

“We are the only training facility with a pedestal mounted offshore knuckle boom crane at our training centre,” says Rose. “This enables us to train novice students from stage 1 and 2, who want to enter into the oil and gas industry right through to offshore stage 3.”

The training centre is also accredited for AMPLO Development Services, the authorised agent for ATLAS, a specialist provider of the development and facilitation of e-learning, blended learning, computer based training and other specialist software and learning solutions to the global oil and gas, petrochemical, utilities and international markets. “We have more than 600 courses available,” says Rose.

The power of training In light of changing regulations in Africa and the growing implementation of local content laws having a facility of this kind available on the continent is crucial, says George.

“When it comes to the offshore oil and gas industry, training is essential. You simply cannot send people onto rigs without the necessary skills.”

He says that training is the differentiating factor, in the oil, gas maritime sector at large.

A.O.O.G (Amandla Offshore Oil and Gas Education and Training), Shaun George, Tel: +27 21 8200841/2, info@amandlaoffshore. com www.amandlaoffshore.com

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FORKLIFTS

Discover How Manitou Meets Market Demand With Customer-Centric Focus Delegates visiting Manitou Southern Africa (MSA) at Electra Mining Africa will discover that market demand has seen a proactive increase in Manitou’s aftermarket offerings and led to its customer-centric approach, which has resulted in an improved service offering, tailored to aid customers with their bottom line.

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anitou’s customer focus at the exhibition will be complemented by recent machine and attachment innovations on display. Each has been tailored to reduce customer costs, achieved through increased machine versatility, resulting in faster operations, improved uptime and increased safety.

MSA representatives from across the country will share interesting and detailed information on:

Latest innovations Get comprehensive information on the enhanced 28-ton conveyor belt handler attachment; the 16-ton tyre handler attachment; the upgraded Manitou 35-ton tow tractor and improved flameproof and mine spec equipment.

While not a recent innovation, Gehl has developed bigger and better versions, which are the Gehl AL 650 and Gehl AL 750 with rated operating capacities of 2 800 and 3 300 kg respectively.

Lindsay Shankland, Managing Director, MSA says: “Our aim is to ensure that our customers get the best value for money through effective equipment maintenance and support, long after the original purchase or rental agreement.”

The Manitou ManiTrax 35 ton tow tractor is ideal for underground and confined spaces. It has received various modifications since it was unveiled at EMA 2014

Aftermarket offering MSA’s service and maintenance contracts form the bulk of its aftermarket offering, which are provided 24/7 in-line with industry standards.

MSA’s service offering include: Short-term rental fleet, up to 24 months; extended warranty; rapid response; spares; service and maintenance contracts as well as finance packages.

Production collaboration Also to look forward to is the participation by some of Manitou’s partners. These partners work in collaboration with Manitou and contribute to developing some of the unique innovations designed and developed by Manitou. Some of these partners include Jewll Mining; 5DT and Dynabolt.

Manitou’s MT-X 732 has been modified to a flameproof and mine spec telehandler and, with various attachments, enhances above and below ground safety

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Manitou Southern Africa Lindsay Shankland Email: l.shankland@manitou-group.com Tel: 011 975 7770; Website: www.manitou.co.za

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Potain Helps Barrow Construction Raise Property Value

A large commercial property development has rapidly climbed out of the ground on the corner of Oxford and Glenhove Roads in Rosebank, Gauteng

team of executives immerse themselves in every aspect of the construction programme; an approach that not only ensures the delivery of a high quality end product, but also an efficient and safe construction programme.

Barrow says this preferred way of operating is in line with the company’s family-owned legacy, and the company partners with similar minded subcontractors and vendors in its critical supply chain.

The Potain cranes had to reach right around the building

Like most of Barrow Construction’s sites, this development is characterised by the Potain tower cranes being used for material handling activities.

Barrow started using Potain cranes in 2012 when the company bought a pre-owned Potain MD175B unit from SA French. This first Potain tower crane was deployed on a 12 storey commercial property development in Sandton.

The Potain cranes have been anchored into the structure to handle the heavy loads

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he quick rate at which this office block is being built is a trademark of Barrow Construction’s projects; the majority of which are undertaken on behalf of its property investment and development arm, Barrow Properties.

When completed, this development will bring 22 000 square metres (m2) of additional office space to Rosebank and will comprise four basements and a six and five storey tower.

John Barrow, managing and contract director of Barrow Construction, says the success of this development can be attributed to its strategic location in the heart of this vibrant economic hub, in addition to its close proximity to the Gautrain Rosebank station.

“It has been an extremely successful development, and we have already sold many units to other previous investors who have always appreciated the site and our projects,” says Barrow.

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“That was an extremely important project for us and the Potain crane performed very successfully, but it was SA French’s family-owned legacy under the helm of Quentin van Breda that we really appreciated. He was very involved in the deal, as well as the after sales support that ensured the minimal downtime we need on all our sites,” Barrow says.

This new development is a milestone for Barrow Construction considering that it is the first to feature a new crane from SA French. Barrow says that it was the company’s policy in the past to only buy refurbished pre-owned cranes, but SA French’s new competitive pricing convinced Barrow Construction management to purchase a new Potain MC175C instead.

The decision to buy a new crane also brings a number of benefits for the contractor. These include sound warranties and access to the latest innovations from this leading French crane original equipment manufacturer.

Among these are the crane’s “green” features, which provide significant cost reductions in energy consumption on project sites. For example, the Potain Power Control function allows the crane to be operated at only 40 kVA by decelerating the hoisting speed without affecting the speed of the slew and trolley.

Just as important are the significantly lighter overall weights of the units from the newer series of Potain tower cranes.

This lowers erection costs while simplifying installation on construction sites; both significant advantages on this proj-

Due to the sheer extent of the project with its 11 400 m2 footprint, Barrow Construction needed a second tower crane with at least a 60 m radius to reach right around the site to effectively lift and place the building team’s formwork, reinforcement bar, concrete and fenestration requirements. The crane can lift 1,5 tons (t) at 60 m in a single hook and a maximum of 8 t up to 14,4 m in a double hook.

Both cranes have been strategically positioned in the courtyard of the structure, freeing up the necessary space the builders need to undertake their activities in this extremely congested site. The cranes have been anchored into the base of the structure due to the very high loads they handle.

By July, Barrow Construction had completed as much as 64% of the structure and 12% of the wet trades ahead of the completion date in July 2017. The project will peak in January next year when the site will be home to about 450 people, more than double the number already working there.

New cranes from the Potain range are easier to install and very energy efficient

Barrow says limited space is one of the biggest challenges the Barrow Construction team has encountered on the site.

It borders two of the busiest roads in Rosebank, and is only accessible from Oxford Road.

Adding to the complexities of the build is the Gautrain servitude and very steep raking façade on the west side of the structure, leaving very little space in the laydown area of the construction site on Oxford Street.

Currently, it is the pressure of having to complete the fitting out of the office space for the first tenant by the end of this year to take full occupation of the commercial space that keeps Barrow Construction very busy at present.

However, Barrow is optimistic that the tightly coordinated site with the help of like-minded subcontractors and supply chain partners, such as SA French, will see the company add yet another impressive building project to its extensive portfolio.

Torre Lifting Solutions, Quentin Van Breda Tel :+27 011 822 8782, quentin@safrench.co.za Web: www.safrench.co.za

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Meanwhile, execution of the intricate façade requires careful planning. Every floor has a 1,5 m overhang with the final structure excluding the roof protruding 8,6 m out of the building.

ect that calls for a tower crane with a free standing height of 58,9 metres (m).

INSPECTION

Lifting Tackle and Hoists Terminology – A guide for Inspectors.

The terms Working Load Limit (WLL) - Safe Working Load (SWL) - Factor of Safety (FOS) and Minimum Break Load (MBL) are examined in this article.

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or the purpose of this article, hoists refer to hand operated chain blocks and lever hoists, now defined in OHSA DMR as “hand powered lifting devices” and lifting tackle as defined in these Regulations as well.

The terms WLL and SWL are often incorrectly interpreted by users, inspectors, service providers and even suppliers of lifting tackle and hoists.

This is exacerbated by confusing legislation as well as documentation such as Codes of Practice, literature and certificates supplied by manufacturers.

In this article the writer will endeavor to explain the difference between WLL, SWL as well as the FOS which is relevant to understand these phrases as well as the implications for users and suppliers.

The new 2015 OHSA, DMR 18 (1) (b) specifies that lifting machines, and DMR 18 (10) (b) specifies that lifting tackle, should be marked with the SWL. The term WLL was omitted from the original DMR 18, but it was later added in a “Correction Notice” published by the DOL. This Notice defines the WLL of a product as “having a corresponding meaning to the SWL”. This definition of the WLL does not make sense, as there is a difference between the two terms and they do

not have a corresponding meaning as the writer will try to explain and clarify in this article.

The 2015 OHSA DMR 18 defines the SWL as “the load applicable to a piece of equipment or system, as determined by a competent person, taking into account the environment and operating conditions” This means that the SWL can be the same as the manufacturer’s stated WLL or it can be less, but never more and not have a “corresponding meaning” Incidentally, the MHSA Chapter 8.5 (3) (c) also specifies that lifting equipment and lifting tackle be marked with the SWL, which is not practical for slings and hoists. This issue, as well as various other lifting equipment requirements, not addressed in the existing MHSA Regulations, still has to be addressed with the Department of Minerals as well so that Chapter 8.5 can be updated.

To expand further and endeavor to explain the difference between WLL and SWL: 1. The WLL of a sling or hoist is specified by the OEM as “the maximum load that the item is designed for to lift, lower or suspend in an undamaged condition and under specific working conditions”.

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The WLL is specified in the OEM’s catalogue, on his wall charts or product literature. The WLL is determined by taking into account the design factor of safety (FOS) of the item and specified in the manufacturing Standard to which the product has been manufactured.

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Furthermore, RSA legislation specifies that all lifting equipment must be designed and manufactured in accordance with an “accepted” (OHSA) or “appropriate” (MHSA) international design Standard, such as a SANS, DIN, EN, BS, JIS or ASME or equivalent.

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All manufacturing standards specify that the OEM will mark the product with the WLL

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Users cannot insist that slings or hoists be marked with the SWL by the supplier, as the product will then not conform to the relevant manufacturing Standard that specifies that the OEM must mark the product with the WLL.

of the product and not the SWL!! This is also a CE requirement for items that bear the CE mark.

5. Therefore, a chain block (SANS 1594) and a lever hoist (SANS 1636) for example will be marked WLL on the body of the unit and not SWL. 6. Similarly, a chain sling, wire rope sling or webbing sling will also be marked on its serial tag or washer with the WLL of the sling, once again in accordance to the requirement of the manufacturing Standard to which that sling or shackle is manufactured.

To illustrate some practical examples of the difference between the SWL and WLL the following can be used as a guide 1. As the angle between the legs of a multi leg sling increases, the stated WLL of the sling is reduced. This reduced rating is the SWL. 2. As chain temperature increases as a result of lifting hot loads, the WLL of the chain is reduced and the load to be lifted safely, is expressed as the SWL. 3. As the boom of a crane extends, or the angle of lifting increases, the WLL of the crane is reduced and the new reduced safe load is the SWL. 4. If a shackle is embossed WLL 10 ton it is the rating for lifting in a straight line. At an angle of 45° the SWL is 30% less and at 90° it is 50% less.

5. The WLL of a chain sling, if used to lower persons such as used on mining kibbles, is reduced as the SWL is calculated at a factor of 10:1, instead of 4:1 which is the normal design factor for alloy grade 8 chains.

6. Beams will normally be marked SWL as the safe load to be suspended from the beam is calculated by a design engineer depending on the design, dimensions and strength of material used to manufacture the beam.

7. The SWL of a hoist will depend on how the hoist is used.

If angular loading is applied, the SWL is less than the marked WLL on the hoist.

To fully understand how the specified WLL and possible reduced SWL is determined, the FOS and MBL of a product must also be considered and be understood.

The FOS can be defined as the ratio between the WLL and MBL and is also known as the design factor. The MBL is the minimum load, applied in a test bench, under controlled conditions, in an undamaged condition, that the product should fail if a load is applied slowly, with no shock or impact loading during the test All accepted manufacturing Standards in SA, such as SANS, ISO, DIN, EN etcetera, as well as the OHSA and MHSA Regulations specify different FOS for different types of lifting tackle and hoists. For example, OHSA DMR 18 specifies that the FOS respectively for alloy chain slings, steel wire rope slings and webbing slings must be 4:1, 6:1 and 7:1. For hoists the accepted FOS is 4:1 in manufacturing Standards.

Therefore, a new chain sling, with a rated WLL of 5 tons, and manufactured to a FOS of 4:1, should not fail before a test load of 20 tons is applied. Similarly a 5 ton webbing sling with a 7:1 FOS should not fail before 35 tons.

Therefore, if you multiply the WLL with the FOS, this gives you the MBL! The question can be asked why must products have a FOS? If we consider that lifting tackle and hoists are more often abused than used properly, we will have failures on a daily basis with lifting equipment if we did not have a FOS! The FOS is there to provide for circumstances where lifting equipment is overloaded either directly or indirectly, where damaged or defective lifting equipment is used and when operational conditions result in additional forces being induced such as side and angle loading.

Lastly, it is important that no matter whether the product is marked with the SWL or WLL, the load stipulated on the item, must not be exceeded.

The information and opinions contained in this article is that of the writer only and published without prejudice or bias un towards any party or person what so ever.

For further information on lifting equipment related requirements, consulting, auditing and training, contact: Piet Otto at Phakamisa Safety Consultants Mobile: 082 372 4595 or at potto@icon.co.za Lifting Africa - July / Aug 2016

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8. If for example, slinging abuse such as shock or impact loading, sharp cornered loads, extreme temperatures or working above persons is unavoidable, the WLL of slings and hoists must be reduced to a lower SWL.

LIFTING TACKLE

Opportunity Keeps Blowing In Johnson Crane Hire is becoming a prominent player in complex lifting projects on wind farms in the country.

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ecently, the lifting specialist was appointed by Azari Wind (Azari) to provide crane services for the installation of 37 wind generators at Enel Green Power’s 111 MW Gibson Bay Wind Farm in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, overseen by Nordex Energy South Africa (Nordex).

This is one of the latest wind projects to be developed under the South African government’s internationally acclaimed Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPP) programme. Under this programme, Johnson Crane Hire has already provided crane services to install more than 100 wind turbines.

However, this does not mean that the company has become complacent at all, with this project providing ample opportunity for the company to hone its skills, according to Johnson Crane Hire’s Brandon Grange.

A Liebherr LG 1750 is being used to lift and install the four tower sections (50 to60 tons each), a nacelle (55 tons), drive train (62.3 tons), hub (35 tons) and three blades (11.2 tons and 57 metres in length each). The crane is fitted with about 245 t of counterweights, and joined by a Liebherr LTM 14007.1 to help lift the blades.

From Small to Big From Hoists to Cranes

Installation of a nacelle at the Gibson Bay Wind Farm

The cranes deployed on this contract - a Liebherr LTM 11602 and LTM 1095-5.1 - are also tasked with placing the various components in the storage areas when they arrive on site.

They are transported by two multi-axle trailers to the various pads, with the entire process co-ordinated with Azari’s installation team.

It takes about two days to relocate the cranes to the different pads where the lifts are being undertaken.

The lifts started early in May, following a three month preparation period that included the involvement of all of the engineers working on the project.

Combining Konecranes decades-long experience with feedback from customers, the range of cranes and hoists has been developed to be adaptable to almost any application. Super efficient, reliable, safe and quick, enabling improved productivity and minimizing down-time.

Johnson Crane Hire’s working policies and procedures also underwent a full audit by Nordex and Azari to ensure safety and quality on the construction site.

Grange is convinced that Gibson Bay Wind Farm will be yet another successful project where the South African lifting contractor has had the opportunity to showcase its prowess to an international engineering community.

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Peter Yaman Tel: +27 (0)11 455 9242 Website: www.jch.co.za

Cranes and Lifting – Africa At EnerMech we specialise in the provision of cranes and lifting solutions. With more than 40 years’ experience, we are the number one experts in delivering a wide range of integrated services; from design reviews on new cranes to the refurbishment and repair of ageing assets.

Our team of multi-skilled experts delivers the complete engineering, operations and maintenance solution. Our clients can be confident that their cranes and lifting needs, no matter where they are in the world, are in safe hands.

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TIMBER CRANES

Epsilon Timber and Recycling Cranes EPSILON cranes are a global market leader with customized solutions for timber and scrap manipulation, as well as for recycling applications.

Characteristics Of Timber- And Recycling Cranes Timber and Recycling Cranes are constructed for tough and multi-shift operations, because these cranes can manage fast and repetitive forward and sideward movements for extended periods. The main feature is to load and unload trucks within the forestry, recycling as well as the construction industry. The cranes can be installed on a stationary place as well as on machines or trucks. There you can find them either front or rear mounted. The customer can choose between hydraulically pilot-operated, electrically or mechanically operated cranes. Depending on the field of operation each crane can be equipped with various grab types for timber, recycling or construction application.

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ceptional lifting power. The focus within the field of research and development lies on three pillars, namely DESIGN, COMFORT and TECHNIQUE. In recent years, the company developed and introduced several patented solutions, which quickly became standards in its field. Such as the extended inside hose routing which decreases the chance of damaging the hydraulic hoses and additionally reduces maintenance costs. Moreover, the new generation of operator seats “Master Drive” increases the user friendliness by providing the operator full control for each operation. Additionally, EPSHOOD, the newly developed operators’ protection hood bears up operation at all weather conditions, no matter if wind, sun or rain.

Moreover, when on the road, the thermoplastic hood covers the Master Drive seat and protects it from dust and dirt.

The customer can choose between hydraulically pilotoperated, electrically or mechanically operated cranes Timber and Recycling Cranes are used in the following industry sectors: Construction industry, Forestry, Agriculture, Landscaping/Gardening, Disposal industry and Mining.

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ZOOMLION FORKLIFT IN SOUTH AFRICA

Crane Link Zoomlion (Pty) Ltd is the sole agent for Zoomlion in South Africa. We supply Zoomlion mobile cranes such as truck cranes, rough terrain cranes, crawler cranes and all terrain cranes.

We also supply Zoomlion forklifts with diesel, electonic and warehouse models available.

Our Midrand Sales, Service and Support Center has state of the art facilities can facilitate any crane repair or service required.

Crane Link Zoomlion can also offer financing packages to make it even easier for our Customers to get the equipment they need.

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LOAD TESTING

Load Testing – Mitigating Risk and Enhancing the Life of your Lifting Equipment Industry is reliant on machinery such as forklifts, aerial platforms and other lifting equipment in order to operate effectively and enhance its efficiencies. However, business often considers load testing this equipment a “grudge purchase,” as it incurs a cost where the customer does not see a clear, immediate benefit. Load testing costs money yet the equipment is not repaired unless faults or issues are found and the investment in load testing does not result in an easily attributable profit for the business. vestigation to establish the cause of the accident. One of the key criteria in the investigation is to establish whether the equipment has a load test certificate.

The legal implications in cases of negligence are criminal and not civil. This means that the Department of Labour initiates the legal action against the company. This could result in a prison sentence for the company directors and the employees found to be culpable.

The benefits of load testing

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owever, failure to conduct regular load testing can result in longer down times on the site, costing the company money. Equipment failure can also cause an accident that could result in employee injuries or death. This puts a moral and business obligation on the company to ensure that employees are not at risk from the equipment while executing their duties.

Failure to do load testing Every company that uses lifting equipment - whether they rent the units from a vendor or they own them - has an obligation to have it load tested. The Occupational Health & Safety Act 85 of 1993, which companies must adhere to in order to, provides that all lifting machines must be load tested at intervals not exceeding 12 months, with another inspection conducted six months after the load test.

The ropes, chains, hooks, other attaching devices, sheaves, brakes and safety devices that form an integral part of the lifting machine or hand powered lifting device are checked within the six-month inspection. Lifting Machinery Entities must be approved and certified by the Department of Labour to conduct the load test.

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While load testing reduces a company’s risk, including the risk of heavy financial penalties for non-compliance, complying also brings with it a number of business benefits. The benefits include • Reducing the risk of downtime on the job site • Improving the quality of deployment of the equipment • Finding performance bottlenecks in the equipment • Improving the scalability of the equipment • Reduce risk associated with service level agreements, on the part of a vendor where the equipment is rented or a the equipment is being used on a client project • Support continuous process improvement by supporting performance tuning

Extending the lifespan of the lifting equipment Load Testing does not necessarily extend the life of a unit.

However, it can prevent the shortening of it. The results of a load test will show the consequences where incorrect capacity of a unit is used, or the equipment is used for an incorrect application.

The customer can then to commission the repairs, and also address the issues with the employees using the equipment, provide the necessary tools where employees were impro-

• Equipment that has been correctly used and maintained is unlikely that the unit to fail a load test. Proper maintenance includes servicing the unit at correct Safety latch on an aerial platform basket missing Tyre side wall damaged intervals as well as the technician bevising due to a lack of appropriate equipment and refine ing proactive and noting a when certain parts require business processes to ensure that the right tools are used replacement due to regular wear and tear. for the right job.

Key issues that impact on load testing

• The manufacturer may also have specified when certain key items require replacement.

• Load testing is mandatory, and the law prescribes that it be conducted annually, with another inspection performed six months after the load test.

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• When a unit is load tested there is a list of safety items that are checked.

The LME must also be certified by the Department of Labour to test that specific equipment.

ELECTRA MINING

Delivering Safety and Affordability to Mines and on Display at Electra Mining 2016 Renttech South Africa will be exhibiting – among its welding, generators and lifting/rigging ranges – their own Unilift brand of lifting equipment. Specifically, the company will be showcasing its new range of Unilift KV lever hoists and the recently introduced Unilift-KII chain block series.

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Chain block and lever hoists have myriad applications in mining. On the surface, construction and maintenance of metal processing and other infrastructure is ongoing. Underground, as fresh reserves of ore are explored and mined, stoping and development continue at top speed. These activities involve any number of heavy-lifting and moving activities, all of which require safe and effective lifting equipment,” says Martiens Opperman, Renttech South Africa’s Operations Manager, explaining why Unilift lifting equipment is so popular.

Challenging environments Underground, equipment is deployed in a very hot, humid environment which is both highly abrasive and corrosive.

The galvanised chain and working parts used in Unilift equipment are excellent for resisting both corrosion and abrasion. "Often, chain blocks are left underground for extended time periods. Miners want to know that when they return, that particular chain block will still work; and that corrosion has not seized the mechanism," points out Adele van Zyl, Rigging Product Manager at Renttech South Africa.

A mine's key operational objective - to constantly feed ore to surface mills - means that the demands on both men and machines, who work against the clock, are extreme.

“Mostly, mines will buy items such as chain hoists except when there are specific short-term projects - such as a plant shutdown. In this instance, renting Unilift lifting hoists conserves valuable capital, and gives contractors flexibility in their choice of equipment,” van Zyl adds.

Overload protection With the pressures of modern mining, the potential for lifting equipment to be abused or incorrectly used is always there. To counter this, the new Unilift chain blocks and lever hoists are fitted with an overload protection device. Customers have the option to set the level of overload protection they require.

"When using a certain chain hoist, one mine may be happy with 15 percent overload protection, while another might opt for 25 percent protection," explains van Zyl. “Furthermore, there is no global specification to cover the material type on an overload protection device, therefore settings can differ due to ambient temperature variations and this applies to all manufacturers,” she advises.

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In the mining environment, typically the smallest chain blocks will be used to pick up the heaviest loads - as these are easy to carry and hook on.

"If a chain block with a 1.5 ton lifting capacity is used on a five-ton load, the chain block mechanism will secure the load and prevent damage to parts or - very importantly - to people," she advises.

The overload system is an extremely vital and effective safety measure, providing peace of mind that the equipment cannot be misused beyond its correct and safe capacity.

In addition, Unilift equipment meets and complies with today's stringent occupational safety legislation. "We also provide training to add to our customers," says Opperman, explaining that proper training prevents damage to equipment and injury to people.

Furthermore, Renttech is certified Lifting Machine Entity (LME) allowing the company to sell and repair lifting equipment. Renttech also has lifting machine inspectors (LMIs), who perform the legally-required inspections of all manually operated lifting equipment which has undergone repairs.

"Our LMIs are all registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and can test in compliance with SANS 300 standards," adds Opperman. Unilift equipment is CSIR-tested, manufactured to SANS specifications and carries the international CE mark. The CSIR undertakes statutory batch tests on Renttech web slings in accordance with ISO 9001 accreditation. "As Renttech maintains an extensive inventory of spare parts for Unilift equipment, the turnaround times for repairs are exceptionally quick," he continues.

"We are looking forward to Electra Mining Africa 2016, as it gives us the opportunity to meet with our local customers; as well as mining representatives and other potential customers from the rest of Africa. Renttech now has a substantial operational footprint including in countries such as Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia and the DRC. We are very keen to meet with potential pan-African customers, to see how we could assist in the provision of equipment to meet their lifting, rigging, industrial gas, power generation or welding requirements.

While of course we cannot display all our equipment at Electra Mining due to space and logistical constraints, we will be delighted to take invite customers to also visit our Wadeville head office and sales outlet, if they would like to learn more about our products and solutions," van Zyl concludes.

Renttech, Adele van Zyl Tel: 011 824 0410 E:avz@renttechsa.co.za, www.renttechsa.co.za

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LIFT TRUCKS

Konecranes - A New Static Weighing System Konecranes Lift Trucks announced an all-new container weighing system. Konecranes Lift Trucks keeps on developing its smart connected lift trucks according to trending needs. With SOLAS weighing regulations being implemented into the container industry, Konecranes weighing system with a container gross mass accuracy of 1 percent, will provide its customer with what they need.

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ars Fredin, Senior Vice-President and Head of Konecranes business unit Lift Trucks, says, “We find it extremely important to develop our products with future needs in mind and to always be on our toes. We are thrilled to demonstrate the solution we’ve developed to our customers for the first time at such a premier event as TOC Europe.”

The company launched its Static Weighing System, which is a much-needed response to the start of the systematic container gross mass verification from July 1, 2016. The IMO SOLAS Chapter VI amendment, requiring a container to have a verified gross mass (VGM) before it can be loaded onto a vessel, will affect shippers, carriers and of course terminal operators.

The Konecranes Static Weighing System is a system that can be retrofitted to existing machines, and allows the reach stacker to measure the weight of the lifted container with 1 percent full-scale accuracy in less than 5 seconds. Konecranes fully embedded weighing solutions enable seamless interchange of data with the customer’s TOS/TMS or ERP sys-

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tem through a secure, cloud-based service. Data captured includes the container’s verified gross mass, the container ID, the date and timestamp as well as the person accountable for the weight verification.

The Static Weighing System in combination with Konecranes TRUCONNECT® remote services gives the customer access to features such as VGM reports and notifications, in addition to the regular TRUCONNECT services. TRUCONNECT is a remote monitoring system designed to assist customers in making fact-based decisions about their lift trucks, leading to higher productivity and uptime, more cost-effective lift truck usage and a longer life cycle.

EQSTRA Lars Fredin Tel: +27 11 966 2000 www.eqstra.co.za

NEWS FROM AFRICA

Cementing a Strong Reputation in Zimbabwe Specialist crane and components manufacturer Demag was part of the team that completed a US$750 000 cement manufacturing project at Lafarge-Holcim Zimbabwe. It supplied its state-of-the-art 8 ton electric overhead travel crane, 200 m of crane rails with Gantrex pads, and new down shop power supply leads, via its regional distributor O. Conolly.

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nfrastructure development in Zimbabwe is still constrained due to institutional and regulatory inadequacies.

However opportunities still exist for new modernised infrastructure, which requires strong local partnerships for the benefits to be realised. Over the past five years there has been a significant increase in multi-national companies looking to engage with the Zimbabwe market.

O. Conolly director Ian Conolly indicates that the project began in 2014, however the installation of the crane was delayed to March 2016. “The customer required a dependable and efficient overhead crane for the loading of clinker – a grey nodular material made by heating ground limestone and clay into the hoppers. The clinker is used for manufacturing cement, and loading is a crucial part of the process, so reliability was vital.”

Lafarge-Holcim Zimbabwe’s clinker plant is one of the major cement companies in the country, and manufactures and markets cement, aggregates and special products. According to Conolly, many of the mines and manufacturing businesses in Zimbabwe make use of antiquated cranes, which are often poorly maintained. “Newer cranes are lighter, faster and easier to maintain, and the cost of keeping old cranes operating is prohibitive,” he continues.

The team had to endure some tough challenges. Conolly elaborates: “We had to design a crane suitable for the harsh and dusty operating environment, with limited mobile crane capacity. It was also a challenge installing the crane in a dusty clinker factory without affecting the customer’s production schedule. To withstand the harsh operating environment, Demag also designed and supplied a robust grab bucket with the crane.”

Conolly notes that the ten-man installation team is proficient in working in harsh conditions and therefore performed well. “In order to navigate through the challenges, the site team needed to be flexible and maintain good communication with the onsite engineers. We were able to install the crane without any shut down needed or taking away from operation times. What’s more, we ensured that the crane was installed within the given time frame,” he adds.

Owing to the quality of the Demag design, manufacturing and components, and local support offered by O. Conolly, the project has been hailed as a success. “We succeeded in designing and installing some tough components and some innovative add-ons to minimise wear, and have proven that we can handle any environment and have very reliable units.

Our working relationship with the customer was excellent due to our transparency and daily engagement,” Conolly concludes.

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MOBILE CRANES

Largest Mobile Crane in Fleet Executes Challenging Lifts for Sappi & Mondi Our plant services business successfully executed two challenging projects in the last few months utilising the flagship Liebherr LG1550. The lattice boom 600t mobile crane is the largest mobile crane currently in the Babcock fleet. This heavy lifting crane is suitable for a range of lifting applications where large and excessively heavy items must be raised. Despite the challenges, Babcock was trusted to deliver the projects on time without compromising on safety.

First, there was very little space to build the crane in the configuration required so highly accurate planning was vital. The international contractor for the boiler replacement was on an extremely tight programme that was scheduled hour for hour where a delay of the crane delivery for lifting was not a possibility, so a third of the build of the crane was done in rainy conditions. The old boiler was removed in sections with the supply water piping attached. Lifting of the crane boom and the removal of the first piece took less than a few hours. The new 90t boiler was installed at 2am at a height of 65 metres and on a radius of 37 metres. Doing a critical lift at night was not the preferred option but the project had to proceed due to the tight deadlines. The challenges continued even after the new boiler was installed as the crane had to be completely dismantled and reMondi Richards Bay - Removal and replacement of overhead gantry crane moved from site within four days. The removal took he plant services team was called in for the removal place over a long weekend with public holidays when aband replacement of an overhead crane on Mondi’s normal road travel is restricted. paper wetting plant in Richards Bay. The original crane had structural damage and had to be replaced.

The lowdown on the LG-1550 LIEBHERR The overhead crane was removed and replaced in three separate lifts; the winch carriages, and the two gantry sections Maximum lifting capacity/radius: 600 t at 4.5 each measuring 40m long and weighing 40t. The LG1550 radius with a 28m main boom, 49m luffing boom and 200t counterweights on the deck for this undertaking. The project was Lattice main boom: 21 m - 98 m (SL on a strict turnaround time as the overhead gantry crane had to be removed and replaced while the wetting plant beconfiguration) neath the crane was still in operation. Babcock had only one day available to remove the old crane, and a second day to Lattice jib: 28 m - 84 m install the new one.

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Sappi Ngodwana - Removal and replacement of boiler In March this year, Babcock supplied the LG1550 with 56m main boom, 42m luffing boom, 160t carrier counterweights and 180t superlift counterweights to remove and replace a 30-year-old boiler during the Sappi Ngodwana shutdown.

This project was confronted with a number of challenges:

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Carrier engine/output: Liebherr, 8-cylinder, turbo-Diesel, 440 kW Babcock International Group Tel: +27 (0)10 001 0730 Email: enquiries@babcock.co.za Web: www.babcock.co.za

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Condra has delivered the first two of eight double-girder overhead travelling cranes ordered by Veolia Water for the Lower Thukela Bulk Water Supply Scheme.

The order builds on Condra’s long standing tradition of partnering with efforts to conserve and properly manage Southern Africa’s water resources, with the company becoming one of the region’s preferred suppliers of cranes to water storage and wastewater treatment projects.

Three of the cranes for Veolia Water, stacked and Awaiting despatch from Cindra’s Germiston factory

The eight machines are maintenance cranes for the project’s high-lift and low-lift pump stations, and for the water treatment works’ decanter centrifuge, chlorine tanks, machine room, chemical doser and offloading bay.

All machines were corrosion-proofed using a hot metal zinc coating applied as a spray.

station linked to bulk supply pipelines with associated water storage reservoirs.

After completion early next year, the project will supply potable water from the Tugela to a number of towns along the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, from Mandini in the North to Ballito in the South.

The eight machines are maintenance cranes for the project’s high-lift and low-lift pump stations, and for the water treatment works’ decanter centrifuge, chlorine tanks, machine room, chemical doser and offloading bay The bulk water supply scheme under construction on the Tugela River is an Umgeni Water project, and comprises an abstraction works and low-lift pump station, a de-silting works, water treatment works and a high-lift pump

Veolia Water’s order for the overhead cranes was worth a little under R5, 5-million to Germiston-based Condra, which completed manufacture in January, holding the machines in storage until they were needed on site.

Major orders have included cranes for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, for which Condra designed and manufactured machines with extreme lift heights of up to 158 metres and, more recently, cranes for the Department of Water and Sanitation’s De Hoop Dam on the Steelpoort River in Limpopo Province, commissioned last year.

The De Hoop Dam’s main crane was built as a 40-ton machine with two auxiliary hoists of 5 tons and 2 tons. It works ‘blind’ under water, lifting and lowering screens and sluice gates, and placing and removing stoplogs, controlled by advanced technology that reads out the hook’s location accurate to within two millimetres as it is lowered down a guide shaft to the target gate or fine screen, while encoders take into account rope stretch as the rope unwinds during hook descent.

A load indicator tells the operator when the hook has successfully engaged the load, while hunting tooth limit switches help to control top, bottom and side travel so that positioning is kept as accurate as possible.

Condra is South Africa’s only multinational crane manufacturer, with headquarters in Germiston, Gauteng, and a factory in Bulgaria. There is an established worldwide distribution network

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OVERHEAD CRANES

WATER PURIFICATION INVOLVES MULTIPLE CRANES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Konecranes Introduces the BOXPORTER RMG

This new crane offers the clearest view in intermodal container handling with its “smarter cabin”, which gives the operator superb visibility and comfort. It also gives the operator an extended view to truck and train loading and unloading and container stacking thanks to video and control information displayed on the cabin monitor.

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onecranes has been delivering Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes to intermodal operators for many years including to three 350kg RMG’s to Transnet in Gauteng. The new BOXPORTER RMG is the result of customer feedback and systematic study of field use conditions. BOXPORTER is built on a modular design approach that provides the efficiency benefits of standardization while giving the customer great scope for tailoring with optional features. The goal is a fast delivery time, high container handling productivity, excellent reliability, low maintenance and long service life. There is also an evolution path to remote operation and full automation.

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The clearest view in intermodal The intermodal container handling environment has special requirements for lifting equipment. A core requirement is excellent visibility. The greater the crane operator’s ability to see clearly from the cabin, the greater his ability to perform his work safely and productively. BOXPORTER offers the clearest view in intermodal, thanks to its “smarter cabin” offering clear sightlines and its cabin monitor that extends the operator’s view to the handling action with an advanced user interface derived from Konecranes remote operating station technology from Automated Stacking Crane systems.

Top productivity An intermodal RMG needs to be very productive and BOXPORTER meets that requirement with its Active Load Control (ALC) system. ALC is an integrated sway prevention and fine positioning system that allows the operator to move the spreader, not the crane, when carrying out most loading and unloading tasks.

Unique remote service strength The BOXPORTER RMG comes with TRUCONNECT®, a remote service that brings together the relevant crane usage data for informed decision-making through a single graphical interface, YourKonecranes.com.

Konecranes John MacDonald Tel: (011) 864 2800 Email: john.macdonald@konecranes.com Web: www.konecranes.co.za

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A one month tank replacement job completed in two days. and onto a trailer for transport to a nearby scrap yard for further demolition.

n Secunda, South Africa, Sasol was in the process of replacing the tar separator tanks at its coal-to-liquids facility. During this replacement operation, the facility had to remain in production.

Due to the heavily congested plant cutting up the separators on site was not an option.

Also the time required to cut up all the separators on site had a huge impact on the project schedule.

Approximately 4 weeks were required to cut-up and remove one separator. With 24 separators to be replaced, Sasol was keen to find a faster approach. Mammoet provided the solution, by lifting the separators out in one piece, reducing removal time per separator to just two days.

The replacement separators were transported 11 kilometers over public roads Once the decision was made to lift out the separators completely, instead of cutting them up in their existing location, the logistic operation began. The facility itself presented the biggest challenge: space was very tight and, to raise the stakes even further, the plant had to remain live during the entire separator replacement operation. The limited space called for very precise maneuvering. As soon as the separators were lifted out of their position, they had to be moved over a pipe rack

Loading of new separator at the fabrication plant

Transportation from fabrication plant to sasol

Old separator removal

The fabrication plant new separator installation

Mammoet mobilized a 400-ton crawler crane to lift out the separators to a temporary staging position. From there, the separator was moved onto the trailer. It was only one lift over the pipe rack onto the trailer. To keep up the pace, Mammoet brought two identical sets of crawler cranes to the site, so two sets of lifts could be carried out simultaneously.

The replacement separators were transported 11 kilometers over public roads from their construction site to the Facility, where Mammoet installed them into their final position – this was done in an operation which was an exact copy of the removal process, only completely reversed, adding further to operational efficiency.

All in all, Mammoet’s deep expertise in working in congested areas and close working relationship with its clients brought Sasol peace of mind and saved them roughly two and a half years of separator replacement time.

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HEAVY LIFT

Cutting Back Time by not Cutting at all

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Spanish Crane Rental Firm Scores with Modulift Spanish crane rental company Gruas Deca S.A. has rigged a mobile crane with a one-overtwo below-the-hook solution from Modulift to replace roof sections at Estadio Municipal de Balaídos, the stadium of La Liga football club Celta Vigo. of the job were very unique and its success demonstrated the potential for us to combine with the companies involved on future complex lifting applications.”

The 650t crane with 60m telescopic boom was rigged with a one-over-two below-thehook solution

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he 650t Terex Demag crane with 60m telescopic boom was used with a MOD 110H and two MOD 70H spreader beams to remove concrete tiles weighing 85t each that have sheltered fans from the Spanish sun and other elements since 1969. The project was overseen by engineering and construction company Pescaira, which had to complete removal of the old roof in a three-week period as part of a larger scope of work scheduled for the football close season.

Juan Landesa, general manger, Pescaira, said: “The crane and below-thehook equipment combined to form a crucial tool to the safe and efficient removal of the roof. We worked closely with Gruas Deca to implement a thorough lift plan to ensure we didn’t encounter any unforeseen problems onsite when we were up against the strict time schedule. The specifications

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Miguel Galego, technical director, Gruas Deca, consulted Modulift on the appropriate below-thehook equipment, given the challenging dimensions of the tiles that measured 21m x 8m x 5.6m and were made of reinforced concrete in situ almost 50 years ago.

Celta Vigo fans took an interest in their stadium renovation

The MOD 110H was used at 7m length and the MOD 70H units at 3m. The During the dismantling process, each roof tile was detached from spreader beams adjoining sections and supporting pillars combined with two polyester round slings with a safe Serafim Marinho, international busiworking load of 80t and eight 40mm ness development manager, Moduendless wire rope slings. Steel supports lift, said: “We were honoured to be inin the construction of the roof sections volved in such an iconic job. Modulift, facilitated the attachment of the wire Gruas Deca and Pescaira combined to implement a safe lifting solution that slings using shackles. allowed for the timely and safe comDuring the dismantling process, each pletion of the stadium roof replaceroof tile was detached from adjoining ment. I’m sure Celta Vigo supporters sections and supporting pillars, but will enjoy watching matches under a only after the rigging was connect- new roof.” ed to each tile and the crane operator ready to take control of the lifting Modulift UK Ltd operation. A guide rope was used to support lowering procedures. The Tel: +44 1202 621511 crane could complete three lifts with Email: Sophie Briggs sophie@ the outriggers in one position before it was de-rigged and moved to the next modulift.com location. www.modulift.com

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FORKLIFTS

Forklift Checks via APP The “pre-op check” app from Linde Material Handling allows this mandatory inspection of the vehicle to be carried out very conveniently using mobile devices such as smartphones or tablet computers. Instead of using a paper form, the logistics staff can answer the questions regarding the vehicle status on the touch screen. Only if the test is successfully completed can the forklift or warehouse truck be put into operation. Wireless transmission of the data set as well as its documentation and further processing with the connect: software is also possible

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urrently, every fourth new vehicle supplied by Linde is delivered with the connect: fleet management solution. In addition, a growing number of customers are choosing to retrofit their fleets. After all, the modular connect: solution offers a range of benefits, no matter whether fleets are large or very small. It simplifies the management of vehicle and driver data, ensures greater operational safety and lower damage rates, identifies potential for optimization and enables needs-based maintenance.

Mobile app creates safety The connect: app using Android based mobile devices solves a challenge that those in charge of fleets are faced with day after day: namely, to ensure that the vehicle status is checked prior to use. Using the app, the vehicle is activated only if the employee has not detected any defects during the inspection of the truck and has answered all the relevant questions. Then the forklift truck can be started.

The yes or no questions the drivers have to answer concern, for example, the tyre pressure and tyre tread, operating fluids, the battery status and evidence of external damage. To take account of the individual circumstances of the fleet and its operational use, the fleet manager can formulate these questions freely and change them at any moment.

In addition, it is possible to set up a reporting function.

When the driver has completed his check, the app will then automatically send a report to the fleet manager and – if requested – to a Linde service technician. Should the driver detect visible external damage to the forklift or warehouse truck, he can also be asked to take a photo of it using his smartphone or tablet camera so that it can then be sent along with the report. In case of serious damage, the truck can be restarted only when a repair has been confirmed and the vehicle has been released for use by the fleet manager.

To eliminate any language barriers along the way, there is a choice of various user languages for both the queries and the reports.

Data transmission as requested by the customer In addition to Bluetooth, Linde Material Handling now also offers WLAN as a transmission standard for the data transfer between vehicle and the connect: database. So the customer has the option to disconnect the data communication between different systems in his production or warehouse environments, thus avoiding interference. Here Linde applies 40

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With the “pre-op check” app from Linde, the obligatory inspection of an industrial truck before operation can be carried out using Android based mobile devices such as smartphones or tablet computers. Only when the driver has answered all the questions can the forklift or warehouse truck be started

a high security standard and safeguards data transmission using common encryption algorithms. Moreover, any authorized user can activate a regular, automatic data backup.

The connect: fleet management system from Linde Linde’s connect: fleet management is a solution in which all features are included in the purchase price. Due to its modular structure, the individual function packages and modules can be purchased all together or one after the other. Retrofits are possible at any time. The connect: product family includes four major function groups that are subdivided into modules. It is based on connect: access control which includes access control via RFID chip or PIN, the management and organization of driver and vehicle data as well as the reporting function. The connect: data function group encompasses the documentation of operating hours, detection of shocks and error code transmission. Businesses wishing to obtain a detailed usage analysis for their fleet can use the connect: analysis function group. Individual, automated reporting enables the operator to evaluate and optimize the operating, non-operating and maintenance times for each individual vehicle.

Linde Material Handling Tel: (011) 723-7000, Email: info@linde-mh.co.za Web: www.linde-mh.co.za

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OUTRIGGER PADS

Outrigger Pads – You Better Have Them When You Need Them!

Crane mats, floats, outrigger pads – call them what you will, but if you own a boom-truck, you should have a set or two with your crane at all times.

It’s almost like carrying a portable foundation.

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he steel foot pads on the end of crane outriggers – from the factory - are generally small and are designed for good ground conditions. “Good ground conditions” is a loaded phrase that requires some consideration.

around and the crane rotates over the various corners, those pressures are not equal over the outriggers and indeed vary based on the operating conditions and quadrants, for example, there may be times when only one outrigger is taking the majority of the weight of the crane and the load.

Among the many responsibilities of the crane operators is his or her ability to be able to assess the ground area in which they will be setting up. The ground surface must have enough stability and bearing capacity to support the dead weight of the boom truck, the load, the rigging, and shock (impact) loads and any dynamic conditions such as swinging, hoisting, lowering and traveling.

If the ground under that outrigger is not firm, level and well compacted, that outrigger can punch through the ground and cause catastrophic crane failure.

It is pretty obvious that the ground pressure developed by a crane on its outriggers is huge. As the load is swung

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Questionable but otherwise reasonable ground requires the use of outrigger “floats” or “crane mats” which are placed under the outrigger pad to disburse the weight of the crane and the load over more ground area than just the steel pad.

Crane mats and floats should be made out of substantial materials – generally dense wood, high pressure plywood or

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composite materials and they must always be larger than the outrigger, factory foot pad. We have seen “home made” outrigger pads made out of pressure treated pine and we suggest that this is a very bad idea. While it may work in a muddy field with a small load, that pine is a soft wood that will compress or shatter when it comes into contact with something solid such as clay, tree roots, boulders, broken concrete or bedrock – while the weight of the outrigger is pushing from above.

Undeniably, many soils on a job site are questionable, so pro-active safety management requires the use of supplemental crane mats much of the time if not all the time.

Keep in mind as well that supplemental floats and crane mats can also provide protection to asphalt and decorative stone or concrete surfaces which are easily damaged by the steel outrigger pads.

Don’t forget too, that an asphalt or paved surface like a parking lot is no guarantee that the subsurface will support the weight of the crane on the outriggers – a problem that many boom-truck owners discover as first time operators – and those hard concrete surfaces that seem indestructible may be vaulted or may be poured over a hollow drain pipe.

Many times the ground or gravel under the concrete or asphalt may be washed out in spots creating voids and potential weak spots. Your floats can spread the weight out and save you a potential insurance claim, contractor back charges, or worse.

NOTE THAT CRANE MATS AND FLOATS DO NOT TAKE THE PLACE OF GOOD SENSE! A good operator knows that your boom truck has to be on solid level footing - always. Floats and crane mats do not change that fact and when they are in use, they must be level. Remember that if your boom truck is not set up level to within 1% (or as per manufacturer instructions) – your load chart does not apply! Be aware that in a 20 foot span, 1% is only two inches off-level! Anything past this point and your crane can lose 15 – 20% or more of the rated capacity. If your outrigger pad is set down on an unleveled float, it may slide off under load and set off a catastrophic chain of events with disastrous results.

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NEWS FROM AFRICA

Babcock Goes for Green with SENNEBOGEN Babcock, the exclusive Southern African distributor of leading construction brands including Volvo, Terex Trucks, Tadano, SDLG and Winget, concluded a deal with SENNEBOGEN at this year’s Bauma trade fair which will see the German construction equipment company’s range of duty cycle, crawler, dragline and port cranes, as well as material handlers for all operations, included in the Babcock offering. The agreement with SENNEBOGEN reflects Babcock’s ongoing efforts to deliver top quality construction equipment to new and existing customers. motor, wheels or tracks, making the SENNEBOGEN range of products highly versatile.

“A further advantage is the simplicity of the technology coupled with robust designs allowing customers to continue with operations even in most situations of electronic failure,” continues Sanday. “This translates to minimal operator downtime and when situations such as these do arise, Babcock will be on hand with our ‘trusted to deliver’ after sales support, technical assistance and spare parts.”

Identifiable by its vivid green branding, SENNEBOGEN’s‘Go for Green’philosophy embraces quality, sustainability, innovation, value and tailored solutions

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he German manufactured machinery – suitable for forestry, construction, scrap handling, ports and piling work – is largely custom built to individual specifications and combines superior quality with straightforward yet highly effective technology. Identifiable by its vivid green branding, SENNEBOGEN’s ‘Go for Green’ philosophy embraces quality, sustainability, innovation, value and tailored solutions.

Craig Sanday, National Manager for SENNEBOGEN, which forms part of Babcock’s Equipment business unit, discusses the new SENNEBOGEN range and explains the rationale behind the partnership. “SENNEBOGEN have a very unique product line which complements several of our other product ranges. Most of the machines are built to customer specifications which means that customers are able to choose various configurations such as a diesel engine or an electric 44

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The SENNEBOGEN material handlers are designed for high performance capacity and maximum reliability and safety.

The machines are available with a selection of robust modular undercarriage solutions for customised applications.

These applications include timber, port and scrap handling, steel mills, recycling, waste and demolition, available with various quick-changing grabs and attachments. SENNEBOGEN’s heavy duty cranes available through Babcock include lattice boom crawler cranes, designed for heavy duty lifting that offer great flexibility by moving under load while providing high stability; duty cycle cranes for dragline applications, available with an optional environmentally friendly electric drive; and powerful port cranes with a lifting capacity of up to 125 tonnes and high stability for heavy lifting works.

Sanday says that the environmentally friendly innovations and technologies employed by SENNEBOGEN are a further advantage, as they promote the reliability of the machines while at the same time contributing to reducing the demand for energy. SENNEBOGEN’s E-Series technology translates into a 25% saving on fuel, electro hydraulic drives have the potential to cut cost by 50% and their green hybrid cylinders can achieve up to 30% on energy savings.

Babcock, Craig Sanday, Tel: +27 (0)10 001 0730 craig.sanday@babcock.co.za, www.babcock.co.za

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A trusted industry leader For more than 90 years, Scaw, a South African industry leader, has been a preferred supplier to the lifting and rigging industry.

From wire & strand products, Haggie® Steel Wire Rope, chain products as well as fittings and attachments, Scaw continues to design and deliver the highest quality products to customer specifications.

Highly qualified teams with extensive experience in all aspects of the application of our products are on call to advise and support the selection, handling, installation and maintenance of products vital to driving safety, productivity and profit in the lifting and rigging industry.

www.scaw.co.za

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DID YOU KNOW?

Wire Rope User: Did You Know?

1. Did you know that insufficient lubrication can dramatically reduce the service life of a wire rope?

2. Did you know that if the outer wires of a rope begin to flatten, as a result of friction, it is time to replace the wire rope?

3. Did you know that when a wire rope is crushed, damage to the structure of the rope has occurred?

4. Did you know that when a wire rope is exposed to an electrical charge, resulting in arcing, the rope has been damaged and should be replaced?

5. Did you know that a wire rope should be replaced when the inner core has begun to appear through the outer strands?

"A wire rope sling shall be removed from service if conditions such as the following are present:

6. Did you know that kinks damage and significantly reduce the strength and integrity of a wire rope?

(b) broken wires

7. Did you know that wire rope which is in continuous service should always be inspected during operation?

8. Did you know that wire rope with cut wires, or cut strands should be replaced?

9. Did you know that if a wire rope is burned, or exposed to excessive heat it should be replaced?

10. Did you know that a wire rope with severe rust, or discoloration on the exterior is an indication of corrosion on the interior?

11. Did you know that if strands on a wire rope open up in a cage like formation the rope should be replaced? This is often referred to as "Bird Caging".

12. Did you know that wire rope will fail if worn out?

13. Did you know that wire rope is a machine?

(a) missing or illegible sling identification (see Section 9-2.7)

(1) for strand-laid and single-part slings, ten ran domly distributed broken wires in one rope lay

(2) for cable-laid slings, 20 broken wires per lay

(3) for six-part braided slings, 20 broken wire per braid

(4) for eight-part braided slings, 40 broken wire per braid (c) severe localized abrasion or scraping (d) Kinking, crushing,birdcaging, or any other damage resulting to the rope structure (e) evidence of heat damage (f ) end attachments that are cracked, deformed, or worn to the extent that the strength of the sling is substantially affected

14. Did you know that the strength of a wire rope increases slightly following a break in period, and then gradually reduces strength over the service period?

(g) Severe corrosion of the rope, end attachments, or fittings

15. Did you know it is a "best practice" to replace a wire rope when you are in doubt?

(i) for rigging hardware, removal criteria as stated in ASME B30.26

16. Did you know that a wire rope should be replaced if the wear on the individual wires exceeds one third (1/3) of their original diameter?

(j) other conditions, including visible damage, that cause doubt as to the continued use of the sling"

17. Did you know that ASME B30.9 - 2006 9-2.9.4 Removal Criteria outlines the specifics for removing wire rope slings from service?

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(h) for hooks, removal criteria as stated in ASME B30.10

Be sure to check out my next post "Wire Rope Inspection Allied Winch On A D7 Caterpillar."

Follow Bill Teichgraber @rigging_guy on Twitter & Instagram.

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600SA To Deliver First Fassi Crane With Night Work Lights Fitted to Tridem Config In Kwazulu-Natal In a first for South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal material handling market, 600SA, a division of Eqstra Industrial Equipment (“EIE”), is supplying a Fassi F800RA.2.23 heavy-duty truckmounted crane with night-work lights mounted on the Volvo Tridem truck. The crane has been ordered by Southern African market leader Lovemore Bros Machine Movers and Riggers to assist with night operation and being ready for the busy trade with a full toolbox.”

“We are proud to have been part of Lovemore Bros’ success story,” says 600SA’s Managing Director Brendan Londt. “Lovemore Bros has been purchasing Fassi cranes from us, ranging in capacity from 17 t/m up to 50 t/m since the early 90’s. Some of the Fassi cranes bought in the late 1990’s have been remounted onto their second and even third new truck chassis and are still working today – testimony to the superior durability and ruggedness of this best-in-class brand.

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he Fassi F800RA.2.23, catagorised in the 80 ton meter class, will be the largest knuckle boom truck mounted crane operating in KwaZulu-Natal. This will enable the rig to achieve a relatively large payload, superior to most conventional 8 x 4 chassis available today, due to the load distribution having the three axles carrying all the weight at the rear underneath the crane.

Very light in tare mass for their lifting capacity, Fassi cranes have revolutionised the traditional heavy-weight knuckle boom truck-mounted cranes by combining exceptional lifting performance, a low tare mass and a reduced structural design, without compromising crane structure.

Lovenore Bros are proud to have been supplying Fassi cranes into Lovemores fleet of 32 heavy duty rigs and numerous specialised equipment.

“To stay competitive in the industry, the company’s focus is not only on offering clients a full range of specialized services to cater for their material handling and logistics needs, but also on investing in specialized equipment that clients would expect to find in the inventory of a quality rigging contractor,” says Lovemore Bros’ Director Rob Lovemore.

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“Lovemore Bros’ professionalism is evident in the exacting standards they require of the specialised machines they deploy. The fact that the work lights could have been fitted after-market, but the company selected the original fully specialized LED work lights, is just one example.”

600SA distributes Fassi’s light-duty 1/12 tonnes, medium-duty 13/38 tonnes and heavy-duty (over 41 tonnes) truck-mounted, knuckle-boom cranes, which are characterised by advanced technological features that not only facilitate optimal productivity, but also ensure high levels of safety.

In addition to its suite of best in class brands and comprehensive service offering, 600SA’s client-focused service is based on its commitment to forming partnerships for life and the reliable back-up service provided by the long term stability of the company. As an example, 600SA is the only crane supplier in KwaZulu-Natal that has consistently stayed in operation for the past 10 years.

600SA fully supports its client base over the complete product lifecycle, including maintenance contracts, operator and maintenance staff training and spares and aftermarket support.

Eqstra Industrial Equipment (“EIE”) Greg Hayes, Tel: +27 (0)31 7052311 Email: gregh@eiegroup.co.za www.eiegroup.co.za

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ALE Announce Plans to Build Heavy Duty Join on World’s Largest Cranes ALE has announced plans to build a heavy duty jib with lengths up to 100m that can fit onto both the AL.SK190 and AL.SK350 cranes.

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he new jib will have a 3,400t lifting capacity and will be built from specialist steel milled with steel grades up to S1100QL used. The jib is a modular design and can be assembled in different configurations.

As part of the Innovation Series, ALE’s AL.SK190 and AL.SK350 cranes are designed for the lifting and installation of ultra-heavy loads. They can be equipped with a 4,000t main winch system and a 600t auxiliary quick winch system.

For weights from 4,000t-5,000t a strand jack lifting system will be utilised.

These cranes can perform lifts previously unachievable, whilst occupying a very small footprint and have the ability to save clients time and money on the construction site by reducing schedule, risk and cost.

Ronald Hoefmans, ALE’s Technical Director, said: “The AL.SK cranes have always been designed with a potential for a jib but has previously never been required. We have received client requests to lift with heavier capacities to bigger heights.

“The new jib will enable us to achieve this and lift heavy loads to bigger heights with a larger radius. The jib will be comprised of a unique patented design with a wide strut.

It is this special design which will boost the lifting capacity.”

The expected completion of the build is the end of 2016

ALE Heavy Lift Tel: +27 21 842 2762 000 Crane.qxp_TER003_500 000 Crane 2016/01/29 At TER003_500 ALE, our priority is to anticipate future challenges and 1:39 PM Page 1 www.ale-heavylift.com provide an innovative solution for our clients.

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OFFSHORE CRANES

Offshore Crane Operations EnerMech's Cranes & Lifting division offers a professional yet competitive service covering the installation, operation, maintenance and inspection of all types of offshore and marine cranes

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he service extends to all lifting equipment associated with offshore workscopes - from the supply of a shackle or rigging loft hire through to the complex installation of large pieces of equipment.

EnerMech has a proven track record, spanning over 35 years, in the delivery of these services to offshore operators, drilling and marine clients around the clock, across the globe.

Our multidisciplined crews of offshore crane operators and mechanics are backed up by fully trained and competent teams of field support engineers, technicians and inspectors who can be mobilised at short notice. Our offshore operations are supported with well equipped and staffed onshore workshops, including dedicated rigging and lifting equipment facilities.

We provide highly qualified and competent maintenance and operational personnel on either a contractual or adhoc basis, which is tailored to suit the individual needs of the client. This can include: •

Crane operation personnel including multi-skilled crane operators: operator/mechanics, operator/ maintainers, operator/assessors, etc., all trained and assessed to the latest OPITO standards

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Crane technicians (hydraulic, mechanical and electrical)

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Safe Load Indicator/Rated Capacity Indicator (SLI/ RCI) technicians and equipment supply

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Control, inspection/certification technicians and engineers

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Multi-disciplined NDT personnel

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Product specialists (Liebherr and MIPEG service engineers)

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Inspectors with G7/G11 (Norway)

EnerMech are agents for the MIPEG range of safe load indicators. Our factory trained technicians are fully qualified to install and commission the systems and provide a comprehensive service, including planned maintenance and emergency call-outs.

Engineering is our great strength. The bespoke, tailored service we offer our customers is second to none in the industry. We can provide the highest standard of design and manufacture to fit your specific project needs, no matter where you are in the world EnerMech has a strong engineering focus, which is epitomised in the specialist work that is carried out by our technical team. From offshore crane projects, modifications and upgrades, crane surveys and specialist studies (such as maintenance and obsolescence), EnerMech has the experience and technological proficiency to ensure your project is delivered on time and under budget, every time.

EnerMech Garry Stuart - Regional Cranes Manager Mob: +27 76 743 4013 Email: gstuart@enermech.com Web: www.enermech.com Lifting Africa - July / Aug 2016

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Powermite, a Division of Hudaco, has earned the reputation as a specialist engineering supplier of world-class components, equipment and systems to Southern Africa’s mining, marine, industrial and general engineering sectors.

First established in the late '60's, this pioneering company is responsible for introducing a number of firsts to South Africa including cable reeling drums, conductor systems, festoon systems, flat cables as well as a large variety of industrial plugs and sockets of various specifications. Powermite rapidly captured substantial market share in the materials handling sector and with ISO 9001:2000 accreditation secured, the company was soon positioned as a single source supplier of electrical crane materials and flexible cables to Southern African mining and industry.

Throughout its successful 45 year track record, Powermite has secured a number of exclusive distribution rights for the supply of premium brand products to Southern African mining and industry. These companies include Conductix Wampfler, EKD, Telefonika, Mennekes and Proconnect. “We also supply a range of high quality cable accessories through our company division, Three-D Agencies,” adds Marks.

Fundamental to Powermite’s success is the company’s ongoing commitment to maximising uptime and productivity for customers and end-users through the sustained delivery of quality products supported by service excellence that extends to optimised response time. “We continuously invest in local manufacture research to produce products that deliver efficient and reliable performance,” states Marks.

“Our wide distribution network of well-stocked branches in Johannesburg, Rustenburg, Witbank, Cape Town, Durban and Richards Bay support the Roodepoort head office in efficiently serving the local market as well as 14 cross-border countries, including Mauritius. “We are working on establishing a foothold in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, in close cooperation with Hudaco, as part of our African expansion strategy.”

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From buffers for overhead cranes to couplers for motors, we combine best-in-class products with experience, expertise and product know-how to deliver engineered solutions to our valued customers,” says Marketing Director, Donovan Marks. The company’s extensive product portfolio includes energy supply systems, motorised and spring cable reels, container handling systems as well as industrial and mining cables, plugs and sockets.

Powermite (a division of Hudaco), Donovan Marks Tel: +27 11 271 0000, www.powermite.co.za Email: donovan@powermite.co.za

Powermite’s range of electrical products are manufactured locally by Ampco and Proof Engineering in a new state-ofthe-art manufacturing facility making it the largest plug and socket manufacturer under one roof in Africa.

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Powermite – All Things Engineering

TRUCK-MOUNTED CRANES

Hyva, a leading global provider of transport solutions for the commercial vehicle and environmental service industries, is launching the first two families of a completely new line of Hyva Cranes. The 13-16 tm class, the first part of the new line to be launched, comprises 12 models

New Crane Line Sets New Standards in Design, Performance, Reliability and Safety for Truck-Mounted Cranes

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ore tm classes will be added to the new line over the next 2 years, extending the range from 8 to 150 tm.

Development of the new line, from concept to field operation, has involved customer experience research, ergonomic review, 3D development, Finite Element Analysis, prototype production, laboratory testing and field-based customer acceptance tests.

Both of these features improve driver attention and can save time and increase productivity A new control station, incorporating both crane and stabiliser controls, has an ergonomic working position and user-friendly interface which delivers better operator efficiency and safety together with improved productivity.

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Dynamic Load Diagram allows advance verification of the crane lifting capacity based on the truck stability, and, Magic Touch allows automatic folding and unfolding to transport and working positions. Both of these features improve driver attention and can save time and increase productivity.

13 tm and 16 tm class telescopic boom cranes.

Designed to be used in car recovery and in all other applications where a compact, light and easy to operate crane is needed.

of the truck in all ground conditions. The wide slewing angle, 425°, is best-in-class for medium sized cranes. And, with an extensive range of accessories and attachments, the cranes are suited to a wide range of applications.

13 tm and 16 tm class articulated boom cranes.

Durability and lifetime value too, is high with enhanced resistance to adverse environmental conditions as a result of a long life painting process, anti-corrosion treatments on non-painted components, protected rubber hose tracks and assembly of components using specialist tools.

Perfect solution for cost and performance in loading and unloading operations.

Other features include:

HC131, HC143, HC153, HC161, HC173 & HC183

Regenerative valve delivering higher speed crane extension

13 tm to 18 tm top performance articulated cranes.

Robust, cast hook attachment

Equipped with double linkage boom system. Made for complex lifting applications.

Always the maximum lifting capacity using the hook and using attachments such as rotators, buckets and bricks.

HC131K & HC161K

LED lights for night working

HB130 & HB160

13 tm and 16 tm class short boom articulated cranes with double linkages.

Designed for high loads delivery. Installation on compact wheelbase trucks. Used in construction applications.

There are several options for radio remote control and a wide range of stabiliser configurations to ensure safe positioning

All Hyva cranes are ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management and ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management certified.

Hyva Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. Tel: +27 (0)318 33 53 01 hyvasa@hyva.com, www.hyva.com

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HT130 & HT162

TOWER CRANES

Linden Comansa Hooks up With a Tall Swede Rental company Edins Byggkranar supplied two Linden Comansa tower cranes for the construction of the Kista tower, Stockholm’s tallest residential building

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onstruction company JM Sverige is about to finish the Kista Torn ("tower", in Swedish), a residential building located in the district of Kista, in Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden. The complex is formed by the 120-metre-high Kista tower (35 floors) and the smaller K2 building (15 floors), which both together will house 362 apartments.

For the construction of the Kista tower, Linden Comansa’s long-time partner Edins Byggkranar provided JM Sverige two brand new Linden Comansa tower cranes in September 2013. The first crane to arrive to the jobsite was a Linden Comansa 21LC750 48t, erected with 50 metre of both radius and height. This flat-top tower crane helped to assemble the second Linden Comansa tower crane, a 16LC185 8t, with 35-metre radius and height of 32 metres.

Both cranes first collaborated in the construction of thick concrete walls in the basement of the building. Soon after-

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The 21LC750 always worked three floors ahead of a team of workmen who set the electrical and pipe installations and used a concrete pump to fill the floors, leaving always two empty levels between the tower crane and the workforce for safety reasons wards the 21LC750 48t started with the rising and positioning of the prefab walls that shape the building. From floor 8, both walls and floors were all prefabricated allowing the

Terex Enhance ABP Operations Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has received an order from Associated British Ports (ABP) for two electric Terex Gottwald Model 8 portal harbour cranes in the G HSK 8424 B fourrope grab variant.

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he leading British port operator has ordered the two machines for its terminal in Immingham, located on the North Sea estuary of the Humber.

The cranes have been adapted to the individual conditions of the terminal and are particularly efficient as they are driven with power from the terminal’s own electricity supply.

New Paper: ABP: TOS Software Operations at Hams Hall & Immingham The machines based on Terex Gottwald mobile harbour crane technology will be part of a particularly high-performance terminal, where many Terex Gottwald mobile harbour cranes and portal harbour cranes have been operated since 2002.

There they will replace two older Terex Gottwald HSK 360 EG portal harbour cranes from Generation 4 of TPS. Kista Torn is Stockholm’s tallest residential tower

crane to build each floor very fast. The 21LC750 always worked three floors ahead of a team of workmen who set the electrical and pipe installations and used a concrete pump to fill the floors, leaving always two empty levels between the tower crane and the workforce for safety reasons.

When the building gained in height, the Edins Byggkranar erectors team jacked up the 21LC750 crane with the hydraulic cage up to 78 meters. To reach the final height of 132 metres, the 21LC750 had to be tied once to the building, and had to be jacked up four more times. To ensure an optimal performance at such height, and with heavy loads of up to 22 tonnes, the crane was delivered with the optional 110 kW hoist motor that allows speeds of up to 88 metres per minute. Also, although it was not necessary for the Kista tower, Edins Byggkranar ordered the crane with the optional high capacity Lebus drum for 1,450 metres of rope, to be used in upcoming projects.

The 21LC750 48t, which dismantled the 16LC185 8t in April 2015, remained at the Kista Torn project until March 2016.

Linden Comansa Mariano Echávarri mariano.echavarri@comansa.com Tel: +34 948 33 50 20 www.comansa.com

The new machines offer an outreach of up to 50 metres and maximum lifting speeds of 140 metres per minute.

Sean Blissett, Engineering Manager Humber, ABP, said: “The terminal at Immingham handles a significant amount of bulk products. The solution from TPS has proven its reliability in this demanding environment over the years.”

New Paper: Bleak Outlook for Bulk: A Long Term Perspective Neil Griffiths, the new Sales & Service Director in the UK and Ireland at TPS, said: “The terminal in Immingham shows how customers can continuously expand their business with our technology.

“ABP has opted for Terex Gottwald mobile harbour crane technology for 14 years. The cranes now ordered again stand for another visible leap in growth and performance. The two G HSK 8424 B machines will be the largest cranes based on mobile harbour crane technology in the whole of Great Britain.”

Griffiths concluded: “Machine solutions based on our portal harbour cranes are in great demand in this area all over the world, and are used among others in North America, India or Turkey. We have in addition recently chalked up several successes in Brazil.”

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) , TEL +1 703 855 2247 joe.krider@terex.com , www.terex.com Lifting Africa - July / Aug 2016

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Liebherr Presents Its Cost-Effective Solutions for Lifting Systems Liebherr develops and produces central components, such as rope drums, gearboxes, engines and control technology for lifting systems. Liebherr offers components from the planetary plug-in gearbox through to a complete lifting system and every intermediate specification. Many options are also available, such as hardware switch-off, a secondary safety brake and either electric or hydraulic drives.

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he new winch system DEW550/1916, is designed as a complete lifting system and can be integrated into an application as a black box. A genuinely valuable feature is its reduced assembly time. Individual components, such as motor, brakes and gearboxes, are already pre-assembled. The DEW550/1916 consists of a rope winch with a high power density and a planetary plug-in gearbox integrated into the drum, electric motor, auxiliary engine, brake and switchgear. Its specific application area comprises ship-to-shore cranes, for which it ensures precise positioning of the derrick boom. Liebherr also offers similar lifting systems for many more applications, for instance tower cranes, deep-foundation and drilling equipment, lifting gear in the steel or extractive industries and in mining.

One principle – Many options The winch systems are always designed according to the same principle: The rope pull force and lifting speed form

Rope winch system for lifting applications

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the basis and provide the required performance and the rope diameter. Coaxial winch systems from Liebherr are designed for lifting speeds of up to 100 m/min and rope pull forces of between 30 kN and 700 kN, with rope pull forces of up to 2,700 kN also being implemented in a special case.

The gearbox is selected from the Liebherr product catalog for planetary plug-in gearboxes (PEGs). The gearbox size is determined by, among other things, the required torque, rotary unit group and the number of load lifts over the service life of the winch. Liebherr offers its customers great flexibility by the gearbox, winch frame and rope drum plus grooving being calculated, designed, and produced completely in-house.

A genuinely valuable feature is its reduced assembly time Compact air-cooled asynchronous squirrel cage motors from Liebherr are used for electrically driven winches. These electric motors are available in the power range from 4 kW to 1,500 kW, and designed for use under toughest conditions. Thanks to decades of experience, with the switchgears developed in-house, Liebherr offers a broad product range for different application areas. The design can also be safety-related according to country specifications in line with EN ISO 13849.

Skip winches in continuous operation As well as winches for specific projects, Liebherr develops in cooperation with customers individual modular rope winch systems, so that they can assemble the winches flexibly to suit various needs without long development times. A modular rope winch system is already being operated successfully by Maerz Ofenbau AG, a manufacturer of lime kilns operating on a global basis. For this winch, which pulls the skip bucket upwards to fill the kiln, Liebherr as system supplier joined forces with the kiln manufacturer to develop a modular system solution with three electrical power categories.

The winches differ not only in electrical power but also in their installed position, which can be at the bottom, center or top of the kiln. A 3x3 matrix, that is to say nine different winch systems, enables virtually all the company's lime kilns to be equipped efficiently. The modular winch system for Maerz Ofenbau incorporates just one control cabinet, one gearbox, one motor, and one rope diameter for each power category. The rope drums differ only in their length.

Liebherr, Simone Stier Phone: +41 56 296 43 27 Email: simone.stier@liebherr.com www.liebherr.com

These 150 t capacity cranes have a compact design that will offer owners improved maneuverability and the GMK5150L, 60 m boom while the GMK5150 has a 51 m boom.

The GMK5150L replaces the GMK5130-2 and the GMK5150 replaces GMK5110-1 in the company’s product line.

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aximum counterweight for the GMK5150 and GMK5150L is an impressive 45 t and helps the cranes achieve an overall load chart increase of 20% over the GMK5130-2. Up to 10.2 t of counterweight can be carried by the GMK5150 in its taxi set-up (when configured with a Gross Vehicle Weight of less than 12 t per axle - a common axle load limit in many countries), while the GMK5150L can accommodate up to 7.9 t of counterweight in its taxi configuration.

With a capacity of 11.6 t with its boom fully extended to 60 m, the GMK5150L is ideal for tower crane assembly or other applications where strength at height is required. Boosting both cranes’ overall reach is an 18 m bi-fold swingaway jib which can be extended with an 8 m boom extension and an 8 m jib extension for a total jib length of 34 m. The jib also offers an improved offset of 50°.

The GMK5150L and GMK5150 are powered by a single engine, reducing their overall weight and allowing them to carry more counterweight. This in turn delivers superior lifting ability. The engine is a Tier IV Final/EUROMOT 4 Mercedes-Benz OM471LA six cylinder diesel engine with a 390 kW rating at 1,700 rpm and a maximum torque rating of 2,460 Nm at 1,300 rpm. With 16-inch tires and an overall width of 2.75 m, the compact five-axle cranes can be easily maneuvered on congested job sites.

designed, developed and tested by Manitowoc to ensure the highest standards of reliability. It includes the highly intuitive Boom Configurator Mode which makes it quick and easy to select the optimum boom position for a specific lift.

The operator simply inputs lift parameters such as radius, load or required distance the boom should be moved, and the system calculates the best configuration. Once the operator selects the preferred option, the boom automatically extends to the required length.

Operator efficiency is maximized through the inclusion of Manitowoc’s Crane Control System (CCS), a standardized and user-friendly interface whose components and operating software have been

T h e aesthetics of the GMK5150 and GMK5150L cranes has also been improved with a facelift that includes a new ergonomic Mercedes carrier cab. As expected, trademark Grove features such as the Twin-Lock boom pinning system, Megaform boom shaping and Megatrak independent active suspension are all included. The cranes’ booms also benefit from the laser-hybrid welding technology in place at the Wilhelmshaven plant, which increases welding precision and creates booms that both weigh less and perform better.

Manitowoc, Cristelle Lacourt T +33 472 182 018 cristelle.lacourt@manitowoc.com www.manitowoccranes.com Lifting Africa - July / Aug 2016

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MOBILE CRANES

Manitowoc Unveiled ClassLeading Grove Taxi Crane

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Rolls-Royce To Supply MTU Engines for New Kato Crane Rolls-Royce is to supply MTU-branded engines to crane producer Kato for the first time.

The Japanese company's SL-500Rf PREMIUM rough-terrain lifting crane, which weighs in at 50 tons, is to be powered by a 6-cylinder in-line Series 1000 engine delivering 254 kW of power. Equipped with an SCR unit, the MTU engine meets the new Japanese Heisei 26 emission level requirements which came into force in 2016. The MTU brand is part of Rolls-Royce Power Systems.

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ernd Krüper, Head of the Construction & Agriculture business unit at Rolls-Royce Power Systems, said: “Winning Kato as customer is our first foray into the Japanese crane market. Japan is a hightech market for industrial vehicles, whilst MTU already has a foothold in applications such as wheel loaders. We're predicting continued growth for MTU in this segment over the next few years.” Even now, MTU is a leading global supplier of engines for heavy-duty mobile cranes. Kato is planning to source several hundred units per year for this crane.

With an overall width of 2.75 metres, the SL500Rf PREMIUM is allowed to be driven on Japanese roads. With a boom length of 40 metres, the rough-terrain lifting crane can work with weights of up to 50 tons across a 37-metre radius. Rough-terrain lifting cranes are used for pick-and-carry operations and for off-road and “rough terrain” applications. Equipped with 4-wheel drive, the cranes

are able to move over rough ground better than trucks fitted with lifting gear.

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As African countries' economy grows and the Belt and Road Initiative Strategy advances, Sany will embrace bigger development in Africa.

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Local customers in Africa are gradually familiar with products made in China. Chinese products are becoming reliable for our customers,” Xiao said.

In 2012, Sany established its South Africa business unit, expanding its business to more than 30 African countries in the southern and central areas of Africa.

The company chose five key markets - South Africa, Angola, Zambia, Congo and Ghana and major selling products - cranes, excavators and road rollers in Africa, putting more marketing and service resources into them.

Sany set up its first 6S store in Zambia , providing the most advanced marketing services and keeping customers free from concerns and worries.

Customers care after-sales support and parts supply the most, and Sany is improving customers’ view towards products made in China by establishing a complete sales and service system, Xiao said.

Apart from traditional engineering machinery, Sany is seeking cooperation with South African government and industrial sectors in the businesses such as housing industrialization, intelligent port, wind power, mining, oil gas and chemical projects.

To date, Sany's sales volume in south and central Africa has exceeded US $500 million and more than 4,000 Sany's units are in use. The market share and brand recognition of large tonnage crawler cranes, tramcars, and excavators are listing among the top in the industry.

Sany’s rapid development can't be achieved without local agents. The company seeks for project construction and builds brand image in South Africa by cooperating with local agents. It has had 13 agents and has built a complete sales channel.

Fulfilling the social responsibility in South Africa Sany is endeavoring to shoulder its social responsibility in South Africa as well. On March 29, 2013, Sany took part in the rescue when a building collapsed in Dar-es-Salaam, the biggest city of Tanzania, which won appraise from the government of Tanzania.

Meanwhile, Sany plans to establish a technical training center with South Africa's Department of Labor, to help local

people find jobs.

Key cases in South Africa Kitwe–Chingola road construction in Zambia Located in the Copperbelt Province in north Zambia, the Kitwe–Chingola road construction project plays a significant role in the transportation of copper. Almost 80% of the motor graders used in the Kitwe – Chingola construction project were from Sany, which won recognition and reputation in Zambia due to its user-friendliness, simple operation and high performance in all working conditions.

Road construction in Namibia In 2014, fifteen units of Sany SHG-series graders participated in the construction of Namibia’ border bridge. The road is a part of the border line between Namibia and Angolar. After its completion, the road can accommodate vehicles and goods of more than 100,000 tons per month, which greatly improves the efficiency of bilateral trade. The easy maintenance and reliable quality make Sany’s equipment overcome the severe working condition in South Africa, winning recognition from local government and customers.

Kusile power plant in South Africa The Kusile power plant is a key investment project of the South Africa energy department and the state electricity utility, Eskom. The Kusile power plant is the biggest facility in South Africa and the fourth largest coal-fired power plant in the world. Over 40 Sany machines were used at the site, including 100-ton, 150-ton, 250-ton, 400-ton, 630-ton and 750-ton crawler cranes, plus Sany 220-ton all-terrain cranes.

This Sany SCC7500 crawler crane is the largest capacity China manufactured crane in Africa. All were impressed by its huge hoisting capacity and Sany’s product support.

Angola Luanda municipal water pipe system The water pipe system is one of the largest municipal constructions in the city Luanda, Angola. One SANY HBT60 1818C trailer-mounted concrete pump was used in the construction site for nearly one year. SANY adopted advanced S-valve system; the seal ability is excellent and the equipment is easy to control and the service time is long. The user is very satisfied with the high stability of trailer-mounted concrete pumps.

Sany, Tel: 0086-731-85835199 Email: sales@sany.com.cn Web: www.sanyglobal.com Lifting Africa - July / Aug 2016

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Sany Expands Business In African Market

HOISTS

BLOCKS

Searle Hoist & Tool Tel: (011) 882-2000 Fax: (011) 882-2037 Email: rjd.esjhb@mweb.co.za Web: www.edwardsearle.co.za

Toco Lifting (Pty) Ltd Tel: 086-111-TOCO (8626) Fax: 011-872-2157 Email: sales@toco.co.za Web: www.toco.co.za CHAINS

Van Beest Tel: +31 184 41 33 00 Fax: +31 184 41 49 59 Email: sales@vanbeest.com Web: www.vanbeest.com CRANE HIRE

Morris Material Handling SA (pty) LTD Tel: (011) 748 1000 Fax: (011) 748 1093 Email: Sales@morris.co.za Web: www.morris.co.za

Renttech Tel: (011) 824-0410 Fax: (011)824-0427 Web: www.renttechsa.co.za

Searle Hoist & Tool Tel: (011) 882-2000 Fax: (011) 882-2037 Email: rjd.esjhb@mweb.co.za Web: www.edwardsearle.co.za

Tel: (016) 971 1101/3

Delta Crane and Plant Hire (Pty) Ltd Tel: (016) 971-1101 Fax: (016) 971-1088 Email: deltap@lantic.net Web: www.deltacrane.co.za CRAWLER CRANE

Mammoet Southern Africa Tel: +27 (011) 882 -499 Ryan.Amos@mammoet.com Web: www.mammoet.com 62

Toco Lifting (Pty) Ltd Tel: 086-111-TOCO (8626) Fax: 011-872-2157 Email: sales@toco.co.za Web: www.toco.co.za

LIFTING TACKLE

Park Lifting and Mining Tel: (017) 687 0236 Fax: (017) 687 0239 Email: info@parklift.co.za Web: www.parklift.co.za INSPECTION

EnerMech Tel: 021 512 3196 Fax: 021 511 3553 Email: gstuart@enermech.com Web: www.enermech.com

South African Load Test Services Tel: 011 397 7890 Cell: 074 405 3955 Email: loadtest@salts.co.za Web: www.salts.co.za JIB CRANES

Toco Lifting (Pty) Ltd Tel: 086-111-TOCO (8626) Fax: 011-872-2157 Email: sales@toco.co.za Web: www.toco.co.za MAGNETS

WH Lifting and Handling cc Tel: +27 (0) 11 315 0227 Fax: +27 (0) 11 315 2937 Email: info@whlifting.co.za Web: www.whlifting.co.za MOBILE CRANE

600 SA Tel: (011) 966-2000 Fax: 086 601 2607 Email:jannv@eiegroup.co.za Web: www.eiegroup.co.za

COTAC Oy Tel: +358400699469 Fax: +358420166959 Website: www.crane.fi Email: office@crane.fi

FORKLIFTS

Goscor Lift Truck Company Tel: 0861 GOSCOR (467 267) Email: lifttrucks@goscor.co.za W: www.goscorlifttrucks.co.za

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Elephant Lifting Equipment Tel: +27 (0) 12 661-6105 Fax: +27 (0) 12 661-6104 E: info@elephantlifting.co.za www.elephantlifting.co.za

Park Lifting and Mining Tel: (017) 687 0236 Fax: (017) 687 0239 Email: info@parklift.co.za Web: www.parklift.co.za

PLATFORMS

OVERHEAD CRANE

Crane Clinic Tel + 27 11 902 7379 Fax 086 616 8229 Email: ziggy@craneclinic.co.za Web: www.craneclinic.co.za

Link-Belt Cranes Tel: (011) 966-2545 Email: rowans@eiegroup.co.za Web: www.eiegroup.co.za

Palfinger Southern Africa Tel: 011 608 3670 Fax: 011 824 3938 sales@palfingerafrica.co.za Web: www.palfinger.co.za

Saxeni Equipment Tel: +27 (0)11 823 2028 Fax: 086 594 6533 (SA Only) Email: morne.j@saxeni.co.za W: www.saxeniequipment.co.za

AJM Engineering Services Tel: (011) 453-0728/29 Fax: (011) 453-0757 info@ajmengineering.co.za www.ajmengineering.co.za

Materials Handling Lifting Equipment Tel: 021 556 0498 Cell: 082 490 5453—AH Email: liftng@bluecranes.co.za Web: www.bluecranes.co.za

Condra Cranes Fax: 086-669-2372 Tel: + 27 11 776 6000 Email: sales@condra.co.za www.condra.co.za

Demag Cranes Tel: (011) 898-3500 Fax: (011) 898-3533 Email: Enquiry.sa@terex.com Web: www.demagcranes.co.za

MOBILE CRANE SPARES

Cranemec Group S.A Tel: 016 366 1393 Fax: 016 366 1392 Email: info@cranemec.co.za Web: www.cranemec.co.za

Elephant Lifting Equipment Tel: +27 (0) 12 661-6105 Fax: +27 (0) 12 661-6104 E: info@elephantlifting.co.za www.elephantlifting.co.za

FB Crane Builders & Repairs Tel: (011) 902 3271 Email: info@fbcranes.co.za Web: www.fbcranes.co.za

Morris Material Handling SA (pty) LTD Tel: (011) 748 1000 Fax: (011) 748 1093 Email: Sales@morris.co.za Web: www.morris.co.za

RGM Cranes Tel: (011) 422-3690 Fax: (011) 420-3712 Email: admin@rgm.co.za Web: www.rgmcranes.co.za

Verlinde Cranes Tel: 086 183 7543 Fax: 086 654 7355 Email: verlinde@iafrica.com Web: www.verlinde.co.za

Stahl Cranes & Hoists Tel: (011) 900-1085 Fax: (011) 868-4818 Email: sales@stahlcranes.co.za Web: www.stahlcranes.co.za

Goscor Hi-Reach Tel: 011 908 4881 Fax: 011 908 6951 Email: hi-reach@goscor.co.za Web: www.goscorhireach.co.za

HIAB (PTY) LTD Tel: 011 865 1425 Fax: 011 866 1092 E: saras.hemraj@hiab.com Web: www.hiab.com

Rusch Crane Repairs Tel: +31 (0)227 540027 Email: rsc@rusch.to Web: www.rusch.to RIGGING

Machine Moving and Engineering Tel: (011) 824-5172 Fax: (011) 824-6172 Email: gauteng@mme.co.za Web: www.mme.co.za

Toco Lifting (Pty) Ltd Tel: 086-111-TOCO (8626) Fax: 011-872-2157 Email: sales@toco.co.za Web: www.toco.co.za

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TRAINING

EnerMech Tel: 021 512 3196 Fax: 021 511 3553 Email: gstuart@enermech.com Web: www.enermech.com Elephant Lifting Equipment Tel: +27 (0) 12 661-6105 Fax: +27 (0) 12 661-6104 E: info@elephantlifting.co.za www.elephantlifting.co.za STEEL WIRE ROPE

Toco Lifting (Pty) Ltd Tel: 086-111-TOCO (8626) Fax: 011-872-2157 Email: sales@toco.co.za Web: www.toco.co.za TESTING

Goscor Hi-Reach Tel: 011 908 4881 Fax: 011 908 6951 Email: hi-reach@goscor.co.za Web: www.goscorhireach.co.za

South African Load Test Services Tel: 011 397 7890 Cell: 074 405 3955 Email: loadtest@salts.co.za Web: www.salts.co.za

Cranemec Group S.A Tel: 016 366 1393 Fax: 016 366 1392 Email: info@cranemec.co.za Web: www.cranemec.co.za

Global Learning Services Tel: 087 808 7385 Fax: 0865 117 688 info@globaltraining.co.za Web: www.globaltraining.co.za

Rigging Academy of SA Tel: (011) 824-5172 ext 216 Fax (011) 824-6172 Email: sales.rasa@mme.co.za www.riggingacademy.co.za TRUCK MOUNTED CRANES

HIAB (PTY) LTD Tel: 011 865 1425 Fax: 011 866 1092 Email: saras.hemraj@hiab.com Web: www.hiab.com WINCHES

Goscor Hi-Reach Tel: 011 908 4881 Fax: 011 908 6951 Email: hi-reach@goscor.co.za Web: www.goscorhireach.co.za

TOWER CRANES

Crane Clinic Tel + 27 11 902 7379 Fax 086 616 8229 Email: ziggy@craneclinic.co.za Web: www.craneclinic.co.za

Linden Comansa Tel.: +34 948 335 020 Fax: +34 948 330 810 E-mail: info@comansa.com www.comansa.com

LMI Academy Tel: (011) 475-5876 Fax: 086 605 7522 Email: info@lmi-academy.co.za Web: www.lmi-academy.co.za

Tel: (016) 971 1101/3

Delta Crane and Plant Hire (Pty) Ltd Tel: (016) 971-1101 Fax: (016) 971-1088 Email: deltap@lantic.net Web: www.deltacrane.co.za 64

Tower Crane Services Tel: (011) 865-3202/3 Fax: (011) 865-3219 towercrane@zamail.co.za www.tower-crane-serices.co.za

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Phakamisa Safety Consultants Tel: (011) 462-9620/1 Fax: (011) 462-9620 Email: potto@icon.co.za www.phakamisasafety.co.za

Elephant Lifting Equipment Tel: +27 (0) 12 661-6105 Fax: +27 (0) 12 661-6104 E: info@elephantlifting.co.za www.elephantlifting.co.za

Toco Lifting (Pty) Ltd Tel: 086-111-TOCO (8626) Fax: 011-872-2157 Email: sales@toco.co.za Web: www.toco.co.za

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