Industrial Factory Automation

Ferrocut has installed Konecranes CXT overhead cranes at its factory and warehouse complex, located in the Techport Australia industry hub near Adelaide. Ferrocut is supplying cut-steel plate from its facility to a range of industry customers, including engineering, infrastructure and mining groups, as well as processing ship plate for the ASC. The company's six CXT cranes are being used to lift and transport steel plates and cut-steel parts. Some of the cranes have anti-sway controls and two are fitted with Trunninger plate magnets, allowing easy lifting and moving of large loads. Emile Ellens, equipment manager for Ferrocut, said: 'The dual hoists on the production cranes allow us to lift the steel plates from two points instead of one, which prevents the plates from rotating. 'We're able to keep them all lined up the same way in the warehouse, resulting in safer and more efficient handling. 'The anti-sway feature, which we hadn't experienced before, preve...

Demag Cranes and Components has installed two crane systems at Rainham Steel's Scunthorpe distribution centre, as part of the development of a new warehouse facility. To meet sustained expansion, Rainham Steel has developed a 75,000ft2 warehouse facility for the processing and storage of steel beams. To meet the company's materials-handling requirements, Demag installed two double-girder travelling cranes, with spans of 30.8m and 31.5m, both rated at 7 tonnes plus 7 tonnes SWL. Both cranes are equipped with two Demag DR-Pro wire rope hoists, upon which magnets are mounted. The use of magnets for the lifting process is said to eliminate time-consuming 'slinging' of loads and improves safety by excluding operators from the lifting area. The Demag cranes have long travel speeds of 8-80m/min, cross-travel speeds of 5-25m/min and hoisting speeds of 1-16m/min. Drive motors feature AC frequency inverters for variable speed, providing smooth movement and precise positioning ac...