Cranes geared up for efficiency
June 1st 2007 Demag Cranes &
Components has supplied
materials handling systems
to SSS Gears, as part of an
upgrade of the company's
fitting shops.
Demag provided the
suspension cranes,
incorporating its KBKII/KBKIIR
monorail system in each of
the two fitting shops. Each
system comprises two 14.5m
length downshop rails, upon
which are mounted three
1000Kg SWL rated, 3.5m
single girder crane bridges.
Each of the crane bridges
is equipped with a 1000Kg
electric chain hoist from
Demag's DC-COM range.
Power supplies within the
handling system are via bus
bars, housed within the KBK
track profile to protect
against the ingress of dust
and debris, with current
collectors in the travel
carriages. The Demag
materials handling systems
are said to have provided SS
Gears' fitters with total
control of movement, in all
directions, to assist in
precision assembly and
improve the efficiency of the
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