High flying crane system September 1st 2009 Demag Cranes & Components has
won a 4.4 million Euro contract to
supply crane systems for a new
Airbus facility in Broughton, North
Wales. The new 52,300m2 factory will
house a composite wing assembly
line for the company's A350 XWB
wide bodied aircraft, which is
scheduled to enter service in 2013.
To meet the requirements of the
wing manufacturing process, Demag
will install twelve multi-span
suspension cranes, four of which are
rated at 10t SWL and eight rated at
12.5t SWL. The cranes have spans
ranging between 16.5 and 17.5m.
Demag will also install two 10t SWL
double girder overhead travelling
cranes with 27.67m spans.
The radio controlled crane systems
will operate in pairs for the tandem
lifting of composite wings systems
between various workstations, during
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