CUSTOMISED HOISTS BOOST PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY FOR CARBIDE TOOL LEADER
Application-specific hoists and cranes are helping Sandvik Hard Materials to boost production efficiency at its plant in Epinouze, which produces a wide range of cemented-carbide tools and components for automotive, aerospace, paper and other industrial sectors. Konecranes recently upgraded the lifting systems at this plant, providing a total of 25 new cranes and hoists.
A further improvement in lifting efficiency was provided by Konecranes' SXN dual chain hoist: one hoist lifts the tool, the second is fitted with a frequency inverter drive which is then used to provide precision rotation of the load — allowing the tool to be aligned and fitted very rapidly — speeding machine tooling changeovers between production batches.
Konecranes won the order because it was willing to customise products to optimise performance.
"On this project, Konecranes' staff acted as if they were an in-house engineering department, helping us to squeeze a lot of sophisticated lifting equipment into the restricted spaces available in our Epinouze plant," says Frederic Boulay of Sandvik Hard Materials. "We've improved the efficiency of lifting in many areas, reducing downtime on key pieces of capital equipment in our production process."
Captions
Nr 1. Konecranes provided 25 new cranes and hoists to improve efficiency at Sandvik Hard Materials, including a runway-mounted crane used for changing tools on production machinery.
© Konecranes Oyj
Nr 2. Among the application-specific lifting systems is a dual chain hoist with a frequency inverter drive, which is used to provide precision rotation of the load — allowing tools to be aligned and fitted very rapidly.
© Konecranes Oyj
Contact person
Derek Reece
Director Sales and Marketing
Direct +44 (0) 1215691000
Mobile +44 (0) 7866381602
Fax +44 (0) 1215691099
Press release images
SKRÄDDARSYDDA KRANAR ÖKAR PRODUKTIONSEFFEKTIVITETEN FÖR LEDANDE TILLVERKARE AV KARBIDVERKTYG
Feedback is not allowed / disabled for this press release.