Cranes and hoists installed following fire
VERLINDE EUROBLOC electric wire rope hoists and EUROCHAIN power travel electric chain hoists have been installed in conjunction with a series of PELLOBY cranes as part of a reconstruction process at a busy warehouse that was severely damaged by a fire.
The site in Fareham which is owned by Kelvion, a manufacturer of heat transfer products such as plate heat exchangers, shell and tube heat exchangers, finned-tube heat exchangers, modular cooling towers, and refrigeration heat exchangers, became engulfed in a huge blaze overnight during March 2014. As a result, a fifth of the company’s facility was rendered completely unusable. However, today the factory is up and running again thanks to large-scale rebuilding work that has included the installation of several VERLINDE hoists mounted to single girder travelling cranes designed, produced and supplied by UK manufacturer PELLOBY.
In total, five overhead cranes were supplied, all spanning the factory width of 12,543mm. The three highest load capacity cranes all feature VERLINDE electric wire rope hoists. Two EUROBLOC VT3 models offering 10 tonne safe working load, 320mm wide flange settings and 6m lift height were joined by six EUROBLOC VT2 low headroom models with 5 tonne safe working load, 320mm wide flange settings and 9m lift height.
The two lighter duty PELLOBY cranes feature two VERLINDE EUROCHAIN VR12 power travel electric chain hoists with 1 tonne safe working load, 5.5m lift height and a trolley to suit a 356mm x 171mm x 67kg UB (universal beam). Also supplied for use on the lighter duty cranes were six VERLINDE EUROCHAIN VR5 power travel electric chain hoists with 500kg safe working load, 5.5m lift height and a trolley to suit a 305mm x 165mm x 46kg UB.
