E-Cranes for Carinox

Archiv – Following its initial start-up at the end of September 2005 and its official inauguration on February 23 this year, the new Carinox stainless steel plant at Charleroi, Belgium, is now well on course to achieve production of 1 million tonnes of stainless steel per annum.Following its initial start-up at the end of September 2005 and its official inauguration on February 23 this year, the new Carinox stainless steel plant at Charleroi, Belgium, is now well on course to achieve production of 1 million tonnes of stainless steel per annum. Also fully operational is the scrap yard feeding the mill, which is run by MultiServ – the single largest provider of outsourced on-site mill services.
To load the huge 150 m³ scrap baskets, MultiServ is using proven E-Crane technology. Currently, two E-Cranes with an outreach of more than 38 metres and a lift capacity of 10 tonnes are loading the scrap baskets using 4-5 m³ scrap grapples and state-of-the-art, computer-linked communication systems. At the same time, the cranes are also unloading scrap arriving by barge and/or rail wagon. This calls for round-the-clock operation of the yard to satisfy the melt shop’s scrap requirements.
By using the E-Cranes, MultiServ and Carinox have reduced manpower, maintenance and overall scrap handling costs compared to more traditional, less dedicated scrap handling systems. E-Crane is said to offer a complete and comprehensive range of heavy-duty scrap handling solutions for scrap projects inside steel mills worldwide.