Bridging a gap
April 22nd 2008 Demag Cranes & Components and Able Lifting Equipment (Southern) have teamed up to provide a materials handling solution for Xyratex Technology, a provider of network data storage systems.
The company produces more than 13% of the world's external data storage capacity and 75% of all 3.5in hard drives are processed using Xyratex test systems.
As part of investment to increase production capacity fourfold, the company opted for installation of a flexible overhead bridge crane system to help it improve manufacturing efficiency.
The materials handling system was required for the transfer of products from inspection bays to packaging and despatch. The sensitive nature of the the data storage systems dictated that the lifting equipment deliver smooth, accurate and ergonomically efficient movement of loads to 30kg.
The solution uses a Demag KBK monorail system, including 15m downshop rails and a 3.5m KBK crane girder span. Rated at 80kg SWL, the tracking system has manual push/pull movement in all directions for precision placement in predetermined positions. An 80kg SWL Demag DC-COM electric chain hoist is mounted on the tracking system.
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