Two 170 Ton Hot Metal Trolleys

Project Description:
As part of our customer’s overall strategy to boost steel production, Globex Corporation and Globex Group was involved in a project to increase the capacity of 2 existing 125-ton hot metal cranes to a new 170-ton capacity. This project involved reinforcing the main bridge girder and furnishing 2 new 170-ton hot metal trolleys for the existing cranes. In cooperation with Siemens a new control system with frequency inverter was installed. The old and new control systems were integrated in a new control pulpit.

Project Phases:

• Detailed mechanical design for crane reconstruction
• Detailed electrical design for crane reconstruction
• Specification of equipment
• Manufacturing and delivery of Trolleys
• QA during manufacturing
• Start-Up
• Testing
• Operating & Maintenance Manuals
• Training
• Training of Operating Personnel