Crane range gives lift to Rolls-Royce engines
January 1st 2007 Handling equipment from ABUS Crane Systems is playing a key role in the engineering facility at Rolls-Royce, Derby, where up to 250 jet engines are handled each year. The direct line of communication between Rolls-Royce personnel and SBUS was maintained throughout the project and allowed the company to make changes to equipment specification and configuration as work progressed. This collaboration came into its own during the development of a complex system of gantry steelwork that had to provide maximum working flexibility for cranes, yet create minimum obstruction to personnel and vehicles. ABUS supplied 57 single and twin-hoist overhead cranes, eight jib cranes and 29 monorail hoists. Overhead units have spans to 19 400mm and SWL to 4000kg, while the jib cranes – both underbraced and overbraced floormounted types – offer SWL to 1000kg and jib arm length to 3500mm. Some overhead cranes have a pair of chain hoists: here, a Load Indication System allows aero components of the same weight as the crane SWL to be picked up by either of the hoists acting independently, or by both hoists acting in tandem. This arrangement makes life easier for maintenance personnel during component turning manoeuvres and the lifting of larger objects without the need for any elaborate lifting attachments. ABUS also provided straight and looped monorail systems with SWL to 4000kg and either pendant or radio remote control. More articles from Abus Crane Systems Limited: | 
