HOIST & WINCH says it has recently completed a challenging project for one of the UK’s biggest construction companies involved in large-scale new home development projects. Faced with a demanding and highly technical brief, Hoist & Winch rose to the task, providing a turnkey lifting system solution to ensure complete success for its client. The requirement was to install a concrete ceiling mounted 7.5t swl (safe working load) lifting beam and manual chain hoist into the basement energy room of a large new tower block. This development is part of a large-scale prestigious regeneration project providing 5500 sustainable new homes in North London. At the design stage, following formal tender and contract award, Hoist & Winch set about identifying the optimal solution. Due to restricted access into the basement area, the company decided to utilise a two-piece lifting beam design with an overall length of 7m. To join the two lifting beam sections, Hoist & Winch designed a central splice joint of bolted construction with a reinforced bottom beam flange. In order to spread the lifting loads over a greater area of the concrete ceiling slab it was decided to mount the lifting beam via four intermediate cross members, each having a four-bolt/anchor fix into the concrete ceiling at both ends. Featuring a robust bolted construction design it was possible to deliver the lifting beam to site in fully dismantled form for ease of transportation and access. M24 resin anchors with an embedment of 255 mm into the 400 mm deep reinforced concrete slab fixed the intermediate cross members directly to the ceiling for maximum security. t| 08450 171126 e| sales@hoistandwinch.co.uk w| www.hoistandwinch.co.uk Monitoring the performance of large rotating plant is an essential part of proactive maintenance helping to avert problems whilst prolonging the life and efficiency of plant and equipment. However, what about the servicing and calibration of the actual condition monitoring systems? To provide the function, efficiency and true value, the monitoring systems themselves require regular calibration and servicing. For example, an incorrectly calibrated sensor may not provide the accurate alerts you need to replace wearing or faulty components in time to prevent downtime and may even invalidate your insurance. Condition monitoring specialist SENSONICS offer not only a wide range of industry leading vibration, temperature, position and rotational speed systems for large rotary plant, they also provide calibration, servicing and spares which will help customers get the best value from their investment. t| 01442 876833 e| sales@sensonics.co.uk w| www.sensonics.co.uk w| www.sensonics.co.uk/maintenance-support International supply chain solutions provider TOUCHPATH has announced it is launching the latest version of its ‘Touch WMS’ warehouse management system, for which it is claiming a number of industry firsts centred on performance optimisation. Advanced, drag and drop load planning now ensures that pallets are loaded onto a trailer in the correct sequence to match the relevant load plan, avoiding costly incorrect loading. [see image] The Touch WMS ‘power picking command centre’ is now highly granular, allowing individual picks to be assigned to an individual picker while tracking their progress in real time on a dedicated screen. Users can now also include three unique KPI performance screens of their choice with their Touch WMS system, to optimise the tracking and measurement of their priority warehouse processes. w| www.touchpath.com Don’t forget to maintain and calibrate 44 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk April/May 2023 Industry Update Warehouse management system Offline filtration unit series Large construction project completed RMF SYSTEMS, a subsidiary of Des-Case Corporate, a global manufacturer of specialty filtration products that can improve equipment reliability and extend lubricant life, has extended its product portfolio with ATEX zone II certified Offline filtration unit series. The unit offers best in class kidney loop filtration in combination with an ATEX zone II certification. The AZ2OLU series comes in 4 sizes covering oil volumes up to 5400 litres. The unit utilises industry known RMF Systems high efficiency radial depth filter elements or RMF Systems glass fibre filter elements for filtration of solid contamination, free & dissolved water, and delay of acid, varnish, and sludge formation. In addition, the AZ2-OLU series contributes to less CO2 emissions by prolonging fluid lifetime and extending the time between oil changes. t| +31 (0)182 24 48 88 e| sales.emea@dascase.com w| www.descase.com/products/rmf-solutions/ Railway fastenings manufacturer Pandrol has installed a THORWORLD modular loading dock and ramp to replace its previous Thorworld solution, which had successfully delivered 15 years of service at the company’s Worksop facility. The new solution, tailored to Pandrol’s needs, offers enhanced throughput and safety benefits. “Our team thought highly of the previous ramp, but it was getting old and needed replacing,” said Jason Moody, Long Days Team Leader at Pandrol. “We wanted to bring our loading system into the 21st century and Thorworld remained our first choice, even after checking alternative options.” Pandrol approached Darmax, Thorworld’s sales partner, to oversee the installation of a bespoke Thorworld solution which paired a modular loading dock with a mobile ramp. This combination allows Pandrol to detach the ramp when needed, whilst also allowing for use during power outages. w| www.thorworld.co.uk Upgraded loading dock keeps deliveries on track
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