Sennebogens at Egypt steel yard
Largest steel producer in the Middle East makes double order
Two Sennebogen 640 M crawler cranes are being used to handle the steel coil and bundles
The largest steel producer in the Middle East, Al-Ezz Dekheila Steel plant in Alexandria, Egypt, is making good use of two Sennebogen mobile cranes that have been working at its site since early 2013.
With an annual production of 3 million tonnes of steel, Al-Ezz Dekheila’s yard is constantly busy. Aproximately 2,800 tonnes of steel coils and 3400 tonnes of bundles leave the production plant daily.
Two Sennebogen 640 M crawler cranes are being used to handle the steel coil and bundles, with each of which has a weight of about 2 tonnes.
The steel coils are loaded by magnet system, and the Sennebogens were factory-equipped with a 25 kW magnet system including a 220 V generator.
To satisfy safety conditions, 18 additional batteries were also installed, able to maintain the magnetic holding force for up to 15 minutes if main power source fails.
After the machines were delivered, Al-Ezz Dekheila was able to increase loading productivity by 20%.
The two 640 mobile cranes are being used to load the bundles for nearly 10 hours a day, and are in operation at 30 cycles per hour – a stress trial for man and machine. Operators on the job have praisedhe HD mobile undercarriage and the robust design of the crane boom, which are able to withstand even the highest stress levels.
