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The magazine of <strong>VETTER</strong> <strong>Krantechnik</strong> GmbH www.vetter-cranes.com<br />
Lift it<br />
Page 6<br />
for all formula 1 fans:<br />
New display tower at<br />
Hockenheim circuit<br />
Made by VEttER<br />
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<strong>Dec</strong>./<strong>10</strong>
COnTEnTS<br />
3 Editorial<br />
4 Challenging technology<br />
Offshore cranes for USA<br />
6 MediaTower<br />
Display tower for Formula 1<br />
8 Trade fairs<br />
Crane technology at your grasp<br />
<strong>10</strong> Special crane<br />
Slewing jib crane on a hydraulic<br />
excavator<br />
12 ROTOMAX® load-turning devices<br />
Juggling with concrete sections<br />
14 Teamwork<br />
Collaboration with Wollschläger<br />
16 Reference<br />
Messer Group in Siegen<br />
18 Haiger crane factory<br />
3rd construction phase completed<br />
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IMpRInT<br />
publisher: <strong>VETTER</strong> <strong>Krantechnik</strong> GmbH | Siegtalstr. 22 | 57080 Siegen | Germany<br />
Responsible: Jens Utsch | Phone +49 271 3502-320 | Fax +49 271 3502-9320 | Mobile: +49 176 13502320<br />
E-mail: jens.utsch@vetter.eu | www.vetter-cranes.com<br />
Concept/Design: conception Werbung & Marketing | Siegen | Germany<br />
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Ladies and gentlemen,<br />
dear business friends,<br />
We are delighted to have received such positive feedback to LIFT-it and are pleased to<br />
present our third issue to you – just in time for the end of 20<strong>10</strong>.<br />
The first few months of 20<strong>10</strong> followed on uninterrupted from the difficult conditions of<br />
2009, but we were glad to observe increasingly encouraging developments in the second<br />
half of the year. The crane industry – one of the late starters of the entire<br />
machine and plant construction industry – now finds itself once again on a distinctly<br />
upward trend.<br />
In this issue, you can read reports on the large offshore cranes we have supplied for a<br />
platform off the Texan coast and the use of our load-turning devices in the concrete<br />
industry. A special feature of this issue is our display tower which is now in situ at a<br />
spectacular location for Formula 1 fans at Hockenheim. Moreover, you can take a look at<br />
some more interesting applications, such as the use of a slewing jib crane on a hydraulic<br />
excavator and an air separation plant, and catch up on news about our business<br />
environment which we hope will be of interest to you.<br />
Enjoy the read!<br />
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a good start into the next year.<br />
Klaus Galinski Norbert Hammes<br />
EDITORIAl<br />
<strong>Dec</strong>ember 20<strong>10</strong> Lift it 3
Hoists on the<br />
high seas<br />
When it comes to offshore equipment, the issue that is always first<br />
and foremost is one of challenging technology. So it was for<br />
<strong>VETTER</strong>’s slewing jib cranes that were recently supplied to the USA:<br />
with lifting capacities of 5 tonnes and outreaches of 12 metres,<br />
they are used for maintenance work and tool replacement on a<br />
platform off the Texan coast.<br />
The challenge was that all the cranes and<br />
hoists had to be explosion-proof. Hence,<br />
the operator opted for air hoists. The hoists<br />
are relocated using rack-and-pinion drives so<br />
that the hoists can be moved even when they<br />
are inclined (max. 5°). Two air-powered slewing<br />
drives provide for slewing of the crane jib when<br />
inclined.<br />
Optimally protected and firmly secured<br />
For offshore use, a special paint coating of<br />
320 μm, corrosivity classification C5, was<br />
needed, as the equipment has to contend<br />
with condensation and a high degree of salt<br />
contamination on-site. Another special feature<br />
is the method of fixing the crane to the platform:<br />
wall consoles specially developed for this<br />
application were used to which a 1200 mm<br />
diameter column section was securely welded<br />
in each case. This section of column has a<br />
flange on top which takes the jib’s ball bearing<br />
slewing ring.<br />
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Experience for all events<br />
Cranes for offshore use are also increasingly of<br />
interest to the wind power industry, e.g. for lifting<br />
materials or personnel from ships onto the<br />
platforms. This application also imposes special<br />
requirements on the design of the crane system<br />
due to the maritime environment. <strong>VETTER</strong> <strong>Krantechnik</strong><br />
has proved once again that even unusual<br />
applications can be tackled with the right kind of<br />
experience and expertise.<br />
joerg.schachtschneider@vetter-cranes.com<br />
Testing the jibs at the factory
Wall consoles with pipe section and flange Jib with air supply for hoist<br />
CHAllEnGInG TECHnOlOGY<br />
<strong>Dec</strong>ember 20<strong>10</strong> Lift it 5
VETTE(R)l sets the pace<br />
The ear-splitting roar of the engines that sends shivers down the spines of the fans.<br />
The shouts of joy, fireworks and loud hooting – it all goes to make Formula 1 unique.<br />
Hockenheim once again played host to the competition from 23 rd to 25 th July 20<strong>10</strong>.<br />
At the German Grand prix, the newly crowned world champion, Sebastian Vettel,<br />
took third place.<br />
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) entering<br />
the pit lane.<br />
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<strong>VETTER</strong> <strong>Krantechnik</strong> delivered a 22 m<br />
high display tower to Hockenheim<br />
circuit prior to the race. The galvanised<br />
steel tower was erected in the grounds of the<br />
circuit alongside the entry to the pit lane. A<br />
specialist supplier of video systems then fitted<br />
video walls to the four sides of the steel<br />
tower: each LED wall was three metres wide<br />
and eight metres high, providing a display<br />
area of 24 m².<br />
Easily raised and lowered<br />
In future, the LED walls will be mounted on<br />
the tower once every two years for the German<br />
Grand Prix and for other major events at<br />
Hockenheim. To ensure that the LED walls are<br />
quick and easy to install, two hoists are fitted<br />
on each side of the steel tower for raising the<br />
LED walls up from the ground to the top.<br />
Better view for all<br />
The spectators in the stands benefit from the<br />
display tower, as they can keep a close eye on<br />
the lap times and placings of their Formula<br />
1 heroes during training, qualifying and<br />
the race itself. As a result, the fans seated at<br />
the start and finish and in the Motodrom are<br />
always fully informed.<br />
<strong>VETTER</strong> advertising towers<br />
<strong>VETTER</strong> supplies advertising towers to the<br />
advertising industry under the product name
“MediaTower”. As a pipe fabricator with outstanding<br />
technical capabilities, <strong>VETTER</strong> is<br />
able to manufacture the steel structures for<br />
advertising towers cost-effectively and in<br />
all sizes. The MediaTower team assists you<br />
from drawing up the concept and the static<br />
calculation right through to installing the steel<br />
structure.<br />
jens.utsch@vetter.eu<br />
All the team at <strong>VETTER</strong> would like to congratulate<br />
Sebastian Vettel on winning the 20<strong>10</strong> World Championship.<br />
At 23 years of age, the driver from Heppenheim is<br />
the youngest Formula 1 World Champion of all time.<br />
The display tower’s<br />
steel structure.<br />
Hockenheim circuit<br />
MEDIATOWER<br />
l located in: Hockenheim, a town south<br />
of Mannheim in the State of<br />
Baden-Württemberg in Germany<br />
l length of circuit: 4,574 km<br />
l Bends: 17<br />
l Spectator capacity: approx. 120,000<br />
www.hockenheimring.de<br />
Scope of work supplied for Mediatower:<br />
l Verifiable or verified structural<br />
analyses for all sites<br />
l Foundation plans and various<br />
anchoring systems<br />
l Fixing frame tailored to the size and<br />
shape of the display surfaces<br />
l Safe pre-assembly of display surfaces<br />
at ground level<br />
l Joint coordinated assembly of all<br />
elements or a precise drawing for<br />
self-assembly<br />
www.mediatower.biz<br />
<strong>Dec</strong>ember 20<strong>10</strong> Lift it 7
Crane technology at your grasp<br />
Motek: Handling crane BOY was a highlight<br />
of the show.<br />
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Trade fairs are always a key opportunity for <strong>VETTER</strong> to inform<br />
customers of new products and maintain a dialogue with them –<br />
as well as winning new customers.<br />
Uder the slogan of “Handling cranes – a<br />
good turn for greater efficiency”, we exhibited<br />
a combination of our handling<br />
crane BOY and the ALU slewing jib crane on<br />
one column at Motek in Stuttgart in September.<br />
These two cranes are customised specifically for<br />
use in the materials handling industry. At the<br />
fair, we extended our contacts in this particular<br />
industry and picked up key information about<br />
the requirements.<br />
new contacts in the foundry industry<br />
The foundry industry represents a particular<br />
niche market for our ROTOMAX® load-turning<br />
devices. For a number of years, we have exhibited<br />
at GIFA in Düsseldorf – always with great<br />
success. The next GIFA in June 2011 is already<br />
booked. METAL, the trade fair held in Kielce in<br />
Motek in Stuttgart<br />
Poland, also provides excellent contacts in the<br />
foundry industry. It was here in October that<br />
we exhibited a ROTOMAX® device and a PROFI<br />
crane system together with our Polish partner,<br />
Rywal, for the first time. And it was a pleasing<br />
outcome with useful enquiries and contacts for<br />
us and our Polish partner.<br />
Eyecatcher at Forum Maschinenbau<br />
Forum Maschinenbau in Bad Salzuflen was on<br />
the schedule for early November. It was our debut<br />
at the show and we were utterly impressed<br />
with the visitor quality. In spite of – or perhaps<br />
because of – the limited space available, we exhibited<br />
our mobile column-mounted slewing jib<br />
crane, MOBILUS, which was a real eyecatcher<br />
on a stand that was just 15 m² in area.
nRW Day in Siegen: passing the “crane driving test” with our model yachting crane.<br />
Crane driving test at nRW Day<br />
And last but not least NRW Day in Siegen on<br />
18 th and 19 th September was of course quite a<br />
special event for us: the birthday of the State<br />
of North Rhine-Westphalia, which is celebrated<br />
in a different town every year. It was an ex-<br />
tremely well-attended event that brought<br />
families to the Siegerland Hall, where children<br />
had the opportunity to win a crane con-<br />
struction kit on completing an Explorer Trail and<br />
at the same time take their “crane driving test”<br />
at our stand using a model yachting crane.<br />
Forum Maschinenbau: the MOBIlUS is a great eyecatcher.<br />
preparation for CeMAT<br />
The next big event is looming – we’re<br />
already preparing for CeMAT in Hanover. The<br />
<strong>VETTER</strong> team will be there to welcome you<br />
once again. We look forward to seeing you in<br />
Hanover – and will be ready with the fresh<br />
waffles again of course!<br />
jens.utsch@vetter.eu<br />
Foundry trade fair in poland: new business contacts made.<br />
Upcoming trade fairs<br />
TRADE FAIRS<br />
intec 2011, Leipzig/Germany<br />
Trade fair for manufacturing, tool and<br />
special-purpose machine construction<br />
1 st - 4 th March 2011<br />
Hall 3, Stand D81<br />
www.messe-intec.de<br />
CeMAT 2011, Hanover/Germany<br />
The world’s leading intralogistics fair<br />
2 nd - 6 th May 2011<br />
Hall 12, Stand B50<br />
www.cemat.de<br />
<strong>Dec</strong>ember 20<strong>10</strong> Lift it 9
Hydraulic excavator including<br />
maintenance crane<br />
<strong>VETTER</strong> slewing jib cranes are to be found in many places: in workshops, beside machine tools, in<br />
production halls, in storage areas, at the docks, and so on. They simplify the lifting and moving of loads<br />
and organise the work more efficiently. The latest place you’ll find one of our slewing jib cranes is<br />
on the new R 984 C litronic High Rise material handler from liebherr.<br />
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The material handler provides for rapid<br />
loading and unloading in the transhipment<br />
of scrap and all other bulk materials<br />
that are moved at ports, such as coal,<br />
artificial fertilisers and grain. It is fitted to<br />
the loading weight of the superstructure at<br />
a height of approx. 11 m. This is the height to<br />
which fuel, lubricants, tools and parts need<br />
to be raised whenever maintenance work is<br />
due. <strong>VETTER</strong> together with Liebherr developed<br />
a special column-mounted slewing jib crane<br />
especially for the job which is secured to the<br />
counterweight of the material handler and is<br />
always available piggybacking off the rear.<br />
Slewing to size<br />
The crane is equipped with a chain hoist with<br />
electric traveller as well as an electric slewing<br />
drive. All the electrically driven movements of<br />
the crane are regulated via a contactor control.<br />
Supplying the power for the crane is done by<br />
a diesel power generator which is operated<br />
separately to the machine itself and is attached<br />
to the large platform on the substructure.<br />
When placed in neutral, the crane is secured<br />
in order to prevent any accidental slewing or<br />
swinging movement.<br />
Successful all-in-one concept<br />
As shown in the photos, the material handler<br />
and slewing jib crane cut quite a dash. Together<br />
they form a team in which each has its job to do<br />
and performs it according to its capabilities. The<br />
crane design which meets the customer’s precise<br />
requirements in full has proved its worth: <strong>VETTER</strong><br />
has now delivered several slewing jib cranes for<br />
this application with a lifting capacity of 500 kg<br />
and an outreach of 2.5 m.<br />
stefan.mueller@vetter-krane.de
SpECIAl CRAnE<br />
<strong>Dec</strong>ember 20<strong>10</strong> Lift it 11
Juggling with concrete sections<br />
Turning a precast concrete section using two 20-tonne ROTOMAX® load-turning devices<br />
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Manoeuvring precast concrete sections safely and in less time:<br />
Dutch company, Beton Son B.V., has substantially improved and speeded<br />
up the handling process during production of its precast concrete sections<br />
with ROTOMAX® load-turning devices from <strong>VETTER</strong>.
Betonson produces precast concrete sections<br />
for motorway construction consisting<br />
of a hard layer and a soft layer of<br />
concrete. During production, the hard concrete<br />
is first poured into the mould, followed by<br />
the soft concrete. As later on the hard layer has<br />
to be laid facing up on the motorway to form<br />
the driving surface, the slabs need to be turned.<br />
Previously, the up to 35-tonne slabs had<br />
to be raised and turned using two hoists – a<br />
very dangerous manoeuvre in which it was not<br />
uncommon for the expensive slabs to be damaged.<br />
Then the concrete manufacturer found<br />
out about <strong>VETTER</strong>, and together a solution was<br />
developed that was both safe and time-saving.<br />
Responsive turning and safe control<br />
Two load-turning devices, each with a lifting capacity<br />
of 20 tonnes, are suspended in the exis-<br />
The loaned device with a 20 tonne lifting capacity<br />
ting gantry crane on two hoists. The load-turning<br />
devices are operated via radio control which also<br />
controls the tandem operation to enable both<br />
devices to work in sync. This provides for responsiveness<br />
when turning the up to five metres wide<br />
concrete slabs. This impressive manoeuvre is controlled<br />
by just one person from a safe distance. The<br />
concrete slabs are held in two special slings which<br />
have a coating with a high friction coefficient and<br />
a high degree of cutting and non-skid resistance.<br />
Danger of tipping minimised<br />
The wide dimensional range of the slabs presented<br />
a challenge. Slabs of 150 – 450 mm in thickness<br />
had to be turned. The width of the slabs and the<br />
given minimal lifting height of the gantry crane<br />
can result in a very wide splay angle for the slings<br />
on the driving rollers. This angle is restricted by<br />
individually adjustable counterpressure rollers<br />
ROTOMAX® lOAD-TURnInG DEVICES<br />
so that during the turning procedure the slabs<br />
cannot be tipped in a jerky, uncontrolled manner.<br />
Reliable service<br />
A special service provided by <strong>VETTER</strong> was the loan<br />
of a device to bridge the delivery time, allowing<br />
Betonson to meet the high demand even during<br />
the leadtime.<br />
bert.vandenbril@vetter-cranes.com<br />
Beton Son B.V.<br />
l Headquarters: Son, netherlands<br />
l Has produced precast concrete<br />
components for over 50 years<br />
l Full service partner for the<br />
manufacture, delivery and installation<br />
of prestressed precast concrete floors,<br />
prestressed prefabricated floors and<br />
pile foundations<br />
www.betonson.com<br />
<strong>Dec</strong>ember 20<strong>10</strong> Lift it 13
Success goes hand-in-hand<br />
Flowserve is the name for pumps and valves among experts.<br />
For the Bochum-based commercial company Wollschläger and <strong>VETTER</strong>, Flowserve<br />
is now the name for perfect collaboration between specialist suppliers<br />
and manufacturers – and no conflicts of interest!<br />
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l to r: Alexander Rojahn (product Manager for plant Equipment, Wollschläger GmbH & Co. KG), Sebastian Argentino<br />
(Field Sales, Wollschläger GmbH & Co. KG), Alexander Dolipski (General Manager, Flowserve Essen GmbH), Rolf Balgar<br />
(Field Sales, <strong>VETTER</strong> <strong>Krantechnik</strong> GmbH), Christian Seidel (Supply Chain Analyst, Flowserve Essen GmbH)<br />
At the beginning of October, a total of six<br />
new gantry crane systems, various gantry<br />
crane elements and several slewing<br />
jib cranes were delivered to Flowserve’s new<br />
site in Essen. A particularly complex item on the<br />
list was a specially designed PROFI crane system<br />
which consisted of three gantries with two<br />
runway beams to support material flow in the<br />
inspection and assembly area.<br />
Optimally interlinking processes<br />
One beam was attached under the gantries and<br />
the other beam placed on top of the gantries.<br />
By adding an auxiliary beam, a connection was<br />
established with an existing circular track. The<br />
systems link various workstations together and<br />
thus optimises handling throughout the entire<br />
production process – from assembly to dispatch.<br />
The work also included the dismantling<br />
of nine existing crane systems at the old site and<br />
re-installation at the new production site.<br />
In our interview with Alexander Rojahn, Product<br />
Manager for Plant Equipment at Wollschläger,<br />
we wanted to find out more about how this<br />
joint project had been managed and above all<br />
how Wollschläger assessed the collaboration.
lIFT-it: Mr. Rojahn, how did the project<br />
actually come about?<br />
A. Rojahn: Flowserve came to us in May this<br />
year and asked us for a quotation for relocating<br />
racking storage and warehousing equipment<br />
within Essen. We are a long-standing supplier<br />
to Flowserve and so we were of course their first<br />
port of call. After our initial site visit, we then<br />
presented an overall concept to Flowserve which<br />
covered the complete planning and management<br />
of plant equipment, warehousing and<br />
crane systems. As a result, Flowserve had<br />
the benefit of knowing that everything was<br />
coordinated by a single supplier and that we<br />
would provide them with a regular contact for<br />
the entire duration of the project. Our experience<br />
with projects of this order of magnitude stood<br />
us in great stead and it was ultimately the key<br />
to Flowserve’s decision to award the entire<br />
order to us.<br />
lIFT-it: Why did you want to work together<br />
with <strong>VETTER</strong> on this? Or to put it another<br />
way: why didn’t you just turn up at the<br />
customer’s on your own?<br />
A. Rojahn: This project immediately presented<br />
several challenges. On the one hand, there<br />
was the range of products involved and on the<br />
other the complexity of the products as well. The<br />
manufacturer’s expertise was absolutely essential<br />
for providing detailed advice on this type of<br />
equipment; you only need to think of the accuracy<br />
of fit you need to achieve when dealing with<br />
such a large number of gantry crane systems.<br />
Moreover, we had a very tight window of just two<br />
months with the stipulation that no stoppages<br />
in production were permitted. It was clear right<br />
from the start that we needed to keep the lines of<br />
decision-making tight. Speed was the factor that<br />
clinched the entire project.<br />
lIFT-it: How did it all go in practice? Is it<br />
not time-consuming to have to coordinate<br />
so many people to meet the deadlines when<br />
you’re pressed for time?<br />
A. Rojahn: Something like that only works<br />
when everyone involved is pulling in the same<br />
direction and never loses sight of the collective<br />
aim. We know well the benefits of working with<br />
Personal data<br />
Alexander Rojahn,<br />
product manager for plant Equipment<br />
at Wollschläger GmbH & Co. KG<br />
since 2008<br />
VETTEr and knew that we could rely <strong>10</strong>0 per cent<br />
on the team’s flexibility and speed. Having this<br />
confidence was key for us in this project. The fact<br />
that the main plant was able to move fast and<br />
provided in-depth supervision on site contributed<br />
to the success. But the active contribution of<br />
other partners and the customer as well was of<br />
course equally important. Flowserve was always<br />
to the fore, whether it was in providing a flow of<br />
information at the planning stage or supplying<br />
additional staff for the installation work.<br />
training of Mennes’ staff<br />
Cranes and Krombacher<br />
Two products where first-rate quality and<br />
shared origins in the Siegerland are equally<br />
to the fore. This was the consensus at the<br />
end of September when 30 sales staff of<br />
commercial supplier, Mennens, from the<br />
Netherlands and Belgium arrived for training.<br />
A guided tour and training courses<br />
in all aspects of cranes were on the day’s<br />
schedule. The day ended on a high note<br />
when all the participants gathered later at<br />
the Krombacher brewery and was judged to<br />
have been an all-round success!<br />
TEAMWORK<br />
lIFT-it: What were the advantages for Wollschläger<br />
of collaborating with <strong>VETTER</strong> on this<br />
project?<br />
A. Rojahn: One advantage was that we had the<br />
overall management of the project and were able<br />
to focus on our core competencies, i.e. advising,<br />
supporting and all-round management. In terms<br />
of the individual aspects of managing the project,<br />
however, with VETTEr we had the assurance<br />
of having the manufacturer behind us and<br />
were able to depend on VETTEr’s proven project<br />
management in crane systems. We have found<br />
VETTEr to be a reliable partner who does not<br />
just focus on profits but commits to a long-term<br />
collaboration based on partnership. We are sure<br />
we will be able to manage more projects to-<br />
gether successfully in future.<br />
We would like to thank Alexander Rojahn very<br />
much indeed for the interview and for the excellent<br />
cooperation. For us, this project is an<br />
example of how much a commercial company<br />
can offer its customers when it is supported by<br />
the manufacturer’s specialist expertise. And with<br />
our nationwide field staff who are always on call<br />
with advice, we make even the more complex<br />
crane projects feasible.<br />
Whatever the need, it’s always worth giving us<br />
a call!<br />
sylvia.papior@vetter-krane.de<br />
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lofty matters<br />
The Messer Group has fitted its first new air separation plant at its Siegen-Geisweid (Germany)<br />
site with an ASSISTEnT column-mounted slewing jib crane. The hot galvanised slewing<br />
jib crane has a lifting capacity of 500 kg and was installed in April 20<strong>10</strong> for maintenance purposes<br />
high up on the plant’s 60 m high “cold box”.<br />
The tower is the centrepiece of the plant<br />
where air is separated into its constituent<br />
parts in order to produce a variety of industrial<br />
gases. Industrial gases are used in all sectors,<br />
mainly in the manufacturing industries. However,<br />
Messer also manufactures high purity medical<br />
oxygen at the new production plant which is used<br />
for respirators, for example.<br />
Safe transport at dizzy heights<br />
The crane is suitable for outdoor operation and<br />
transports tools for repair work and insulating<br />
material for maintenance as well as the valves<br />
that need replacing every three years and there-<br />
The view over the premises from the top of the 60 m high “cold box”<br />
fore have to be taken up the 60 m high tower.<br />
For these operations, <strong>VETTER</strong> has supplied a chain<br />
hoist with a lifting height of 65 m with a chain bag<br />
equipped with its own trolley.<br />
Flying the flag for Germany<br />
The otherwise discreet crane high above the<br />
rooftops of Geisweid was a real head-turner in<br />
summer during the World Cup when Messer staff<br />
showed their colours and decorated the tower<br />
with the German flag!<br />
stefan.mueller@vetter-krane.de<br />
Air separation plant<br />
Messer Group GmbH<br />
REFEREnCE<br />
l Well-known industrial gas<br />
manufacturer<br />
l Active in 30 countries throughout<br />
the world<br />
l Established in 1898 and now under<br />
third-generation management<br />
l 5,211 employees<br />
l 797 million EUR turnover in 2009<br />
financial year<br />
www.messergroup.com<br />
1 Compression of air 2 precooling 3 purification 4 Cooling<br />
5 Separation 6 Recovery and storage<br />
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18 Lift it <strong>Dec</strong>ember 20<strong>10</strong><br />
new logistics hall –<br />
faster, bigger and wider<br />
The completion of the third phase of construction meant that the new logistics hall at<br />
the Haiger site was open for business on 1st July 20<strong>10</strong>. The just under 1,500 m² hall<br />
runs along the top ends of three production halls for the manufacture of jibs and pipe<br />
columns, thus completing the material flow for slewing jib crane production.
The hall is fitted out with several column-mounted<br />
slewing jib cranes of<br />
our own manufacture – providing va-<br />
luable assistance for the workstations where<br />
components are finished. At the same time,<br />
three 5-tonne overhead cranes guarantee<br />
safety and speed when loading and unloading.<br />
Tighter transport lines<br />
We have also extended the existing paintshop<br />
in the course of the new build. All the finished<br />
painted components now arrive in the new<br />
dispatch hall directly after passing through<br />
the drying line, where our staff takes care of<br />
completion, commissioning and packing right<br />
there on the spot. This saves on unnecessary<br />
transport and increases the flow rate for the<br />
painting process by 20 per cent.<br />
Reduced waiting times<br />
As there are now three hall doors available and<br />
as it is now possible to cover the length of the<br />
halls, dispatch staff is able to load three HGVs<br />
at the same time which reduces waiting times<br />
for HGV drivers considerably. The approach to<br />
the new dispatch hall is designed in such a way<br />
that the waiting HGVs park up on a waiting<br />
area on company premises and after receiving<br />
their delivery paperwork are called into the hall<br />
via an electronic sign.<br />
logistics considerably improved<br />
With the completion of the new logistics hall,<br />
we have significantly improved internal and<br />
external logistics – a further milestone on our<br />
way to creating the most up-to-date slewing<br />
jib crane production site in the world.<br />
Siegen CCi<br />
Klaus Th. Vetter re-elected as<br />
CCI president<br />
HAIGER CRAnE FACTORY<br />
At its inaugural meeting, the new general assembly of Siegen Chamber of Commerce and<br />
Industry elected the Director of <strong>VETTER</strong> Holding GmbH, Klaus Th. Vetter, for a further two<br />
years as President of the CCI.<br />
left to right: Vice president Rupprecht Kemper, CEO Franz J. Mockenhaupt, president Klaus Th. Vetter,<br />
local Authority CEO Helmut Diegel, Vice president Axel E. Barten – Vice president Christian Kocherscheidt<br />
is not shown.<br />
New talent<br />
Apprenticeship at <strong>VETTER</strong><br />
The Board of Management at <strong>VETTER</strong> Holding GmbH welcomes 20<strong>10</strong>’s new apprentices. On the right of the<br />
photo is Arnold Vetter, Director of <strong>VETTER</strong> Holding GmbH and <strong>VETTER</strong> Umformtechnik GmbH.<br />
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20 Lift it <strong>Dec</strong>ember 20<strong>10</strong><br />
total mobility – with a built-in base<br />
The MOBILUS crane operates completely unattached, as the base is integrated into the pedestal of the crane. As a result, the<br />
entire crane can be relocated quickly and easily – to right where it is needed. With lifting capacities of 125 kg - 500 kg, outreaches<br />
of up to 5 m and an infinite 360° slewing range, the MOBILUS is the ideal mobile crane for alternating workstations<br />
<strong>VETTER</strong> <strong>Krantechnik</strong> GmbH<br />
Siegtalstr. 22 | 57080 Siegen | Germany<br />
www.vetter-cranes.com<br />
VEttER – the crane specialists