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Bianco Steel, Greenfields, South Australia

BIANCO STEEL EMPLOYS KONECRANES DYNAPILOT

ANTI SWAY TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE SAFETY

The Challenge

When industrial supplier Bianco moved to a new greenfields site in South Australia, it chose industrial cranes from Konecranes for the versatile heavy lifting that would be required in the structural steel division of the plant. "We were coming from a much smaller shop with just one overhead crane, plus the use of high forklifts. So we had to completely rethink our lifting needs,"said General Manager operations Nick Monda. BIanco Structural Steel Supplies makes customised steel structures for a range of projects, from small commercial jobs to large constructions such as commercial warehouses, schools and hospitals. The structures include columns and beams, welded beams, angle bracing, purlins and girts. The new $17 million 19,000m2 steel fabrication plant is part of a 16 -hectare site being developed by Bianco at Gepps Cross in Adelaide.

The Result

The steel division chose:

• One 10 tonne CXTS single girder crane with 19.4 m span (for dispatch)

• Nine 5 tonne CXTS single girder cranes with spans ranging from 18.06 metres to 29.1 metres (for fabrication, treatment, paint and store areas).

• One 6.3 tonne x 2 double girder crane with 27 m span (for unloading trucks and loading raw product onto the line).

"The changeover has worked out well for us. We're impressed with the cranes. They are doing the job they were designed to do and the service is pretty good too. Based on our experience, I would definitely recommend them to others."

Bianco Steel, Greenfields, South Australia

BIANCO STEEL EMPLOYS KONECRANES DYNAPILOT

ANTI SWAY TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE SAFETY

The Solution

We had the luxury of a new site,so could shop around for exactly what we needed. We looked at price, performance and back-up service - the complete package," Mr Monda said. "We investigated all the options and decided that Konecranes was the supplier to go with, on the basis of their professionalism, prices and what the equipment could do for us." "As well as helping the operator land the load in the right place, the sway control is a very good safety device that halts the load without it swinging. Uncontrolled, it would be an occupational safety hazard. Someone could walk into the path of the swaying steel and get hit," Mr Monda said. Training on the new cranes was straightforward, says Mr Monda - "Konecranes came on-site for a couple of days. Our operators were all from the old factory, but they quickly learned how to use the cranes. "They even adapted smoothly to the lifting magnets on the double girder crane.

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