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INDUSTRIAL CRANES
NUCLEAR CRANES
PORT CRANES
HEAVY-DUTY LIFT TRUCKS
SERVICE
MACHINE TOOL SERVICE
Southern Steel Group, Milperra, Australia
KONECRANES DELIVERS RELIABILITY
SOUTHERN STEEL DEMANDS- 100 TIMES OVER
The Challenge
Southern Steel, the largest privately owned
steel distributor in Australia, is extending its
long running relationship with Konecranes with
the successful; installation of 17 new overhead
cranes in Australia in the past 12 months. With
over 50 years experience in the steel industry,
and an enviable reputation for reliability,
flexibility and excellent service, it comes as no
surprise that Southern Steel turns to
Konecranes for the reliable and efficient lifting
of its steel products.
And with close to 100 cranes spread
across its numerous facilities in Australia,
Southern Steel knows which overhead cranes
can take the demanding workload steel
distributors demand, and which cant.
David Rodmell, Southern Steel's General
Manager- Operations Techonology, says that
because safety is a major issue for the
company, all hoists feature remote radio
controllers.
"The radio controls give the operators the
chance to stand back and get a very good
look at the load they are carrying and see
that they are not exposed to the proximity of
anything that could go wrong.
At our Milperra plate processing facility in
south-west Sydney, we have installed six new
overhead cranes; one 20-ton crane, three 10-
ton cranes, plus two 5-ton semi-portal
cranes, with Truninger electro-magnets
hanging off three of the bigger cranes to
facilitate easy lifting and moving of large
heavy loads,"he said.
Dr Sive, explains that reliability and
downtime are major issues for the company.
" The fact is, if we dont's have cranes
operating, we don't have a business, That's
why we always turn to Konecranes for our
lifting requirements.
Southern Steel Group, Milperra, Australia
KONECRANES DELIVERS RELIABILITY
SOUTHERN STEEL DEMANDS - 100 TIMES OVER
The Solution
While Southern Steel did have a couple of minor
problems at Milperra, mainly due to the
structure being slightly behind schedule, overall
we are very satisfied with the installation work
carried out by Konecranes which also included
the crane rail installation.
Dr Anthony Sive, Southern Steel's General
Manager Business Development, explained that
price is not the overriding issue when it comes
to purchasing overhead cranes. "At Southern
Steel we run very high spec'd cranes, typically
C6/M6, because if our cranes stop, our
business stops.
We use Konecranes' CXT technology hoists
and use the highest spec those hoists can get
to. And if the crane is not working we aren't
making any money. We are very busy and our
business is growing rapidly and most of the
steel we buy needs to be moved with the
assistance of a crane. " So our Konecranes
have to work hard all day , and they carry out
their strenuous role to our general satisfaction,"
Dr Sive said.
Konecranes Pty Ltd
31 Sales and Service Locations
across Australia and New Zealand
Phone: 1300 937 637
www.konecranes.com.au
The Result
Konecranes has also installed:
- two new 10-ton crane and upgraded
and relocated two overhead cranes at
Southern Steel and Coil facility
- installed five 10-ton cranes, with one
designed to have plate attached at
Southern Steels' Adelaide subsidiary,
Brice Metals, the other four have twin
hoists designed for handling general
long products such as structural and
tubular steel plus angles and channels
- three new 10-ton overhead cranes and
two refurbished Konecranes from
Kwinana facility
- Replaced six hoists on cranes in
Brisbane and Milperra
- One 10-ton crane in Victoria at
Dandenong Surdex operation
"We have a long term relationship with
Konecranes, and like any long term
relationship you have your ups and
downs but we always seem to be able
to work our way through any issues that
might arise and get back on track again.
They are professional people to deal
with,"Dr Sive said,