Capital Equipment News December 2015

LIFTING THE STANDARDS in mobile crane technology

J ohannesburg-based EMCO-MH (Pty) Ltd, trading under the brand of EMCO, is the exclusive Sub-Saharan distributor of electric mobile gantry cranes manufactured by Eden Technology – which has remained an internationally-recognised specialist in the design and manufacture of special equipment for lifting and mov- ing heavy components, with experience of more than 40 years. EMCO gained lo- cal distribution rights to the Eden range of cranes, which can be fully-customised to offer unique solutions to highly-complex and niche applications, in mid-2015. EMCO director Wynand Andeweg points out that conventional mobile and overhead cranes are not always suitable to uniquely specified projects and require additional

Eden mobile gantry cranes make use of pat- ented components to enable a fully electri- cally driven mobile-gantry crane. “Electrical power boasts far greater efficiency than hydraulic power, which results in up to 20 percent energy savings, in addition to sim- plifying and reducing maintenance cycles. This can result in substantial long-term sav- ings, especially for large-scale operations,” explains Andeweg. The standard Eden mobile gantry cranes fea- ture lifting capacities ranging from 15 to 200 tonnes, however, they can be fully-custom- ised to handle loads of up to 1 000 tonnes. “Such large capacity is ideally-suited to bridge building, where large bridge sections are extremely heavy and difficult to move using standard cranes,” Andeweg continues.

supporting infrastructure. “Eden mobile gan- try cranes can be fully-customised to ensure that they meet the precise individual specifi- cations for projects such as bridge building, civil construction and heavy industry lifting – while eliminating the need for costly sup- port infrastructure that is a requirement with conventional rail mounted cranes.” The greatest breakthrough in the patent- ed design of the ‘EVA’ Eden mobile gantry crane range is the elimination of all hydrau- lics. Traditional cranes use diesel engines that drive hydraulic pumps by pressurising the oil, which triggers the hydraulic motors to generate the necessary movement. This results in a high degree of environmental- ly-damaging oil leakages, as well as ma- chine downtime.

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