The project
Ipatinga steel complex revamping project
Industry
Steel
Customer
USIMINAS
Location
Ipatinga (Brazil)
Year of commissioning
2017
Brazilian company USIMINAS, one of the largest producers of steel in the Americas, awarded TAIM WESER the development of a new heavy duty crane to replace an existing equipment for its steel making shop in Ipatinga.
TAIM WESER’s scope of supply included the design, manufacture and commissioning of a highly engineered EOT crane, designed to handle heavy loads with high accuracy, attending to customer requirements. This crane has a four girders and two trolleys structure, with a 260 ton main hoist mechanism placed on the principal trolley and a 40 ton auxiliary hoist mechanism placed on the auxiliary trolley.
The Challenge Achieved
The crane was integrated in the production area of the already existing BOF Shop mixing plant inside the Usiminas steel complex in Ipatinga (Minas Gerais), to carry out heavy duty processes such as hot metal ladle transport and steel tapping activities.
The project figures
MaterialHot metal
Lifting capacity260 ton
Span18,9 m
Lifting height27 m
We really appreciate the cooperation between our companies and we hope that we can achieve new professional challenges together in the near future.
