AUMUND: newly developed cleaning and sorting conveyor commissioned at Hawle Guss

AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH in Rheinberg offers reliable and cost-effective transportation and conveying solutions for foundries all over the world. After having supplied a Flat Plate Conveyor to replace a vibratory feeder in the summer of 2021, AUMUND has now developed a special Cleaning and Sorting Conveyor for Hawle Guss GmbH in Fürstenwalde, which was commissioned in August 2022.

Hawle Guss in Fürstenwalde on the Spree is a major manufacturer of products for gas and water distribution systems, such as taps, hydrants and valves. Hawle Guss requires the appropriate conveying technology for its new concept for degating, sorting and cleaning of castings at the foundry.

The function of the Conveyor supplied in 2021 by AUMUND is purely to transport material from the manufacturing plant in the basement on to the next process stage on the ground floor. In August 2022, as part of the next stage of expansion, a Cleaning and Sorting Conveyor was commissioned. This Conveyor had been specially developed for the application, and replaced the previously utilized vibrating conveyor.

The metallurgy specialists at AUMUND Fördertechnik based the project on a particular AUMUND product which had been supplied to foundries decades ago, and of which only a few photos and not a single drawing remained. AUMUND and the customer worked closely together to come up with the concept for a tailormade solution which resulted in the development of a completely new Cleaning and Sorting Conveyor with an overall length of 11.45m and an operational area of 8m.

The Advantages Of The Aumund Solution Are Plain And Obvious

The previous heavy exposure to noise and vibration was almost completely eliminated. The consequences of this transformation are a considerable improvement in working conditions and at the same time a reduction in energy consumption. The flat surface provides a comfortable working height for sorting and cleaning the castings without danger of obstruction. The design of the conveyor plates was optimized to avoid any cracks at the edges, and to enable the castings to be ejected sideways. At the same time a degree of mechanical stability could be achieved which is sufficient to enable operation with a manipulator. Because of the high tensile strength of the plates, impact loads of up to approximately 2.5t can be tolerated without causing any deformations. The Conveyor was designed in such a way that all key structural components could be housed internally. With vibratory technology and hydraulic components no longer required, all advantages of a simple and reliable mechanical conveying equipment are at the forefront.

About The Aumund Group

The AUMUND Group is active worldwide. The conveying and storage specialist has special expertise at its disposal when dealing with bulk materials. With their high degree of individuality, both its technically sophisticated as well as innovative products have contributed to the AUMUND Group today being a market leader in many areas of conveying and storage technology. The manufacturing companies AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH (Rheinberg, Germany), SCHADE Lagertechnik GmbH (Gelsenkirchen, Germany), SAMSON Materials Handling Ltd (Ely, Great Britain), TILEMANN GmbH Chains & Components (Essen, Germany) as well as AUMUND Group Field Service GmbH and AUMUND Logistic GmbH (Rheinberg, Germany) are consolidated under the umbrella of the AUMUND Group.

The global conveying and storage technology business is spearheaded through a total of 20 locations in Asia, Europe, North and South America and a total of five warehouses in Germany, USA, Brazil, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia.

Liebherr delivers LHM 800 on short notice to Port Esbjerg

After a Liebherr LHM 600 mobile harbour crane could not be delivered due to an incident during transport in the Kiel Canal at the end of last year, Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH delivered a replacement unit at short notice. With the new LHM 800 High Rise, Port Esbjerg now has two of the strongest mobile harbour cranes in the world.

At the start of January 2023, Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH delivered a new LHM 800 High Rise mobile harbour crane to its customer Port Esbjerg. The delivery took place only a short time after an incident in the Kiel Canal, in which an LHM 600 ordered by Port Esbjerg was damaged while passing under the Holtenau High Bridge. Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock GmbH sent service engineers and technical specialists to assess the situation on site and to assist with the recovery immediately after the incident. In addition, every effort was made to deliver a replacement unit to Port Esbjerg as quickly as possible.

A PARTNERSHIP BASED ON TRUST

“We have a long and cooperative relationship with the Port of Esbjerg. So it goes without saying that one of our top priorities after the incident was to deliver a new machine as quickly as possible. With a lot of commitment, the trust of our customer and a strong team, we succeeded,” says Roman Chopyk, Area Manager for Liebherr Mobile Harbour Cranes.

With the early delivery of the LHM 800

High Rise, Liebherr is fulfilling its customer promise despite the circumstances and is helping the Port of Esbjerg to achieve its ambitious goals. A new LHM 600 will also be delivered as soon as possible.

“Liebherr’s strength and commitment to solve urgent and complex problems is of real value to Port Esbjerg, albeit it is the robustness and operability of these advanced cranes we treasure most,” says Dennis Jul Pedersen, CEO Port Esbjerg.

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