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CASE STUDY: AMAGGI Last March, we discussed an application for a 3000 Series E-Crane to transfer material from barges to Panamax ships along

STATISTICS Type Location Application Material Mount Duty cycle capacity Reach Attachment Power source

30382 PD-E Itacoatiara, AM, Brazil Midstream Transfer Grain, soyabeans Barge 39.0 metric tonnes/42.9 US tons 38.2m/125.5ft 30.0m3/39.2 yd3 hydraulic clamshell grab 630kW/845hp electric motor

the Amazon River. This E-Crane was installed last year, and has now been operating successfully for several months.

Amaggi, a leading company in the Brazilian agricultural

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The E-Crane is ideal for bulk handling applications that require heavy-duty production cycles. Specifically designed for barge unloading processes, anything from coal to limestone to fertilizer to grain to scrap steel can be handled. The E-Crane is a truly versatile machine in that it can easily switch between commodities and still offer the high production required at many ports and industrial facilities. Built for 24/7 duty cycle operation, E-Cranes have unprecedented life cycles, high efficiency, and low maintenance costs.

Recently, the E-Crane has proven to be a top solution for grain handling operations all around the world, particularly in South America. In recent years, many companies have chosen the E-Crane as the solution to their grain handling needs.

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E-Crane handling grain in Brazil

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ABOUT E-CRANE E-Crane Worldwide is a modern, state-of-the-art engineering and heavy equipment construction company, based in Adegem, Belgium and with subsidiary companies for sales management, technical support and service in the Netherlands (E-Crane International Europe) and Ohio, USA (E-Crane International USA). E-Crane Worldwide develops turnkey material handling solutions with engineering services, equipment manufacturing, erection, operator/ maintenance training and custom tailored ongoing service programmes for its clients.

The standard E-Crane product line consists of five series of balanced hydraulic cranes (Equilibrium Cranes): 700 Series, 1000 Series, 1500 Series, 2000 Series, and 3000 Series. E-Cranes provide longer outreach and higher duty cycle capacities than typical material handlers. Outreach ranges from 24.8 to 47.8 metres (82 to 157 feet) and duty cycle capacity ranges from 5.5 to 39 metric DCi tonnes (6 to 42.9 US tons).

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industry, installed a 3000 Series E-Crane to perform midstream transfer operations on the Amazon River in Brazil. The E-Crane is mounted on a barge (61m × 22m × 4m) and transfers material directly from barges into Panamax sized ships.

This is the largest river midstream transfer operation currently performed by an E-Crane.

Equipped with a 30m3 hydraulic clamshell grab, the E-Crane can transfer up to 22.5 metric tonnes of soyabeans in a single cycle.

With this machine, peak unloading rates reach 1,400 metric tonnes of soybean per hour!

Amaggi is pleased with this project and with the successful performance achieved by the operation. According to Jorge Zanatta of Amaggi, “With the new direct transshipment barge-to-ship, we no longer need to transfer the cargo to a warehouse on land. This saves time compared to other terminals.”

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