At the end of last year, our Polish colleagues realised an exciting project. A VETTER slewing jib crane was mounted on a KALMAR container crane as a maintenance crane.
The impressive, huge container crane is being used in Małaszewicze, on the central-eastern edge of Poland, where one of Europe's largest multimodal logistics centres for handling containers is operated. Containers from Asia, which are travelling there on tracks with different gauge dimensions, are reloaded onto tracks with European gauges. The Małaszewicze terminal thus ideally connects Western Europe with Eastern Europe and Asia
The VETTER MEISTER crane is hardly noticeable on the huge facility, but has a no less important function: with a load capacity of 500 kg, it lifts the tools and spare parts required for maintenance and repairs onto the gantry crane, which is over 30 metres high, to ensure its reliability and smooth operation at all times. The hoist used is an electric chain hoist with a lifting height of 32 metres. To ensure that wind and weather cannot harm the crane and hoist in this exposed position, we have equipped the crane with a specially designed weather protection package consisting of
Weatherproof paint finish in accordance with corrosivity class C4, ventilated column to protect the bearings from condensation. Boom locking device for wind protection when not in use Galvanised weather protection roof for the hoist.
The picture gallery shows the impressive dimensions of the components. This was also a real challenge for our Polish colleagues during assembly, but they mastered it with flying colours!