MORE THAN JUST THE CRANE Konecranes is saving crane users’ valuable time as it introduces its new on-site training programmes designed to update technicians on standards compliance and extend their knowledge and expertise in areas such as operator skills, service, maintenance and complex crane electrics. The training programmes cover cranes of all makes and models, and are structured to give technicians the knowledge to service or operate any crane, with a strong emphasis on safety, reliability and optimum performance. The training programme is typically run over one week, split into a 3-day electrics training module and a 2-day mechanics and maintenance module. It focuses on crane design and safety to Australian Standards AS1418, AS2250 and AS2759. The training utilises actual crane equipment for hands-on training, such as the use and handling of wire rope hoists or electric chain hoists and is available throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Philippines and the majority of SE Asian countries. www.konecranes.com www.engineeringnews.co.nz 49 THE TOP TIP A new Top-Tite hydraulic Tipper from Flexicon discharges bulk solid materials from mobile bins at controlled rates into downstream process equipment or storage vessels free of dust. With lid open, the bin is rolled into a receiving frame, which positions it over a lifting tongue centred inboard of the castors. Side bracing prevents lateral movement of the bin during tipping. After securing the bin in place with a safetyinterlocked door, a pair of hydraulic cylinders raises the bin vertically, seating its rim against the underside of a rectangular discharge hood. A second pair of hydraulic cylinders then elevates and tips the assembly, causing the discharge spout on the hood to mate with a gasketed inlet ring fitted to the lid of receiving hoppers, storage vessels or process equipment for total dust containment. Opening a pneumatically-actuated slide gate valve at the spout outlet allows dust-free discharge at controlled rates. Closing the valve allows empty or partially empty bins to be returned to the plant floor with no dust emission. The unit can be sized to accommodate bins with rim dimensions up to 1220 mm on a side, and up to 1117 mm in height. It is constructed as standard of carbon steel with stainless steel material contact surfaces, or in all stainless steel finished to food, dairy, pharmaceutical or industrial standards. Optional receiving hoppers are available integrated with the company’s mechanical or pneumatic conveyors to transport discharged material to any plant location. The company also produces drum tippers and box tippers, as well as bulk bag dischargers, bulk bag conditioners, bulk bag fillers, flexible screw conveyors, tubular cable conveyors, pneumatic conveying systems, bag dump stations, weigh batching and blending systems, and engineered plant-wide bulk handling systems with automated controls. www.flexicon.com.au You’ve got a bright idea and need help to make it: with the best design practice and out of the most suitable plastic materials. Enter Active Plastics. Active Plastics and Hypertech engineering can not only select and make your plastic parts but they also make the tooling meaning you don’t have to deal with separate companies nor would you need to wait to get your product developed through a third party. Everything can be done in-house. Active Plastics and Hypertech begin the process by analysing requirements and enhancing the original idea or design to make your plastic component even better. Active Plastics specialises in engineering plastics, “all of what we make has been carefully designed and we have researched the ideal type and grade of plastic available to make sure your project is successful,” says managing director Bart Engelsman. With the right people and the right equipment to ensure your products come out to the required quality on time to make your job easier to manage your business, “we have a comprehensive tracking system to make sure you get what you want, when you need it. All that and while pushing the boundaries of innovation and technology. Having Hypertech as a division of Active Plastics adds an immense competitive advantage, with toolmaking, precision/ general engineers and plastic moulding capabilities, all backed by the very best in customer service. “We’re a one-stop shop, and we’re the people you need to turn to for the solution,” adds Mr Englesmen. BEST PRACTICE FOR RIGHT PLASTICS Active Plastics Ltd Phone: 07 849 5947, www.activeplastics.co.nz
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