World-Class Aluminium Plant Selects UK Crane Maker

Aluminium Bahrain has installed an additional heavy-duty overhead crane from Street Crane Company of the UK.  Operating in the smelting area it is engineered for continuous use in extreme temperatures and an electrically charged environment with high levels of magnetic flux, it was installed with minimal disruption while the plant kept working.

Street Crane have been working with Aluminium Bahrain since 1992 and now have ten cranes installed on site.  The new crane has a main hoist of 20 tonnes safe working load and two auxiliary hoists, each of eight tonnes.  Special features on the crane include on-hook weighing, radio remote control, Street Crane’s X-Y Zero load swing prevention system and high levels of electrical insulation to protect electrical systems. The crane uses Street’s VX hoists.  Motors and controls have been selected to withstand exposure to high temperature and humidity.

Aluminium Bahrain produces 830,000 tonnes per year of Aluminium as ingots, billets and rolling slabs for the world market.  Expansion has proceeded in phases, the latest being the development of line five at a cost of 1.7 billion US dollars.  Over 2500 people work at the plant, which is a major export earner and contributor to the Bahrain economy.  Street Crane’s equipment has been in use on the site for over 10 years, proving to be reliable and efficient, even under heavy use in extreme conditions.


More information: Gus Zona, Street Crane Company, Tel. 00 44 1298 812456 Fax. 00 44 1298 814 945 E-Mail: admin@streetcrane.co.uk Web: www.streetcrane.co.uk

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September 27, 2006