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Mechanical Technology — May 2013
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Products and services
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Amalgamated Beverage Industries
(ABI) has acquired 230 Crown ride-on
and walk-behind powered pallet trucks
from Goscor Lift Truck Company’s MPM
as part of the overhaul of ABI’s ware-
housing and delivery system for mixed
deliveries.
Forty rented units and 151 purchased
units are already on site, and ABI is
awaiting delivery of a further 39 units.
Transnet Engineering has placed an order
with Booyco Engineering for the supply
of 110 V dc ventilation units for the four
traction motors used on the new 10M
commuter trains for cooling purposes.
Booyco Engineering has designed these in
collaboration with Transnet Engineering.
Helen Terblanche, customer service
manager at Booyco Engineering, says units
supplied through previous contracts have
been operating in the field for a number
of years with no traction motor cooling
problems, and attributes this reliability
to the 110 V dc power supply and the
use of EC controlled fans, which are very
dependable. The units are based on the
latest EC fan technology that is compliant
with international railway standards. Fan
speeds can be programmed to the require-
ments of the customer and the system does
full fault logging and can provide the train
management system with information on
the condition of the system.
“The order, which once again showcases
our airflow and cooling system design
capabilities, was challenging because we
were working to meet shortened delivery
deadlines,” says Terblanche. “We had to
bring quite a few of the orders forward in
order to assist Transnet Engineering with
successful sales to the customer.”
TWP specifies Condra
cranes for Kibali
Condra has delivered the first four
of five overhead travelling cranes or-
dered by consulting engineers TWP
for the Kibali gold mine in the DRC.
The double-girder machines, all
with full-length walkways, comprise
two 10 t cranes, one 40 t, a 20 t
unit with a five-ton auxiliary hoist,
and one 10,5 t headgear unit with
a 68 m lift height.
Condra will complete the manu-
facture of all cranes by the end of
April, an eleven-week production
timeframe made possible by the
company’s in-house design and
manufacturing capabilities, which
allow comparatively rapid execution
of large, customised orders.
Manitou has recently
introduced the MI range
of internal combus-
tion industrial forklifts
that are designed to
achieve simplicity, reli-
ability and efficiency
while maintaining
Manitou’s trusted
reputation
of reliable
machines with guaranteed services
and support.
“Nowadays, customers expect more
than just a machine. This is why we are
offering a materials handling solution
tailored to the constraints of our clients
in terms of production and logistics. The
redesign of the new forklift has made
it an indispensable piece of equipment
for many business operations,” says
Lindsay Shankland, managing director
of Manitou southern Africa
The MI forklift is a conventional
unit, used within standard working
conditions such as paved, tarred or
smooth surfaces, that is ideally suited
to a broad spectrum of industries such
as warehousing, food and textile and
Booyco Engineering 110 V dc ventilation units
manufacturing. The new MI forklift
range, standard with side shift and
solid tyres offers a very short turning
radius for quick manoeuvring, making
it ideal for tackling congested sites or
warehouse aisles where high item rota-
tion is important.
The 12 models of the MI range are
available in both diesel and LPG varia-
tions with a high load capacity of up
to 3 500 kg. The high performance
42,1 kW Yanmar diesel and 38 kW
Nissan LPG engines have optimised
related components that ensure a long
life. Both engines come standard with
high-level air intake, an air filter safety
carriage and a vertical exhaust, making
the forklifts well suited to indoor and
outdoor applications.
Additionally, the MI range is equipped
with Powershift transmissions with an
inching function for jerk-free approach,
and end-of-stroke braking functions for
handling delicate loads. The range,
alongside all Manitou forklifts, comes
with constantly available service and
support throughout South Africa as well
as 95% parts availability.
Kibali’s 20/5-ton crane under test at
Condra’s factory
New MI Range from Manitou
Crown pallet trucks for ABI
“In essence, we have significantly re-
duced the use of manually operated pal-
let jacks in the warehouse, utilising both
single and double ride-on pallet jacks.
“The Crown machines have been
ideal for this process,” says ABI’s na-
tional fleet manager, Trevor Brand. “Not
only are the machines much faster, they
are more effective, making the ware-
house less congested and significantly
more efficient,” he says.
But the Crown machines have not
only been part of the warehouse solu-
tion, they have also been part of mak-
ing the delivery system more efficient
overall. “With the introduction of tail
lifts on our delivery vehicles, the Crown
walk-behinds enable deliveries to be
carried out by the driver alone. They
are also significantly faster than the
old side-loaders which required manual
off-loading,” says Brand.
ABI is using 230 Crown ride-on and
walk-behind pallet trucks as part of the
overhaul of its warehousing and delivery
system for mixed deliveries.
