ArcelorMittal Awards Morris tender for 100 Ton crane

Morris Material Handling SA (Pty) LTD, Southern Africa's largest crane company, plays a crucial role in the supply and manufacturing of equipment for industrial applications.

Providing electric overhead travelling cranes, wire rope hoists, jib cranes, chain hoists, and accessories, Morris has established a reputation for its professional expertise in design, fabrication, and assembly of light, medium, and heavy-duty lifting products.


Additionally, through its dedicated service division, known as Crane Aid, the company ensures the continuous operation and safety of lifting equipment. Crane Aid offers services such as maintenance, load testing, and refurbishment for all makes of cranes and hoists.


ArcelorMittal South Africa is the largest steel producer on the African continent. Headquartered in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng. Production capacity is approx. 7 million tonnes of liquid steel per annum. The company supplies over 60% of the steel used in South Africa and exports the rest to sub-Saharan Africa. The 10,000 employees and contractors produce flat and long steel in hundreds of grades and specifications. Vanderbijlpark Works is one of the world’s largest inland operation steel mills and supplier of flat steel products in sub-Saharan Africa

In a testament to Morris Material Handling SA's engineering capabilities and commitment to excellence, the company was proudly awarded the tender to design, manufacture, and install a 100-ton engineered crane at the Vanderbijlpark Works.


This impressive crane, serial no M10284, was designed and built-in house at Morris's head office in Benoni, showcasing the company's commitment to innovation and quality. Morris employed the latest technologies and the highest quality components to create this engineering beast.


Crane M10284 is a 37-meter span double girder, heavy-duty slab handling crane equipped with an open winch-type hoist featuring dual, synchronized rope drums. It weighs in excess of 220 tons and is designed to handle varying sizes of slabs, with an impressive capacity of up to 100 tons. Operating at the Hot Strip Mill within Vanderbijlpark Works, this crane is crucial to the continued production of the mill.



To meet the demanding production requirements, the crane is designed to hoist at 9 meters per minute, cross travel at 70 meters per minute, and long travel at 100 meters per minute. The crane is controlled from a bridge-mounted cabin, ensuring precision and safety during operations.


The successful erection and commissioning of this engineered crane marks a significant milestone, as it has already proven its worth in enhancing production efficiency at Vanderbijlpark Works. Morris Material Handling SA's role in this project underscores its position as a leading force in the industrial equipment and overhead crane manufacturing industry in Southern Africa.

Founded in Asturias in 2003, our company has evolved significantly over the years. By 2008, we had acquired multiple local machinery rental firms and became the sole entity in our sector listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange in 2006. We initiated our internationalization efforts in 2006, starting with Romania and Bulgaria and expanding into Latin America, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and the Dominican Republic by 2023. Recently, we've strategically focused on the Iberian Peninsula, Morocco, and the Americas, expanding and diversifying our business lines, especially in Latin America.

One of our notable ventures is Gam Alquiler Peru S.A.C., established in 2009 in Lima, Peru. Specializing in machinery rental services, GAM Peru provides exclusive rental services for articulated platforms and manlifts, ensuring optimal conditions, safety, and maximum performance for your work at heights. Our personalized scissor platform and lifting platform rental services offer a variety of options, each tailored to meet specific needs, providing top performance and maximum security at competitive prices.

GAM Peru goes beyond by offering telescopic and manlift platform rental services, boasting one of the most extensive catalogs with machinery from leading brands and cutting-edge technology. Our commitment is to deliver the best results for your elevated projects at the most economical prices. Explore our manlift rental options to find the perfect fit for your requirements.

Notably, GAM Peru plays a crucial role as a key provider to the largest copper project in Peru, the Quellaveco Copper Mine. Our dedication to excellence and innovation positions us as a trusted partner for all your machinery rental needs.


Address: Av. Materiales N°2965 Urb.
Industrial Wiesse
Lima
Peru

(0051) 367 27 27

SATTEL CHILE INTERNATIONALIZES ITS TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE MOST IMPORTANT MINING MARKETS IN THE WORLD.

Sattel Chile, is a Chilean company with more than 10 years in the market. It’s a company of innovation and technological solutions that is oriented to the design and development of its products among which are the Auxiliary Device Protector (PDA); Solar Carts, Cachimba Wireless Control System (SCIC),

ccess Control System (SICAM). They are currently present in the Peruvian market with SICAM and PDA. They are also present in Brazil, and Australia, one of the most important countries in terms of technology in mining, where an alliance was generated with a prestigious local company to begin exporting the development of its successful PDA technology and its Backup Units, a solution cataloged as a success story in the Chilean mining industry, with more than a thousand units installed in the most important mining companies in Chile.

Due to its recognition in the Peruvian market, Anglo-American contacted them for an automatic system of gate and traffic lights for Quellaveco Mine. This project included interaction with existing technologies such as Web Control and MineStar. The implementation phase was carried out efficiently, achieving the installation of access portals for light and heavy vehicles, as well as the successful integration with existing platforms.

The SICAM project at the Quellaveco Mine is a reflection of Sattel Chile's commitment to innovation and operational efficiency. This project not only improves security and access control but also demonstrates the ability to adapt to emerging technologies in the mining sector

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