Handl ing, bundl ing & logistics
86
N
ovember
2014
Shelter and pipe-handling system
MCELROY’S new QuickCamp System
has been successfully tested at a
job-site in Canada, attracting area
contractors and engineers who travelled
there to see the shelter and pipe-
handling system at work.
The QuickCamp, designed to protect
the pipe fusion operator and fusion
joints from outside conditions, became
available just as Knibb Developments
was beginning construction on a 10km
wastewater pipeline through the city of
Red Deer using large-diameter HDPE
pipe. “We were able to set up the
laydown yard, fusing equipment and
the MegaMc
®
PolyHorse
®
to complete
a 3,300m (11,000ft) stretch of 800mm
(32") HDPE,” said Diane Knibb. “This
process was completed in 20 days, a
noticeable increase in productivity.”
Portable tents are typically used on
job-sites when pipe is being fused, but
can be a challenge when it comes to
climate control and wind.
The QuickCamp is a lit, insulated
shelter with heating and air conditioning,
and patent-pending pipe seals,
which creates a much more workable
environment.
“Despite our best efforts the wind
blows right through the tent. It’s not a
very secure structure and it doesn’t have
a hard floor. We usually have to build
a floor,” said Jason Knibb. “Working
in the QuickCamp is like working in a
laboratory.”
AH McElroy provided the on-site
technical expertise and answered
queries from contractors and engineers
who visited the job-site to see the
QuickCamp System. “Past experience
has shown us that fusion projects take
far longer to complete in cold, inclement
weather,” said Ian Powell, president of
AH McElroy. “The QuickCamp ensures
project performance is maintained
regardless of outside influences.”
Knibb’s operator fused pipe within the
QuickCamp on a McElroy 900 carriage.
Sticks of pipe were guided and aligned
through the shelter by remote control
from the MegaMc PolyHorse and
MegaMc Rollers, which are a series of
pipe racks and hydraulically powered
pipe stands strong enough to hold the
amount of pipe fused in a day.
The QuickCamp arrived as a 20ft
x 8ft cargo container, and was easily
unfolded into a 21ft 8" x 24ft 7" shelter
that also has room for an office, break
room or storage.
McElroy Manufacturing, Inc
– USA
Fax: +1 918 831 9256
Email:
Website:
Robotic equipment for
cutting tubes
PRODEVCO Industries specialises
in robotic equipment and software for
the manufacturing of structural steel,
along with custom robotic solutions in a
continuous quest to improve productivity.
Building on 20 years of expertise
gained in custom robotic system inte-
gration, Prodevco Industries developed
the PCR42 in 2010. This highly evolved
platform combines robotics, vision
systems and plasma torch technology to
offer a combination of speed, precision
and full four-face operation available
for cutting structural steel. The PCR42
was designed to incorporate as many
fabrication functions as possible into
one machine. The PCR42 is able to
fully produce pieces at the lowest
manufacturing cost by completely
eliminating material handling between
operations. This machine automates all
cutting operations typically performed
on structural steel.
The PCR42 is the first system of its
kind to cut standard structural steel
profiles and round tubes with the same
plasma cutting equipment (patent
pending). The PCR42 offers rotation
control and precise positioning of cuts
across the full length of tubes. With the
PCR42, customers can process round
pipes from 4" up to 26" remarkably
faster than manual mode.
Whether a customer is interested in
the PCR42 advanced robotic plasma
steel cutting, the ProFitter 3D projection
fitting system or a custom robotic
system, the Prodevco’s hardware and
software development team is the
solution for steel due to the difficult
challenges faced in many industries.
Prodevco Industries
– Canada
Email:
Website:
Crane modernisation increases
KONECRANES, one of the world’s
leading lifting equipment manufacturers,
is reporting a continued rise in the
popularity of crane modernisation
programmes and across an increasing
number of industry sectors. In addition
to this in part being driven by continued
pressure on capital expenditure, both
small and blue chip corporates are
realising the benefits of tapping into
a process that can prove to be just as
an effective tool in providing the latest
productivity, technology and safety
standard advances, but at a fraction
of the cost. Crane modernisation
schemes broadly fall into one of two
categories: pre-engineered upgrades
and engineered crane modernisations.
Konecranes
– The Netherlands
Website:
The PCR42 offers plasma torch technology
