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ThyssenKrupp to Supply Gantry Cranes for Salzgitter

Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has awarded a contract to ThyssenKrupp MillServices & Systems GmbH, Oberhausen, to build and supply three gantry cranes. The cranes will be used in the Salzgitter metallurgical mill, where they will be operated by the facility’s water resources management department.
 
The first of the cranes will be used over the sinter pit. It will have a capacity of 12.5 tonnes and a reach of 29 meters. The second crane, which will be used over the longitudinal clarifier, will have a capacity of 12.5 tonnes and a reach of 33.5 meters.
 
The third crane, which will be used over the settling tank, will have a capacity of 12.5 tonnes and a reach of 49.75 meters.

ThyssenKrupp MillServices & Systems is being contracted to build the crane running gear, the crabs including running components and the electrical systems, and the entire frames.
 
The first of the cranes will be heavy-hauled to its site of operation, broken down into parts and installed at the end of February 2009. Commissioning is scheduled for April 2009.
 
ThyssenKrupp Services AG has been bundling its steel mill-related services under a new company since October 1, 2008. The new company—ThyssenKrupp MillServices & Systems GmbH—is a highly capable engineering services provider with high proficiency in the metal-producing and manufacturing industries as well as other sectors with complex production processes.