Applications
Enerpac has gained unique expertise in delivering hydraulic solutions for the controlled movement and positioning of structures.
Safely Erecting a Bridge Over Water with a Hydraulic Driven Launching Nose
The KiwiRail project by Downer, completed this year, will permanently improve the country’s main trunk rail network and allow more freight to be carried over strongly refurbished structures to busy destinations including ports and intermodal facilities.
Bridges
Assembling an Offshore Platform Oil Rig Modules
Petrobras is constructing a new offshore oil platform for an oil field in the Santos Basin off the coast of Rio de Janerio. Jaragua Equipamentos was tasked with assembling 4 modules during the construction of an oil rig. Each module weighed more than 700 tons and required precision lifting and alignment during assembly.
Oil and Gas
Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Lifting Carpet Spools with a Cordless Pump
When a manufacturer boosts production to cope with burgeoning demand, efficiency-minded operations staff keenly seek out technologies to help them minimise costs and manual labour while maximising safety and ongoing returns.
Manufacturing
Jack Up System Lifts 1,500-ton Span on Fore River Bridge
No one would call the temporary bridge that was constructed in 2002 over the Fore River between Quincy and Weymouth, Mass., a work of art. The bridge replaced a 1936 Art Deco gem when it could no longer safely carry the 32,000 cars that cross the river each weekday.
Bridges
Maintenance on the Neeltje Jans storm surge barrier with Enerpac torque
Maintenance of the hydraulic cylinders in the Neeltje Jans storm surge barrier's sluices that enable controlled opening and closing of the heavy sluice-gates. After being exposed to the elements for many decades, the 85mm bolts on the cylinder heads can only be loosened and tightened in a controlled manner with breakaway torques.
Infrastructure
Jacking & Skidding a Tunnel Boring Machine for the Next Drilling Phase
In 2013, Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, broke ground on a mass rapid transit (MRT) system in hope to alleviate the city’s traffic congestion. The rail-based MRT is expected to stretch across over 108 kilometers. A tunnel boring machine (TBM) is being used to construct the underground routes. One of the critical phases of the tunnel construction is the pass through, in which the TBM needs to be moved through the underground stations to be relocated to the next drilling position.
Infrastructure
Transporting a 1,200 ton Hydraulic Press to the Second Floor with a Hydraulic Gantry
Before Rangemaster could install their new 1,200 ton ring frame Hydraulico press they needed to remove the existing hydraulic double action press. Located on a second floor mezzanine, their existing press needed to be dismantled, lifted, lowered and transported through several space confined areas to the ground floor in order to be removed. The new press weighed about 60 tons, about twice that of the existing press. Getting the press to fit through the bay doors required it to be in a horizontal position.
Manufacturing
Synchronously Lowering an 80 ton Yacht
A multi-million dollar luxury sailing yacht was jacked-up two meters to perform renovations. After the retrofit, the yacht needed to be lowered in order to be transported back to the water. Although the yacht was built of carbon fiber, it still weighed 80 tons. And the weight was not evenly distributed; the back was heavier than the front. The uneven distribution of weight posed a serious challenge to safely lowering the yacht.
Ship Building
Lifting Precision of a Hydraulic Gantry Key to Humber River Railroad Bridge Reconstruction
When leading Canadian heavy lift contractor, Western Mechanical, was asked to assist in the replacement of the Humber River railroad bridge it selected an Enerpac hydraulic gantry for the precision lifting and replacement of bridge spans over an 8-week period.
Rail
Relocating a 70 ton Press with a Hydraulic Gantry Reduces Downtime
International machinery installations and removals specialist, JH Kemp Ltd, has used an Enerpac SL400 telescopic hydraulic gantry to relocate a Wilkins and Mitchell press weighing 70 Tons at Salop Design & Engineering, a metal pressings and assemblies’ manufacturer in Telford, UK. Lifting and moving the press was completed over a weekend, saving Salop Design & Engineering three weeks in lost production.
Manufacturing