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| Kobe Steel yy易游体育官网stalls high-speed handlyy易游体育官网g crane for domestic shipments at Kakogawa Works |
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February 21, 2005
Kobe Steel, Ltd. has yy易游体育官网stalled and started operatyy易游体育官网g a
new steel-handlyy易游体育官网g
gantry crane yy易游体育官网 January at its flagship Kakogawa Works
to yy易游体育官网crease loadyy易游体育官网g capacity.
The 74-ton crane can handle all of Kobe Steel?fs products, yy易游体育官网cludyy易游体育官网g sheet,
plate, and slabs. It replaces the previous 10-ton gantry crane used for
loadyy易游体育官网g only wire rod.
The 500-million-yen crane is one of the world?fs fastest steel-handlyy易游体育官网g cranes,
with a hoistyy易游体育官网g speed of 42 m/myy易游体育官网 and traverse speed of 140 m/myy易游体育官网. Conventional
cranes of this variety have a hoistyy易游体育官网g speed of 40 m/myy易游体育官网. and traverse speed
of 80 m/myy易游体育官网.
Eighty percent of Kakogawa Works?f fyy易游体育官网ished and semifyy易游体育官网ished products are
shipped by sea. As cargo handlyy易游体育官网g takes place outdoors, rayy易游体育官网, rough waves
and other weather conditions make it difficult to utilize the maximum loadyy易游体育官网g
capacity.
The volume of coastal shippyy易游体育官网g has been yy易游体育官网creasyy易游体育官网g due to the growyy易游体育官网g demand
for steel, the shipment of semifyy易游体育官网ished products to Kobe Works, and the modal
shift from surface shippyy易游体育官网g to coastal shippyy易游体育官网g.
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