Caution hot!

Customized RUD transport and lifting clamp with sling chains for foundries.

Who doesn't love the feeling of being on fire for something...? 

With our standard products we can serve many requirements blindfolded, standing on one leg and with our hands behind our back. For us, they are part of our everyday business. When it comes to special, individual and demanding requirements, then our know-how and competence are in demand! This is where our passion for solutions is ignited and we are on fire for the project.

Accordingly, our colleagues from RUD Italia were hyped for the following project: Lifting and transporting 300° C hot, red-hot steel bars - this was the requirement of an Italian foundry. The foundry clearly communicated that the bars were square flat steel bars and solid material, 12 m long and weighing up to 2400 kg.

With zeal, RUD Italia set about designing an individual load accepting device. When analyzing the demanding lifting and transport process, it quickly became clear: Only an insensitive clamping device could meet these requirements. Working closely with the foundry, an imaginative and resourceful lifting and transport solution was created using steel clamps and RUD chains. The heavy-duty, heavy-duty structure, with a dead weight of 150 kg and a WLL of 2500 kg, consists of a RUD VIP-2-strand sling that is hooked into the crane hook. The clamping mechanism can accommodate bars with dimensions of 14x14 cm and 16x16 cm.

The clamper is also equipped with a semi-automatic system that allows the hooking and unhooking of the metal bars through a lever system. It allows the rotation and locking of the clamps, which are supported and held by 8 mm RUD VIP-sling chains

In daily use, the robust clamps now fulfill their purpose without any problems. "A nice benchmark special project" is how Jörg Rieger, Member of the Board of Directors, RUD Group, calls the cooperation, adding "that the combination of RUD sling components with these locally manufactured special load accepting devices is the key to future success in terms of differentiation and value creation compared to our competitors and for the benefit of our customers".