Year: 2002

September 2nd 2002 : New 1000 Series E-Crane™ , Model 7248PD-E is being transported and ready for shipping within a week Another new 1000 Series E-Crane™, model 7248PD-E is leaving the Indusign/ECI Workshop and is being transported by trucks to the Port of Antwerp where the crane will be loaded on the vessel MV Stamford (or substitute) later this week. ETD Antwerp : September 4th 2002. ETA Wilmington NC : September 21st 2002. Source: Indusign

Press Release : Cargill’s E-Crane™ Off to Flying Start The Cargill Fertilizer facility at Port Cargill in Savage, MN, needed to reduce operating costs and increase the volume handled by its barge off-loading operation. A conventional cable crane and rope operated bucket had been the off-loading method at the facility for years, but increasing safety concerns, repair costs and poor reliability made it clear that a change was needed. Ricky Carlson, North American operations and engineering manager of Cargill Fertilizer explained, “The E-Crane™ is a key piece of equipment in...

July 16th 2002 : Lower for railmounted 1000-Series E-Crane™ leaves our workshop The erection of a railmounted, 1000-Series E-Crane™ starts tomorrow; the 17th of July. As of today the first trucks are leaving our workshop for the Duferco Steelmill at La Louvière, Belgium. Erection of this 7382 E-Crane™ is expected to be completed by the end of this month This lower has only 2 wheels per corner. Other solutions with 4, 6 or 8 wheels per corner are available. The number of wheels per corner is a function of the maximum corner load, the size of the rail and the diameter...

July 12th 2002 : Official Opening Was An Overwhelming Success !!! The official opening of the new Indusign/E-Crane HQ infrastructure was a major success. More than 300 people passed thorugh the Office and extended Workshops and this allows us (the Indusign people) to speak of an Overwhelming Success !!! De officiele opening van de nieuwe Indusign/E-Crane HQ burelen was een groot succes. Meer dan 300 mensen kwamen over de vloer van de nieuwe burelen en uitgebreide ateliers en dit laat ons toe te mogen spreken van een overdonderend succes !!!      ...

July 5th 2002 : Preparations for the official opening of the new Indusign officeand extended workshop in full swing – Indusign personnel is preparing extended workshop for the official opening– Het Indusign personeel bereidt de uitgebreide atelier voor op de officiele opening

27 juni 2002 : Multifunctionele inzet MH600 Material Handler Hoondert uit ‘s-Heerenhoek in Zeeland, Nederland, is een veelzijdige onderneming, actief bezig aan de infrastructuur en in de industrie. De diversiteit aan werkzaamheden ziet men terug bij de inzet van de machines. Zo moet de 60 ton zware overslagmachine die Doornbos B&N verleden jaar leverde meer doen dan alleen maar zand happen uit een schip. Jan Hoondert, directeur van de gelijknamige Zeeuwse firma, heeft een heldere kijk op de inzet van mensen en materieel. Dat kan ook bijna niet anders als men ziet op welke terreinen...

June 17th 2002 : Pictures of the twin 1500-series E-Cranes for Global       ****** Update(April 2003!) Due to an increase in volume –  The owner has replaced one of the E-cranes by purchasing an even larger E-Crane!

Erection of another 2000 Series E-Crane™ in full swing: Check out the pictures of the 133,000 lbs (+/- 60 Mton) pick by a Telescopic Boom Crane on the Job Site