Year: 2017

Found in the Magazine Recycling Product News: ‘700 Series equilibrium crane at Stelimet, Belgium improves efficiency, emissions and safety’

Stelimet is a Belgium-based, family owned company with over 80 years’ experience in ferrous and nonferrous scrap. The company, which has a long tradition of reducing CO2 emissions, through initiatives such as using waterways as much as possible, says with their new electric-powered, environmentally friendly E-Crane, they are now reducing their footprint even further. At the end of December 2016, E-Crane commissioned a new 700 Series, Model E4290 PD-E at Stelimet, Genk, Belgium. The company was looking for a crane to feed their shear and for stockpiling scrap, and says they prefer to stockpile...

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After 15 years, and 70,000 hours — E-Cranes still going strong for Venezuela customer

As everyone knows, tensions are high in the country of Venezuela due to staggering inflation, food and medicine shortages. In spite of the crisis, E-Crane likes to keep in touch with its friends and clients. Using social media, E-Crane’s Mark W. Osborne occasionally chats with Luis Mok and Enzo Carlucci (managers at the Global Venezuela bauxite unloading site on the Orinoco River). He recently told Mok about the steady growth of the E-Crane Worldwide Group. He replied; “Hi Mark, I’m not surprised that E-Crane has grown continuously, your cranes are excellent!! The best proof is that Global’s...

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The Three lives of One 2000 Series E-Crane

Our first 2000 Series E-Crane began as a large capacity crawler ship unloader in the USA, was transformed into the high precision Block Buster in the Netherlands, and is now working as an E-Dredger in the Caspian Sea. [/one_half_last] As this E-Crane is now entering it’s third life, it remains in very good condition. The E-Crane underwent some preventative overhaul work in order to get it ready for work in the Caspian Sea. Despite the harsh winter conditions in the Caspian region, the job was safely finished in a week. [one_half] [/one_half] [one_half_last] [/one_half_last] This...

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Found in the Magazine DCI: ‘Murray Energy installs new E-Crane at fly ash facility’

Murray Energy, the largest underground coal mining company in the United States, has recently installed a new E-Crane for handling fly ash at its facility near Moundsville, WV. Murray Energy produces about 65 million tonnes of coal annually, providing reliable electric power to many customers. The new E-Crane is barge mounted, and unloads barges of fly ash, a coal combustion byproduct. The fly ash is loaded into a specialized hopper, also mounted on the barge alongside the E-Crane. The material is then conveyed to a truck loading station. Murray...

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Impressive E-Crane in ECI-USA’s backyard !

Murray Energy, the largest underground coal mining company in the United States, has recently installed a new E-Crane for  handling fly ash at their facility near Moundsville, WV. Murray Energy produces about 65 million tons of coal annually,  providing reliable electric power to many customers. The new E-Crane is barge mounted, and unloads barges of fly ash, a coal  combustion byproduct. The fly ash is loaded into a specialized hopper, also mounted on the barge alongside the E-Crane. The  material is then conveyed to a truck loading station. Murray Energy chose...

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E-Crane Academy in Full Swing at the Start of 2017

Training, Teaching, and Developing Oneself and Others… It has been a busy week at the E-Crane Academy with two groups of new students! The first group of four were future operators who came from the company Herbosch-Kiere for their self-propelled barge, the Albatros, equipped with a 1500 Series E-Crane.  The core activities for Herbosch-Kiere include maritime construction, demolition and heavy lifting. The second group consisted of two service engineers from Port-Trade Denmark. Port-Trade is a Danish company that provides material and cargo handling solutions and service...

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E-Crane launches the ‘myE-Crane’ app

Next Generation Service Logistics E-Crane International USA, Inc. is proud to announce the roll out of the “myE-Crane Application”.  This simple to use application works with a smartphone and keeps the equipment operator, maintenance technicians and management staff up to date and informed IN REAL TIME. The goal is to allow direct communication from the E-Crane operator to the E-Crane company service group.  All communication and actions are data based, preventing miscommunication. A secure iPad located in the operator cab lets the operator report a problem with the...

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