Newsflashes - E-Crane

Indusign visits Rothe Erde in Germany…

2004-11-04

For years Rothe Erde (Rotek) is one of Indusigns/E-Cranes key suppliers. Working close together, both Indusign/E-Crane and Rothe Erde have been able to provide the E-Crane users with the most reliable swing bearings available in the market today… Together with our local representative, Mr. Freddy Geets, Indusign was invited for a factory tour in Germany. Due to the great hospitality of Mr. Norbert Steinau (Rothe Erde Germany) and Mr. Bernard Krüsemann, this visit was both interesting and pleasant… Mr. Geets will retire by the end of this year. We at Indusign/E-Crane thank...

AT Massey Installs E-Crane® at Carmeuse Lime

2004-10-13

Carmeuse Lime in Maysville KY mines limestone for the aggregate Industry and converts limestone into lime in a coal fired kiln. This lime is used by Utility companies and other consumers to reduce flue gas emissions. With the goal of reducing fuel transportation and handling costs, Carmeuse Lime contracted with AT Massey Energy / Roadfork Development for a long term coal supply contract for the Maysville facility. The agreement also included significant upgrades to peripheral equipment, coal storage and barge unloading. AT Massey will provide turnkey responsibility for all coal handling services...

E-Crane® benefits from willingness to replace cable cranes with equilibrium cranes

2004-10-08

E-Crane®, of West Virginia, already claims to be benefiting from customer willingness to replace cable cranes with equilibrium cranes, as the latter’s greater flexibility and greater ability to clear out barges combined with adjustable downforce and greater grab position accuracy pay off. Now, the company says, it is bringing new zeal to optimal operations of the equilibrium cranes it markets. Its automatic “boom float”, for example, has been developed to operate during the grab closing phase so that the boom is automatically allowed to move up slightly to achieve better...

E-Crane® Service Engineers are installing a new 700 Series E-Crane® in Bangladesh

2004-10-07

A team of Indusign Service Engineers is installing a new 700 Series E-Crane®, Type 4264PD-E in Bangladesh. Some shots taken on site! Putting the Chassis on the column Crane is almost ready for testing and fine-tuning

General E-Crane® Presentation Animation

2004-09-16

This animation was realized by E-Crane® Student Designer Steve Osborne, with input from the Indusign Design, Engineering and DTP Department This animation was realized by E-Crane® Student Designer Steve Osborne, with input from the Indusign Design, Engineering and DTP Department This animation was realized by E-Crane® Student Designer Steve Osborne, with input from the Indusign Design, Engineering and DTP Department

Press Release: Dry Cargo International – September Issue

2004-09-14

Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NSPI), Nova Scotia Canada was looking for the most efficient, economic way to offload coal for the Point Tupper Coal Terminal in the straight of Canso. The terminal will import approximately 1.0 million metric tons coal for the Point Tupper and Trenton Generating Stations. The coal will be supplied from coal basins throughout the world and shipped in Panamax bulk carriers to provide NSPI with the most cost effective and environmentally friendly fuel solutions. The terminal has been designed for a potential increase in volume of up to 4 million tons per year. NSPI...

For Professionals From Professionals

2004-09-14

When conventional excavator can’t do the job; a dedicated continuous unloader is too expensive; consider the E-Crane®. The right productivity at the right price! E-Crane®E like EquilibriumE like Energy EfficientE Like Easy to maintainE like Easy to ownE like Ergonomic Design The design incorporates a unique parallelogram system and counterweight using gravity to its advantage. Horsepower requirements are reduced by up to 50%, while maintaining high productivities at long outreaches. To arrange a visit to see an E-Crane®in action, call us today. Learn why the advanced E-Crane®...

B&N E-crane® Site Visit & E-Crane® Field Evaluation

2004-09-14

From our site visit on Friday, September 3, 2004. Overview of Jobsite and E-Crane®B&N Coal provides coal offloading and blending services to the AMP Ohio power plant. Local coal is trucked to the plant and higher quality (low sulfur) coal arrives by barge. The E-Crane® discharges the barges. B&N is responsible for all fuel handling and blending until it is inside the plant. Real time changes in fuel quality are monitored / adjusted continuously by B&N personnel based on plant requirements. E-Crane® – Series 1000 Model 7264 Commissioned October 1999Horizontal outreach...

New Age Material Handling

2004-08-27

Service Engineer Michael H. prepares for marriage with traditional Flanders “Schieting”

2004-08-25

The “Schieting”, or Shooting in English, occurs a few days before a couple is to be married. Several guns are put near the house of the bride and family and friends are invited to attend. These guns have several holes which are filled with a powder mixture. Pins are placed through the holes and when the pins are hit with a hammer the powder mixture explodes. Once the shooting is finished, a heart is prepared on the ground containing the initials of the bride and groom. Together they light the powder and the heart burns bright for everyone to see. This unique event descends from...

E-Crane Rally Team during the Ieper/Ypres 2004 Rally

2004-07-02

Last Friday Indusign personnel was invited to watch start of the Rally weekend. A meet and greet with ex top-soccer keeper Jean-Marie Pfaff was organized during the evening. *** **

E-Crane 4264PD-E successfully installed

2004-06-25

The Indusign/ECI-USA erection team succesfully installed a new 700 Series E-Crane™, type 4264PD-E (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) Erection of the E-Crane™ – Connecting the counterweight to the Boom and Connecting Rod Assembly succesfull E-Crane™ fully functional

E-Crane Rally Team: Ieper 24h Rally, 2-4 July 2004

2004-06-22

E-Crane Rally Team haalt BV naar IeperJ.M. PFAFF te gast tijdens de 24h van Ieper !!

Local Press: Shipping Out!

2004-06-12

From the Saturday June 12 edition of the Charleston Gazette… The E-Crane™ is making big news in Charleston Jean-Marie Verschoore and Bob Flintack fill counter-balance weights with cement as a large hydraulic crane is prepared for shipment from Port Amherst to Maysville, Ky. The crane was shipped from Antwerp, Belgium, where it was made, to Baltimore, Md., then trucked to Port Amherst in 20 pieces. Amherst industries personnel helped manufacturer’s representatives re-assemble the crane into four parts for barging down the Kanawha and Ohio rivers to Maysville, where it will...

E-Crane Team is erecting a new E-Crane in the US

2004-06-01

The Indusign/ECI erection team is installing a new 2000 Series E-Crane, Type 15317PD-E (click to enlarge photos)

New E-Crane™, model 4264GA-E on site in Lier, Belgium

2004-05-25

Overview E-Crane™ on site Last week a new E-Crane™ (replacing a very old Equilibrium Crane) on gantry was erected by the Indusign/ECI team and shortly after succesfully commissioned. Erection of the E-Crane (click to enlarge) E-Crane unloading 1200 tons ship (click to enlarge) E-Crane filling the hopper (click to enlarge)

New E-Crane™, model 4264GA-E on site in Lier, Belgium

2004-05-25

Transportation of a new 700 Series E-Crane™

2004-05-03

A new 700 Series E-Crane for the Belgian market is being loaded onto trucks and will be erected as from this week. (click to enlarge pictures) Cement Truck filling the E-Crane Counterweight Cement Truck Filling the Counterweight with cement Main Chassis arrives on Site Several parts arrive on Job Site 3D Simulations

Transportation of a new 700 Series E-Crane™

2004-05-03

ECI / IEC Marketing Brochure

2004-05-03

Now… You Can Team Genuine E-Cranes With IEC Floating Dock Barges To Increase Productivity… Minimize Costs. The new E-Crane/Interstate association will benefit customers by providing a wide range of proven alternatives to improve safety, increase productivity and handling capacity, reduce energy consumption and minimize operating costs. By joining forces, these two respected companies can now combine their versatile, high quality products to form a single source for efficient, trouble-free material handling systems. This includes Interstate’s floating dock barges equipped...

Transportation of 2 new E-Cranes

2004-04-26

As of today 2 new E-Cranes are leaving the Indusign workshops. Both (700 Series, Model 4264PD-E) cranes will be loaded onto vessel at the Port of Antwerp.

Review – Group Galloo: Commissions its fifth (5th) E-Crane®

2004-04-15

Group Galloo: Commissions its fifth (5th) E-Crane® CARMI, a subsidiary of the Galloo Recycling Group, has just installed a new E-Crane®, the fifth (5th) E-Crane for the Group. This 700 Series E-Crane has over 26 meters of outreach and 6 tons of lift capacity throughout its operating range. The crane will be feeding a new 1400 HP shredder and also sorting and stockpiling scrap. In close cooperation with Galloo’s technical staff and with Mr. Jan Vandeputte, the yard manager, the E-Crane design includes a special lower, a dual operating mode for both grab and hook duties, tempered safety...

In the press: In Equilibrium

2004-03-26

World Coal * January 2004(Read Full article here, Acrobat Reader required) Bas Tolhuizen,E-Crane International, The Netherlands,examines the success of modern crane systems. Swedish port company Mälarhamnar AB, with two locations approximately 100 km west of Stockholm (Västerås and Köping), has recently taken delivery of an E-Crane™ model 11264. This crane, mounted on an existing rail portal, will be primarily used for unloading coal from coasters (5000 DWT) for the local power plant in Västerås. In addition, the machine will be used for handling firewood and peat. According...

New 2000 Series E-Crane™, Type 15317PD-E on its way to the USA

2004-03-26

As of yesterday trucks loaded with the new 2000 Series E-Crane™ are leaving the Indusign workshops in Adegem, Belgium heading for the Port of Rotterdam where the large parts of this E-Crane will be loaded onto vessel. E-Crane International USA flew one of its Service Engineers (Jeremy Johnson) over to Europe to assist the transportation of the crane and to make preparations for the erection in the USA. The entire Indusign Crew and USA-ECI Service Engineer J.Johnson(Click the image to enlarge) (Co-workers Jean-Marie Verschoore (Indusign nv)and Jeremy Johnson (ECI-USA)

New 2000 Series E-Crane™, Type 15317PD-E on its way to the USA

2004-03-26

Bulk Handling Brochure Preview

2004-02-18

INTERSTATE EQUIPMENT TEAMS UP WITH E-CRANE INTERNATIONAL

2004-01-15

In an effort to expand the efficiency and versatility of its floating dock barge systems, Interstate Equipment Corporation has announced an agreement to represent E-Crane International USA, one of the world’s most widely recognized producers of hopper barge unloading cranes. This new agreement gives Interstate the opportunity to combine its dependable line of Port and River Barge and Material Handling systems with the most efficient barge unloading crane currently on the market. Most of the existing E-Crane installations have been on the waterways to offload bulk commodity products...

Luc turns 40….

2003-12-19

On friday the 19th of december there was a surprise party for Luc Keysabyl (senior E-Crane engineer) for his 40th birthday… Congratulations on behalf of the whole E-Crane team. (Picture 3:) From left to right… Hendrik, Jean-Marie, Michael, Paul, Luc and Bart. Colleagues are trying to convince Luk that life realy starts after 40…

Accommodate new marine deliveries Progress Energy Carolinas, USA

2003-12-16

In the case of Progress Energy Carolinas (PEC), its LV Sutton Plant near Wilmington, North Carolina, is located on the Cape Fear River. The facility is accessible only by barges. PEC wishes to diversity its coal sources to include Venezuela, and it already had a barge pier at its plant. However, the depth of water alongside is only 16 feet. Furthermore, sufficiently deep water for ocean going bulk carriers is 12 miles downriver. PEC decided on a system that includes transshipment of coal from self-unloading bulk carriers into barges formerly engaged in the Seminole electric coal trade...

ECI-USA and IEC join forces in the marketing of their respective products

2003-12-15

E-crane International USA announces agreement with Interstate Equipment Corporation. E-crane International USA was founded in 1999 as the American support center for the revolutionary E-crane and is headquartered in Bucyrus, Ohio. Most of the E-crane™ installations have been on the waterways to offload coal from barges for utility companies, cement for LaFarge and bauxite for the Aluminum processing Industry, to name a few. Interstate Equipment Corporation of Pittsburgh, PA has nearly a century of experience in Port and River Barge Handling Systems. These engineered products...

E-Crane™ barge loaders penetrate South American market

2003-12-15

Two E-Crane™ equilibrium cranes are the workhorses of a barge unloading facility for Global Material Services (GMS) located in Venezuela, South America, on the Orinoco River. GMS recently erected its second E-Crane™ which was commissioned last May. The cranes are barge-mounted on a single platform where each crane has its own hopper and take-away conveyor. These conveyors travel over two miles to feed bauxite to Bauxillum which uses it to produce alumina. The equilibrium crane, generally referred to as the E-Crane™, is a revolutionary and multifunctional crane for heavy-duty...

E-Crane™ barge loaders penetrate South American market

2003-12-15

November 26th 2003: IEC – New Sales Representative

2003-11-26

November 26th 2003: IEC (Interstate Equipment Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA., New Sales Representative for ECI-USA will be present @ The International WorkBoat Show 2003 (December 3-5, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)! Visit our Booth #1728 “ECI-USA is now working with a company called Interstate Equipment Corporation in Pittsburg, PA. They have 100 years of continuous operation specializing in providing turnkey solutions for barge handling and bulk material applications.” – Mark Osborne, P.E.,ECI-USA (Click The IEC...

Installatie van een nieuwe E-Crane™/Installation d’une nouvelle E-Crane™

2003-11-13

13 november 2003: Installatie van een nieuwe E-Crane™ 700 serie, model 4264PD-E/ Installation d’une nouvelle grue équilibrée (E-Crane™), série 700, modèle 4264PD-E Momenteel wordt een nieuwe E-Crane™, type 700, model 4264PD-E geinstalleerd op een franse schrootwerf. Meer details volgen binnenkort. Pour le moment ont installe une nouvelle grue équilibrée (E-Crane™), série 700, modèle 4264PD-E sur site (manutention de ferraille) en France. Plus de détails suivent.

Installatie van een nieuwe E-Crane™/Installation d’une nouvelle E-Crane™

2003-11-13

ECI-USA present @ The International WorkBoat Show 2003!

2003-11-13

ECI-USA present @ The International WorkBoat Show 2003 (December 3-5, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)! Visit our Booth #368 “The International WorkBoat show is an excellent resource and event. I met new suppliers and talked to design companies about new planned tugboat builds.” – Mauro Fernando Sales,REBRAS – REBOCADORES DOBRASIL S/A. “The International WorkBoat show is an excellent resource and event. I met new suppliers and talked to design companies about new planned tugboat builds.” –...

E-Crane commissioned in Västerås

2003-10-31

The commissioning of an E-Crane and the inland Port of Västerås, 100 km west of Stockholm and on the north shore of Lake Mälaren, marks a breakthrough for newly established Port-Trade AS based in Frederica, Denmark, as it is the first to be sold in Sweden. Mälarhamnar had previously considered an excavator type design to replace an elderly Kone level-luffing crane and its selection focused on the Swedish MultiDocker design, based at nearby Norrköping, or the design from Mantsinen in Finland. The E-Crane, manufactured in Belgium, has a fixed arm, knuckle joint jib configuration as does...

It Takes Two to Tango at Global Materials Services Venezuela

2003-09-16

Press Release Global Materials Services It Takes Two to Tango at Global Materials Services Venezuela You would not expect to find a 24/7 attitude in a Latin American Country like Venezuela, but this is the working environment for two all hydraulic material handling E-Cranes™ installed on a floating platform at mile 182 on the Orinoco River in Puerto Ordaz Venezuela. The Bauxilum Company mines Bauxite from their mines in central Venezuela. The Bauxite is loaded into barges and shipped 350 miles downstream to Puerto Ordaz, where the material is offloaded by 2 E-Cranes. The Bauxilum Company...

Feedback from TDR, one of our customers

2003-09-15

About OUR MISSON: By working to achieve total customer satisfaction and lowered delivered cost, we emphasize a true commitment to fulfilling your Marine Terminal Operator and Stevedore needs. OUR FOCUS: We will persevere in our mission, because we are dedicated to the success of our customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, and the community in which we operate. Our aim is to provide the lowest delivered cost while maintaining customer satisfaction. OUR CORE BUSINESS: In our core business of Marine Terminal Operations and Stevedoring, we strive to perform our task unlike any other. Our...

Another succesfull installation of a 1500-series E-Crane™ in Västerås

2003-09-15

Another succesfull installation of a 1500-series E-Crane™ in the harbor of Västerås (Sweden) Just last week the 1500-series E-Crane™ for the port of Mälarhamnar (Köping – Västerås) was succesfully commissioned Our erection team (Jean-Marie, Luk, Guido and Hendrik) wants to thank the port management of Mälarhamnar for the perfect cooperation and support during the erection process. On behalf of the whole E-Crane™ organization we wish them many successful years and the best luck. Cranedrivers Nicolas and Sam started to work with the E-Crane™...

Another succesfull installation of a 1500-series E-Crane™ in Västerås

2003-09-15

The Next Step in E-Crane™ Documentation

2003-09-10

The Next Step in E-Crane™ Documentation

2003-09-10

Bucyrus Soccer Club off to a flying start

2003-09-09

Another team in town is playing the “other” game of football. Quite well too. The Bucyrus Soccer Club has kicked off its season with three shutout wins and has outscored opponents 19-0. “This season and the last two or three seasons, they know what the game is all about,” coach Kevin Fourman said. The club was 9-5-1 in 2002. Fourman has been the team’s only head coach in its first nine years of existence.”We started in 1995. That first year we started off we basically only had Bucyrus kids,” Fourman said. “We figured we might as well open...

Galloo koopt wrak en inhoud van Tricolor

2003-08-26

Galloo koopt wrak en inhoud van Tricolor Vanop platformen werd het gezonken schip Tricolor gisteren voor een eerste keer volledig doorgezaagd. Twee kraanschepen moeten de stukken nu uit het water tillen. (foto: Brunopress) Menense schrootverwerker recycleert staal en auto’s uit vrachtschip (tijd) – De schrootverwerker Galloo uit Menen koopt voor een onbekend bedrag het wrak en de inhoud van het gezonken Noorse vrachtschip Tricolor over van de Noorse verzekeraar Gard. Galloo krijgt daardoor 20.000 ton staal en 2.862 auto’s te verwerken, maar het bedrijf...

E-Cranes are setting records!

2003-08-20

Vice President Michael L. Meece reported us the following “In the event you haven’t heard, we set another record last week by discharging (23) barges, or approximately 42,000 MT, in a 24 hour period.” GLOBAL owns 2 E-Crane™ Equilibrium Cranes(a 1500 Series, Model 11264PD-E and a 2000 Series, Model 18264PD-E)

A 1500 Series, Model 11264 is leaving our workshop

2003-08-20

As of today a 1500 Series, Model 11264 is leaving our workshop and will be assembled in Sweden begin next week Loaded Trucks are leaving Indusign Workshop (B)

Cargill News

2003-08-20

CARGILL NEWS Customer Solutions Cargill quietly has invested significant capital to expand and improve its fertilizer businesses during the last year. The investments not only enhance efficiencies and drive costs out of the system, but they also improve the quality, convenience and safety of the products and services delivered to our customers. Below are a few examples of customer solutions delivered by Cargill Fertilizer. A Third High Speed Truck Load-Out Installed at Port Cargill A third high speed truck load-out was installed last summer at Port Cargill, our flagship wholesale...

E-Crane™ makes Progress – Mar/Apr Issue of Coaltrans

2003-08-14

An E-Crane™ balance crane, manufactured in Adegem, Belgium by NV Indusign, is the workhorse of a new barge unloading facility that recently went into operation at Progress Energy Carolinas’ Sutton Plant, near Wilmington (NC), USA, on the Cape Fear River. E-Crane™ International-USA, based in Bucyrus, Ohio, handled the sale of the crane and installed it together with North American Equipment, the E-Crane™™ dealer in Nicholasville (KY). The increasing cost of US coal and escalating rail freight rates had led Progress to find a more economical coal source. AD&MC...

E-Crane™ makes Progress – Mar/Apr Issue of Coaltrans

2003-08-14

E-Crane™ hijst Pro/ENGINEER naar ongekende hoogte

2003-06-24

E-Crane hijst Pro/ENGINEER naar ongekende hoogte Ruim 12 jaar geleden zijn ze begonnen met een technisch tekenbureau, de heer Lieven Bauwens en de heer Geert Watteeuw, beiden Executive Director van Indusign n.v. Nu bouwen ze evenwichtskranen tot zo’n 40 t op 45 m reikwijdte onder de merknaam E-Crane™ met internationale handels-maatschappijen in Nederland (voor Europa en Azië) en de Verenigde Staten. Voor het ontwikkelen van de kranen moest Indusign beschikken over een ontwerppakket dat grote, complexe samenstellingen aankon. In 1997 is daarom gekozen voor Pro/ENGINEER in combinatie...

E-Crane™ hijst Pro/ENGINEER naar ongekende hoogte

2003-06-24

E-Crane ™ at work @ barge unloading facility

2003-05-27

E-Crane ™ at work @ barge unloading facility (Picture left) The E-Crane equilibrium crane at the Progress Energy Carolina’s Sutton Plant is discharging coal into the hopper system that feeds the conveyor system @ a rate of three (3) grabs in 75 seconds. (Picture right) Close-up of the E-Crane equilibrium crane at the Progress Energy Carolina’s Sutton Plant. Some of the major equipment manufacturers in the United States have given Dry Cargo Internationaldetails of their latest projects and recent developments.These companies cover such diverse...

E-Crane ™ at work @ barge unloading facility

2003-05-27

E-Crane jobstory on the front cover of the Waterways Journal March 31rd

2003-04-18

E-Crane jobstory on the front cover of the Waterways Journal March 31rd Click Here to open the cover jobstory ( or click right mouse button and “save target as…” to download the pdf file) Acrobat Reader required !

Erection of a new 2000 Series E-Crane™

2003-04-07

A new 2000 Series, Model 18264PD-E for Global Venezuela was erected during last month.

Erection of a new 2000 Series E-Crane™

2003-04-07

A new 2000 Series, Model 18264PD-E for Global Venezuela was erected during last month.

Shiploader for bagged goods

2003-04-02

General The shiploader for bagged goods is a mobile installation on the quay with telescopic boom. The basic boom has a head lattice construction that contains the supporting rollers, the lantern gear drive and the cable pulleys of the suspension of the boom.The telescopic part of the boom carries on the front the complete spiral chute and the hydraulic cylinder for keeping the chute in upright position.With this loading installation, the entire ship’s hold can be covered without the need to shift the ship during loading.The loading process is done by moving the entire installation...

Sowarec, specialist in recupereren en recycleren/spécialiste de la récupération et du recyclage

2003-03-21

Sowarec, specialist in het recupereren en recycleren van metalen / spécialiste de la récupération et du recyclage de métaux, fait appel au rail SOWAREC (of Société Wallonne de Récupération), een dochter van de firma Galloo, gespecialiseerd in het recycleren van ferro- en non-ferrometalen, verwijdert milieuonvriendelijke stoffen uit afgedankte voertuigen. Zodra de wrakken schoon zijn, gaan ze via het spoor naar Menen waar ze worden vermalen. Daarna is het metaal bruikbaar in de staalindustrie. “De firma SOWAREC is een jaar geleden opgestart in Ghislenghien”, zegt Claudio Rodeghiero,...

New Barge Unloading Facility for Progress Energy Carolinas Features E-Crane

2003-03-19

New Barge Unloading Facility for Progress Energy CarolinasFeatures E-Crane® Photo Captions: Aerial: As the E-Crane at the Progress Energy Sutton Plant offloads coal from barges in the shallow water along the Cape Fear River onto an 855-ft. conveyor system for the final leg of the trip to the plant’s coal yards, it routinely outpaces the takeaway conveyor Opportunity was waiting for Progress Energy Carolinas’ Sutton Plant in Wilmington, N.C. The plant was fueled exclusively by domestic coal brought in by rail car, and the rapidly increasing cost of U.S. coal and escalating rail freight...

AD for Waterway Journal front cover March 31 Issue

2003-03-17

Dan Shaw, ECI Parts Manager, bowled a perfect game!

2003-03-17

On March 12, 2003 Dan Shaw, ECI Parts Manager, bowled a perfect game! This is quite rare and consists of 12 strikes in a row. Ten strikes in a row and two more in the bonus 10th frame. Wow! Dan bowls on the Wednesday night Merchants League on the “E-Crane™” team. He carries a year to date average of 209 per game. Dan has bowled for approximately 25 years and is an excellent bowler… leading the team with the highest average. This is his first career “300” game. The league and bowling establishment is sanctioned by the ABC (American Bowling Congress) Author:...

Feedback from our Sales Manager Bas Tolhuizen, visiting the Holcim cement plant

2003-03-10

Feedback from our Sales Manager Bas Tolhuizen, visiting the Holcim cement plant in Bangladesh / Feedback van onze Sales Manager Bas Tolhuizen, op bezoek bij Holcim in Bangladesh Mr. Kzan Ce Chung, ‘vice president technical’, was extremely pleased with the erection process and the professional support and can-do attitude from our erection supervisor Mr. Jean-Marie Verschoore. This E-Crane™ (a 700-series, type 4248PD-E) has now been working for more than 2800 hours. The average off-loading capacity is well above 200 tons per hour, including the clean-up in the ships...

Transport and shipping a new 2000 Series E-Crane™

2003-03-06

Another impressive 2000-series E-Crane leaves our assembly workshop for South-America ! — Carefull planning and perfect cooperation between our shipping department, the workshop and the trucking company are required. Total shipping weight of boom and link is 50 tons (110.000 lbs.). — Workshop Manager Luc and Service Engineer Hendrik just completed the final checks befor this 2000-series E-Crane left our facility. Another on-time delivery… Congratulations to all for their contribution… Click the image(s) to enlarge

Transport and shipping a new 2000 Series E-Crane™

2003-03-06

From our local correspondent. The Atlantic Diving crane is running flawlessly.

2003-02-27

The Atlantic Diving crane is running flawlessly. The second coal ship arrived on Wednesday morning. The conveyor belt is running at maximum speed and the hopper chute wide open… even with this the E-Crane™ can keep the hopper full. The operator fills the hopper and then has time to work cleaning sides of the barge while it discharges. According to Frank Hargreaves on site, is that the “E-Crane™ is discharging 4 grabs in 80 seconds” !! That’s 1000 ton per hour with a 1000 Series machine! Wow! The coal is being transloaded from the ship to the barges...

Commissioning of a new 700 Series E-Crane™, Model 4248PD-E

2003-02-18

Another 700 Series E-Crane™, Model 4248 PD-E succesfully erected and commisioned in Rennes, France. **

Commissioning of a new 700 Series E-Crane™, Model 4248PD-E

2003-02-18

Another 700 Series E-Crane™, Model 4248 PD-E succesfully erected and commisioned in Rennes, France. **

Coal Transloading Terminal Opens in the Heart of the Inland River System

2003-01-28

The new Calvert City Terminal, developed by Southern Coal Handling Company, an established coal handling, engineering, and operations organization, in conjunction with Ashley Capital, LLC, a national financing and development company, provides a new gateway for receiving, blending, and transloading western coals and Illinois Basin coals. The new partnership, known as SCH Services, LLC, has made the Calvert City Terminal the first of what is expected to be several large-scale bulk material handling facilities. The Terminal, to be known as Calvert City Terminal, is located at Mile 14 on the...

Safe disassembly of the 700 Series E-Crane™ erected on our testsite last year

2003-01-24

On this week Tuesday the 700 Series (Model 4248PD-E) E-Crane™ on our testsite was disassembled safely by our erection crew. Our engineers Willy and Guido did a real nice job. By 4 o’clock in the afternoon the whole upper was disassembled and trucked indoor !!! This E-Crane™ was erected on our testsite in september last year for the 2002_demodays and went through a series of tests the last four months, in order to further optimize the machine’s performance. From left to right: (1) E-Crane™ during testing,(2-4) disassembly of the whole upper, and transportation Many...

Safe disassembly of the 700 Series E-Crane™ erected on our testsite last year

2003-01-24

Problème de manutention : charger, décharger, stocker ?

2003-01-23

Problème de manutention: charger, décharger, stocker? Solution: La grue équilibrée ! La grue E-Crane™ a des capacités de levage de 5 à 50 tonnes, sur un rayon de travail maximal de 50 m. et des tonnages/horaire jusqu’à 1.500 tonnes. Nous avons une grue E-Crane™, adaptée à vos besoins: quelques bonnes raisons d’invester dans une E-Crane™ Un coût par tonne et de maintenance des plus basConception ingénieuse et équilibrée qui lui donne une durée de vie très longueFacilité de conduite de la grue: grâce à l’hydrauliqueE-Crane™...

Afsluiting 2002! en 2003 : “Een jaar vol opportuniteiten”

2003-01-22

Een jaar is voorbij en een nieuw jaar is begonnen. Langs deze weg wens ik, in naam van alle medewerkers, aan allen die betrokken zijn bij ons uitdagend project, een voorspoedig en bovenal gezond 2003 toe. Moge 2003 een jaar worden met vele uitdagende projecten en een uitstekende samenwerking met als enig doel deze wereld een betere plaats te maken om te leven… Het voorgaande jaar werd in december afgesloten met verschillende orders voor onze 700-serie E-Crane™ en een mooiere afsluiting van het jaar konden ze ons niet wensen. 2003 kondigt zich aan als een jaar vol opportuniteiten....

New Years Reception @ Indusign nv

2003-01-15

Lieven Bauwens (Indusign/E-Crane International)and Hans d’Ancona (ECI-Europe) Lieven Bauwens (Indusign/E-Crane International)new year speech and evaluation of the past year Jan Depoorter “our Wine Expert“(Indusign) Geert De Meyere (Iemants), Marleen van Gemst (Indusign),Willy Van Deynse (Indusign) and Nicole Maenhout (wife of Lieven Bauwens) Hans d’Ancona (ECI-Europe), Lieven Bauwens (Indusign/E-Crane International), Jean Depraetere (Indusign) *

Another E-Crane™ successfully erected and operational

2003-01-10

Another E-Crane™ successfully erected and operational

2003-01-10

Bulk Material Port’s new dock: a concrete giant with multiple service capabilities

2003-01-06

Found on the Web !!! © Corpus Christi Caller-Times / Bulk Material Sunday, Sep. 27, 1998Bulk MaterialPort’s new dock is a concrete giant with multiple service capabilities By GLASTON FORDStaff Writer (click here for the jobstory) It will hold the largest crane of its kind in North America, an equilibrium crane capable of lifting 35 tons, the equivalent of about 17 four-wheel-drive Ford Explorers, in one payload.Enough concrete went into the dock to provide foundations for 160, 2,250-square-foot single-family homes, or 10,000 cubic yards of concrete. It has 2.5 million tons...

SOLD: Used E-Crane™

2003-01-03

SOLD: Used E-CraneCommissioned May 2002Series: 1500 – Model: 11264Capacity: 16.5 Ton – Reach 86 ft.Barge MountedClamshell: 8.5 yd34,000 Hours of operationDue to an increase in volume – owner has purchased a larger E-Crane!Presently Crane is Barge mountedLower will be adapted to new Customer’s requirements.Mounting options: Column, Column on 4 outriggers, Gantry, High Portal, Rail, Crawler. $ 795,000 USD Interested?Please contact: Mark W. Osborne for detailst. 419-563-0090 – f. 419-563-0074 – mark.osborne@ecrane-usa.com

SOLD: Used E-Crane™

2003-01-03

Merry X-Mas

2002-12-24

Have yourself a very merry Christmas! Enjoy!

Advanced Training

2002-12-20

Advanced Training Picture taken by : Georg Kreissl (Application Engineer Cranes – Bosch-Rexroth Germany) on Wednesday, 18th 2002. We were visiting the Brueninghaus Hydromatik Plant in the neighbourhood of Ülm, Germany for an advanced Training Session. The picture above: From left to right : Michael Hamerlinck (Service Engineer – E-Crane International)Siegfried Van der borght (Sales Manager Mobile Hydraulics – Bosch-Rexroth Belgium)Lieven Bauwens (Managing Director – E-Crane International)Michael Schütte (Application Engineer Cranes – Bosch-Rexroth...

Group Galloo invests in new shear and press!

2002-11-27

November 27th 2002 : Group Galloo invests in new shear and press One of Belgium’s leading recycling companies, Group Galloo, has recently installed a new Lindemann LU 1250 scrap shear and Lindemann RAS III-66 scrap baling press from Metso Miner as part of a facility upgrade.The Group Galloo has 3 E-Cranes running … – 1000 (6/7)247 CR-D — 10001000 (6/7)317 CR-D ‘This E-Crane™ … an important economic advantage’ (1999-2000)(6/7)264 CR-D (2001)Group Galloo is one of Belgium’s leading scrap recycling companies with 20 facilities, including...

E-Crane™ evenwichtskranen

2002-11-26

Publicatie : E-Crane™ evenwichtskranen (bron : Bouwmachines nr. 15 – 13 november 2002) E-Crane evenwichtskranen (Peter Tomberg): Beginnen waar eenander ophoudt Het Belgische bedrijf Indusign brengt een programma overslagkranen op de markt die uitblinken in constructie. Voor de gebruiker zit de winst in de lage energiekosten. Recent werd op het fabrieksterrein in Adegem de E-Crane 4248 voorgesteld : maximale hijscapaciteit in grijperbedrijf 5,5 ton en in haakbedrijf 6,5 ton. Het logo van E-Crane kent de toevoeging Quilibrium en refereert hiermee aan het evenwicht...

Publications : E-Crane™ on FrontPage WorldCargo News

2002-11-07

Publication : Akerbergs, Official E-Crane™ Dealer on the Frontpage of WorldCargo News

E-Crane™ : tous les avantages de la grue équilibrée

2002-11-05

E-Crane™ : tous les avantages de la grue équilibrée Fin septembre, à l’occasion d’une journée “ portes ouvertes ”, la société Indusign, spécialiste de la conception et de la fabrication de grues équilibrées présentait l’E-crane™, une grue simple, efficace et économique. Non l’E-Crane™ n’a rien à voir avec le monde internet, puisque le E de E-Crane™ fait référence à Equilibre. E-Crane™ veut tout simplement dire : grue équilibrée faisant référence à une grue dont le poids chargé en bout de flèche est contrebalancé par une masse mobile dans le seul but...

Erection of a new 1000 Series E-Crane™

2002-11-04

First set pictures of the erection of the 1000 Series E-Crane™, Model 7248PD-E Click the image(s) to enlarge

Succesvolle Demo-dagen 2002

2002-10-27

Nieuws : Succesvolle Demo-dagen 2002 Na het grote succes en de bijhorende belangstelling tijdens de opendeurdagen_2001, werden ook dit jaar terug opendeurdagen gehouden. De DEMO-dagen 2002 werden grootser opgevat en we kunnen stellen dat dit initiatief op grote belangstelling kon rekenen.Een groot aantal nieuwe KOMATSU-machines werden voorgesteld in samenwerking met de Komatsu-dealer voor de Benelux, Doornbos. Antoon, John en Ruud kwamen dan ook handen te kort om de machines aan de geinteresseerden voor te stellen. De schitterende kritieken die de verschillende machines in de vakpers...

Indrukwekkende machines met nieuwe technologie te bezichtigen op DEMO-dagen

2002-09-18

Indrukwekkende machines met volledig nieuwe technologie te bezichtigen bij Indusign tijdens de DEMO-dagen. (23-28 september 2002) Nieuwe graafmachines op rupsen 2 graafmachines van de nieuw serie bekend onder de naam ‘Dash-7′ zullen aanwezig zijn tijdens de Demo-dagen. Komatsu heeft een nieuwe serie graafmachines op rupsen gelanceerd die de industrienormen qua productiviteit, onderhoudsvriendelijkheid en bedieningscomfort weer en stuk scherper zullen stellen. (klik op de foto voor vergroting) (Klik voor meer info) Nieuwe Skidsteers (klik...

Erection of a 700 Series E-Crane™ : Preps for the Demo Days 2002

2002-09-09

Newsflash : September 9th 2002 : Erection of a 700 Series E-Crane™ : Preps for the Demo Days 2002 The Indusign Erection Team is installing a 700 Series E-Crane™, model 4248 on the Indusign terrains. This crane will be fully operational during the Demo Days and crane operators as well as invites will be able to demonstrate this crane. *********

E-Crane Rally Team at “Omloop van Vlaanderen” Rally in and round Roeselare

2002-09-07

Newsflash : September 7th 2002 : E-Crane™ Rally Team : VIP’s during the Rally weekend “Omloop van Vlaanderen”. Indusign people from both workshop and office and sponsors were invited as VIPs to encourage the E-Crane™ Rally Team driver and co-pilot during the Rally weekend in and round Roeselare, Belgium. Due the bad weather (a lot of rain) many cars went of the track, but the E-Crane™ Rally Team did stay in the race ! For rankings and more information browse to the E-Crane Rally Website at www.ecrane-rally-team.tk The picture above: The VIPs...

Voorstelling Dealer Benelux

2002-09-06

Newsflash 6 september 2002 : Voorstelling Dealer Belenux De Doornbos groep geniet al vele jaren een uitstekende reputatie als verdeler van Komatsu grondverzetmaterieel in de Benelux. Naast de hoofdzetel in Rotterdam beschikt Doornbos over diverse verkoop- en servicepunten in de Benelux (waaronder in Mechelen) en kan daardoor adequaat inspringen op de wensen van haar cliënten. De samenwerking tussen cliënt, de technische dienst van Doornbos en de fabrikant zorgt er voor dat de cliënt de juiste machine voor het werk geleverd krijgt. Doornbos verkoopt, naast Komatsu grondverzetmaterieel,...

New 1000 Series E-Crane: Model 7248PD-E is ready for shipping within a week

2002-09-02

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

“Demo days 2002” : Invitation

2002-08-14

Newsflash : August 14th 2002 : E-Crane™ Demo Days 2002Nieuws : 14 augustus 2002 : E-Crane™ Demodagen 2002 “VISIT THE E-CRANE™ DEMO DAYS 2002!!!Route Map can be found here We hereby invite you to visit the DEMO DAYS 2002, September 23rd – 28th at our site in Adegem, Belgium. Our eye-catcher, an E-Crane™, model 4248 will be on site, fully installed and operational. And in cooperation with our benelux dealer Doornbos a few Komatsu machines (e.g. the PC210/240, WA470/480, 714 Skid-Steer and when available the MH600 Material Handlerwhich is based on the...

2000 Series E-Crane™ succesfully commisioned

2002-08-06

Another 2000 Series E-Crane™, Model 18264PD-E, succesfully commisioned A new 2000 Series Equilibrium crane (E-Crane™), Model 18264PD-E was succesfully commisioned on Friday 2nd, 2002 in the presence of Lieven Bauwens, Director of Indusign/ECI Source : ECI/INDUSIGN

Press Releases : Cargill’s E-Crane Off to Flying Start

2002-08-05

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...

“Demodagen 2002”

2002-07-17

Kom naar onze “Demodagen 2002” van 23 t.e.m. 28 september 2002 Gedurende de “Demodagen 2002” op de terreinen van Indusign NV kunt U niet alleen de machines komen bekijken, maar ook zelf in de cabine plaats nemen en deze machines zelf bedienen. Wat is er ‘on-display’ ? Deze lijst is niet limitatief maar geeft enkel de belangrijkste blikvangers weer, o.a. : KOMATSU PC210LC-7 Voorstelling van dit nieuwe type. Nieuwste technologie (common rail fuel injection / overdrukcabine / groter motorvermogen / nieuwe ontwikkelingen in het hydraulisch...

Lower for railmounted 1000-Series E-Crane™ leaves our workshop

2002-07-16

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...

Indusign Opening : Overwhelming Success !!!

2002-07-12

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 !!! ...

Preparations for the official opening of the new Indusign office in full swing

2002-07-05

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

2002-06-27

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...

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