Applications
Enerpac has gained unique expertise in delivering hydraulic solutions for the controlled movement and positioning of structures.
Offshore Production Facility Module Load-Out
An offshore production facility was constructed in the Gulf of Mexico and is projected to be located in water depths of in excess of 5,000 ft. In order to construct the tension-leg platform several modules weighing approximately 7,000 tons needed to be slid into position.
Öl und Gas
Removing the Wheel Studs on a Caterpillar 777 Dump Truck
Loose wheel studs on Caterpillar 777 dump truck were increasing the vehicle's downtime and needed to be removed and replaced. The current method of removal used a cutting torch which was unsafe and would damage the main structure of the wheel.
Bergbau
Turbine and Generator Installation at a New Power Plant in Libya
Çal?k Enerji is constructing a new simple-cycle power plant with a 542 megawatt capacity in Khoms, Libya. The Sarilar Group was tasked with installing a GE gas turbine weighing approximately 280 tons and a GE generator weighing approximately 214 tons. Installation required lifting the turbine and generator over 5 meters high and lowering into position on a concrete foundation.
Stromerzeugung
Turbine Lift and Load-in at Shipping Port
A Siemens gas turbine arrived at the Samsun Sea Port destine for a new 600MW natural gas combined cycle power plant in Samsun, Turkey. The 482 ton turbine needed to be lifted and loaded onto a SPMT in order to be transported to the Cengiz Enerji power plant.
Stromerzeugung
Electric Rope Shovel Undecking
Routine maintenance is required on a P&H 4100XPC Electric Rope Shovel after every 30,000 hours of operation. The maintenance activities require the upper section to be lifted off the car body to machine bearing surfaces and inspect and repair structural components. Weighing approximately 1,000 tons, lifting the upper car body requires a significant amount of force and control.
Bergbau
Relocating a 70 ton Press with a Hydraulic Gantry Reduces Downtime
International machinery installations and removals specialist, JH Kemp Ltd, has used an Enerpac SL400 telescopic hydraulic gantry to relocate a Wilkins and Mitchell press weighing 70 Tons at Salop Design & Engineering, a metal pressings and assemblies’ manufacturer in Telford, UK. Lifting and moving the press was completed over a weekend, saving Salop Design & Engineering three weeks in lost production.
Manufacturing
Telescopic Hydraulic Gantry Provides Greater Safety and Flexibility for the Transportation of Heavy Loads
Transformers, turbines, generators, and other heavy loads often need to be maneuvered, installed on foundations, and replaced during new build construction, maintenance, repairs, and shutdowns.
Infrastructure
Lowering and Leveling a Caisson Pier Box for New Johnson Street Bridge
The existing 90-year-old Johnson Street Bridge is located at the heart of Victoria, B.C. and is in the process of being replaced with a new bridge that will serve the community for the next 100 years. The new bridge is being built adjacent to the existing bridge, allowing the important transportation connection into Victoria's downtown to remain open during construction. The new bridge design includes a 25 meter long by 20 meter wide bascule pier box which will house the mechanical and electrical componentry for opening and closing the bridge span across the marine harbor.
Brücken
Enerpac JS-250 for Aertssen Cranes Bridge Deck Installation
Aertssen Cranes was tasked with first positioning two abutments, each weighing 350 tonnes, and then installing the bridge deck, over a weekend.
Infrastructure
Synchrones Hebesystem für den Vorschub einer 43.000 Tonnen schweren Offshore-Ölplattform
Synchrones Hebesystem für den Vorschub einer 43.000 Tonnen schweren Offshore-Ölplattform
Öl und Gas
Lifting and Installing the Deck Sections of the Golden Horn Metro Bridge
The Golden Horn Metro Bridge is a 936 m (3,071 ft.) long cable-stayed bridge which spans the Golden Horn waterway in Istanbul, Turkey. Portions of the bridge deck rotate in order to permit large shipping vessels through the waterway. The rotating bridge deck segments were fabricated off-site and floated in on a barge. The 300 ton deck sections needed to be lifted off the barge nearly 17 meters and installed into position.
Brücken
SKYFFOLDING Scaffolding and Lifting System Supported by Strand Jacks
Heavy lift specialist, Enerpac Heavy Lifting Technology, has supplied Korean based engineering company, KLES, with strand jacks for an innovative tower scaffolding system called SKYFFOLDING™ (Platform-supported Boiler in-Furnace Scaffolding and Lifting System). The Enerpac HSL1507 strand jacks support and lift the pendant-type, scaffolding system, as it grows, providing a safer working environment than traditional scaffolding during power plant boiler furnace maintenance.
Infrastruktur