German group ThyssenKrupp, which specializes in steel production, capital goods and services, has announced that ThyssenKrupp MillServices & Systems GmbH, Oberhausen, has been contracted by Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, the largest steel subsidiary of the German-based Salzgitter Group, to build and supply three gantry cranes to be operated by the water resources management department at the Salzgitter metallurgical mill.
According to the contract, the first of the cranes with a capacity of 12.5 mt and a reach of 29 meters will be used over the sinter pit, the second with a capacity of 12.5 mt and a reach of 33.5 meters will operate over the longitudinal clarifier, and the third with a capacity of 12.5 mt and a reach of 49.75 meters will be used over the settling tank.
The first of the cranes will be heavy-hauled to its site of operation broken down into parts and installed at the end of February 2009. Commissioning is scheduled for April 2009.