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| New crane from Street for Aluminium Bahrain's site Aluminium Bahrain, one of the world's largest producers of aluminium, has installed an additional heavy-duty overhead crane from UK handling specialist Street Crane Company. Operating in the smelting area, the crane will be used for tapping hot metal from the electrolytic cells, beam raising, floor slab removal and pot shell removal and replacement. The crane is engineered for continuous use in extreme temperatures and in an electrically charged environment with high levels of magnetic flux. It was installed with minimal disruption while the plant kept working. Street have been working with Aluminium Bahrain since 1992 and now have ten cranes installed on site. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |