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Why Do You Need a Chemical Inventory and Safety Data Sheets?

Why knowing your chemicals and keeping current Safety Data Sheets on file lets you respond quickly and safely in an emergency.

What Is Pre-Job Planning and When Is It Required?

What a Pre-Job Analysis (HIRAC) is, when a documented one is required, and how to think through each step and control the hazards.

How Do You Stay Safe on New Year’s Eve?

Staying safe on the road with sober, defensive driving, and how to protect guests responsibly if you host a celebration.

How Do You Drive Safely on Icy Roads?

Slowing down, gradual movements, watching bridges, avoiding cruise control, and how to brake downhill with or without ABS.

What Is the Difference Between an Unsafe Act and an Unsafe Condition?

What an unsafe act and an unsafe condition are, examples of both, and why reporting them right away prevents injuries.

How Do You Stay Safe During Freeze-Thaw Weather?

How melting and refreezing create hazards, and how lighting, footing, drainage, and teamwork prevent slips and falls.

How Do Cold Starts Cause Downtime on Lift Trucks?

Kona Cranes Forklift with Coil Ram Attachment at Steel Mill

How do cold starts cause downtime on lift trucks? Frozen machines and thick oil are hard on pumps, engine, and transmission. Heaters keep you running.

What Are the Top Driving Safety Reminders?

Why phone use and drowsy driving are so dangerous, the signs of fatigue, and why a complete stop at stop signs matters.

What Support Should You Expect After Heavy Equipment Is Delivered?

bulk equipment corp delivering sennebogen material handler heavy equipment

Heavy equipment support after delivery should include planning, on-site operator training, and follow-up, not just manuals and minimal phone support.

Why Are KAMAG Slag Pot Carriers Bolted Instead of Welded?

mechanic hammering a KAMAG bult on a slag pot carrier

KAMAG slag pot carriers are bolted and pinned, not welded. Bolted assembly takes about a week and cuts the repair downtime welded carriers rack up.

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Steel Mill Application (SMA) Front-End Loaders have the base of a tried and tested design with a reinforced frame, cab, and components in order to operate and handle molten steel and blast furnace slag. Designed to protect the operator and reduce the risks when handling molten slag, the front-end loader cab is fitted with impact- and heat-resistant glass. There is also a closed HVAC system to prevent the introduction of gases created when handling the molten slag.

The Straddle Carrier increases productivity for the customer by eliminating the use of flatcars to transport slabs throughout the mill. This asset decreases the number of times the slabs are handled by providing the ability to drive directly over top of the slabs, picking them up, and transporting them directly to the location of the customer’s needs. These machines can also pick and sort through slab piles, selecting specific slabs for their orders, and achieving just in time delivery.

The Pot Carrier is constructed to lift and carry a slag pot designed to the specific capacity of the steel maker’s furnace. It also provides the operator with additional safety features in an effort to further reduce the hazards and to allow for ease of handling and transporting the slag pot to an engineered dumping station.

The prime mover, or tractor, utilizes a scraper design and then updates the operator’s cab with the ability to face in the direction of operation. This improves visibility and increases productivity.

With a modified or purpose-built spreader replacing the container spreader, we hang magnets for slab handling and C-hooks or coil tongs for coil movements. When handling hot slabs, purpose-built slab tongs can withstand temperatures up to 1,100 degrees F are attached. Typical lifting capacity under the lifting device can range from 35 to 50 tons depending on attachment weight and configuration. However, there are manufacturers that are now building Reach Stackers with significantly more lifting capacity. As capacity goes up, maneuverability due to increased wheelbase goes down.

The first Continuous Transport System Bulk supplied to a customer was in 1999. This replaced multiple heavy-duty tractors and trailers along with the labor support required to operate the trucks. Not only were we able to save our customer significant expense by moving from multiple trucks, trailers and drivers to one single machine with one operator, but we were also able to decrease the carbon footprint by burning significantly less fuel while accomplishing the same or more productivity.