2020. A New Decade – New Challengers – A different World – Alternative Approach
As Covid 19 took its toll on the World, life continued, albeit slowly, with a number of pre-Covid projects coming on line. New challengers with a re-think of the way things were done bought the best of innovation out in many Companies whilst some remained stagnant.
Higher Capacity Equilibrium cranes offing new technologies in mobile cranes with greater performance were entering the traditional Mobile Harbour Crane market. A well respected Russian Port Operator asked CRS to provide a competitive offer against several other suppliers of Container Rotators.
Considering 90% of the World’s open top container are handled by Mobile Harbour Cranes, reviewing the potential uptake on these style fixed boom Equilibrium Cranes, CRS engineering team believed it was time for a re-think on these style attachments for such high performance. fixed boom cranes.
CRS reviewed the clients contractual requirements on anticipated loading rates. We also looked at how the dynamics of equilibrium cranes, combined this with CRS 13 years of container rotation knowledge. CRS was convinced that traditional container rotators using slings or chains to attach to the hook would not deliver the load rates expected. CRS application review offered the port operators a completely New Concept in single beam container rotator design.
The client embraced the technology offered whole heatedly, promptly placed orders after concept presentation and the Rotainer Eurospec 42MH (MH=Material Handler) came to fruition.
The client was so impressed with the Rotainer MH, additional orders were forthcoming soon thereafter, some with CRS Innovative, Patented, Variable Arm System which allows the one Rotainer to cater to various heights in open top container from 1450mm to 2900mm.
Another ‘Worlds First’ for forward thinking, innovative design in container rotator technology, a proud industry achievement for CRS. From Concept to Completion ready for export in only a few months.