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Cargill Fertilizer has purchased and installed
a second new E-Crane™. The new E-Crane™
was installed in April 2001 at its Houston Ship Channel facility.
The new grab type E-Crane™ is designed for discharging
fertilizer and grain from ocean going barges and bulk carriers,
up to Panamax in size.
Ricky Carlson, the Cargill Wholesale Fertilizer
Manager said, "this second E-Crane™ purchase
by Cargill is part of our on going commitment to improve customer
service and increase fertilizer volume at our facilities".
The Cargill E-Crane was designed by Indusign
/ E-Crane International USA together with input from Cargill
management ... specially for this operation. Installation was
completed on time by the Indusign / ECI-USA erection team with
support from Crescent Machinery, the local service dealer. The
E-Crane™ design is based on an ingenious parallelogram
style boom that provides a direct mechanical connection between
the counterweight and the load. This unique system ensures near
perfect balance throughout its full working range. Compared
to conventional cranes that require as much as 80% of their
available energy just to move the boom, stick, and grab, the
E-Crane™ principal results in significantly lower maintenance
and lower operating costs. Simply put, the E-Crane™ is
designed to move more material faster, farther, and for less
money than conventional cranes.
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