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43 42 PROJECT DETAILS Process crane for loading and unloading fiber cement slab stacks by trains in the autoclave area. HIGHLIGHTS The stack can be put down or picked up in oblique position. Loading a 60 m train can be completed in just 40 min. 1 The pallet packages are transferred via roller conveyors to the stacker crane for storage in the high-bay warehouse PROCESS CRANE FOR FIBER CEMENT SLABS JAMES HARDIE, USA In the USA, James Hardie has set out in a new direction using a fully automated production line making façade coverings. The concept comprises internal transport, a 100-m long air- conditioned high-bay shelf, cranes and auto- clave trains operating on an automated cycle. It takes only minutes to load and unload facade slabs weighing several hundred tons onto the trains. The crane is placed at right angles to the autoclave, allowing it to service all 6 auto- claves. The 16-slab packages of an autoclave train can be loaded and unloaded in parallel in a 40-min cycle. PAYLOAD 13.5 t SPAN 10 m SPEED Bridge: 2 m/s | Trolley: 0.8 m/s | Lift: 0.5 m/s TRAVEL DISTANCE Bridge: 19 m | Lift: 1.8 m 1 The crane is placed at right angles to the autoclave, allowing it to service all 6 autoclaves REFERENCE PROJECT 1 1