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The new MOD 1100/2000t spreader beam at 33m span, which was the latest addition to Modulift’s modular range of popular DNV Type Approved spreader beams, has been used in it’s very first lift in Dover in the UK. The successful first lift was carried out by its new owner, heavy lifting rental company, Safe Lifting Europe B.V for their customer Bonn & Mees Floating Cranes. 

The new Modular spreader beam was transported using two trucks from the yard of Safe Lifting Europe B.V to Bonn & Mees Floating Cranes in Rotterdam. Bonn & Mees Floating Cranes used two of their largest floating sheerlegs to lift and store the MOD 1100/2000t spreader beam before it was shipped to Dover where the spreader beam would be lifting two parts of a bridge.

As part of the lifting configuration, an additional two Modulift MOD 400 spreader beams were used. The assembly of the MOD 1100/2000 took the team at Safe Lifting Europe B.V one full working day using an electric torque wrench, enabling them to work at a much faster pace.

Giovani Vroegop, Technical Commercial Manager for Safe Lifting Europe B.V said, “It was incredible to see the new MOD 1100/2000t spreader beam up in the air for the first time. The team at Modulift did a great job with the design and manufacture of the beam. The sheer size of the beam can only be really appreciated when you’re up close, it really is huge. Our team and Bonn & Mees Floating Cranes worked meticulously hard to ensure the lift was a success.”

John Baker, Commercial Director for Modulift said, “We were delighted to be a part of this success and look forward to seeing the MOD 1100/2000t being used in many more lifts in the future. Part of the project to supply this ‘beast’ of a beam, required Modulift’s compressive test bed to be extended to 33mtrs and increased in capacity to 2300t which was quite a project in itself! The MOD 1100 /2000t spreader beam really is impressive to see and our in-house engineering team are already looking at further opportunities with Safe Lifting in the super heavy lifting market. Watch this space.”

For more information on Modulift and their products, please visit www.modulift.com 

• Schaeffler continues to expand its range of innovative mounting tools
• The new LASER-EQUILIGN2 alignment tool meets the highest levels for ease-of-use when aligning shafts
• High energy efficiency and lower operating costs thanks to precise shaft alignment

Birmingham | 4^th November 2021 | If the shafts in pumps, compressors or gearboxes are not aligned with each other, the result is higher energy consumption and increased machine wear, which can lead to unplanned downtime. Based on the innovative single laser technology, Schaeffler, one of the world’s leading automotive and industrial suppliers, is now bringing the LASER-EQUILIGN2 alignment tool onto the market, an innovative system for aligning rotating shafts – for the highest levels of machine performance and availability as well as lower operating costs.   

Enerpac introduces the Safe T Torque Checker, the company’s first mobile torque wrench testing unit. The new portable tool offers a simple and accurate measurement of torque output wherever and whenever operators need it.

A correctly calibrated torque system will deliver the right output to fasten bolts accurately first time. But with continued use, even the best products can go out of calibration. Operators who ignore this risk damaging the application, or even worse—potentially compromising a joint’s integrity through either under tightening or over tightening.

With the stakes being so high, hydraulic torque tools need to be calibrated regularly to prevent accidents from happening. Tools to do this have been widely available for many years. Yet, the reality is that torque output readings rarely reflect the actual torque delivered to the application on-site.

The new Fluke 1770 series Power Quality Data logger/trouble shooter ensures perfect setup every time by offering plug-and-play operation with automated connection verification and autocorrection

Fluke has today announced the launch of the 1770 series Power Quality Data logger/trouble shooter, the first instrument built on Fluke’s future platform for Power Quality Analysers with big gains in both form factor and operability.

New clamp meter offers solar testing at 1500 V while providing the highest safety rating at this voltage and offering improved ease of use.

Eindhoven, Netherlands. October 4, 2021: Fluke has today announced the launch of a new clamp meter designed to measure solar installation voltages at the new standard of 1500 V, while offering high safety specifications and being easy to use in congested solar combiner boxes. The Fluke 393 and 393 FC are the world’s first True-rms solar clamp meters to be rated at CAT III / 1500 V DC according to the latest safety standard for clamp meters IEC/EN 61010-2-032:2019.

Set up, switch out and print faster than you ever imagined with the BradyPrinter i5300 Industrial Label Printer.

It’s intuitive, auto-calibrating and precise, printing barcodes and small fonts on labels as small as 5,08 mm. With a solid, metal frame construction, it can handle both high-volume and high-mix labeling applications: electronics and product ID, wire and panel ID, lab ID and safety and facility ID.

Installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair engineers can continue to ‘Buy a Fluke, get a free Fluke’ this Autumn with a broad range of safe, reliable, and easy to use Fluke tools, network testers and calibration equipment available between 1 September and 15 December 2021.

Fluke has today launched the Autumn seasonal promotion encouraging customers to claim a free product when they purchase a Fluke tool between 1 September and 15 December 2021. A broad range of industrial and electrical tools, network testers and calibration equipment for residential and commercial use is available, enabling installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair engineers to work efficiently and safely.

Maintenance teams and industrial electricians will receive a free thermal imaging lens when purchasing a selected camera from Fluke, offering greater flexibility and accuracy for an expanded range of applications

Fluke has today launched a promotion offering customers a free thermal imaging lens when they buy a Fluke thermal imaging camera between 1 September and 15 December 2021. The lenses provide greater flexibility across the range of applications for thermal imaging cameras by delivering increased accuracy and precise image quality. All lenses are interchangeable and compatible with Fluke’s range of thermal imaging cameras.

Fluke is calling for companies to upgrade their cable testers to ensure that wired Internet of Things (IoT) networks comply with current Power over Ethernet (PoE) standards

Fluke has today launched a promotion to encourage customers to upgrade old cable testers to ensure that their wired Internet of Things (IoT) networks comply with the standard requirements for Power over Ethernet (PoE).

Disc License flash drives provide a migration path for those who depend on optical media such as CD and DVD but can no longer offer the product because optical drives are nearly gone in standard laptop and desktop computers.

The Disc License product is a USB flash drive which appears as a CD-ROM device when connected to a host computer. This is a hardware solution which emulates a CD-ROM and is read-only (write protected) meaning data on the drive cannot be changed, manipulated, deleted, or formatted off the drive. This is the best method to create a USB CD-ROM flash drive.