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ANUPAM bags order worth INR 860 million from Danieli

Anupam Industries Ltd., India’s largest EOT crane manufacturer, has been awarded an order valued more than INR 860 million from  Danieli India Limited. This would be a turnkey project handled by Danieli for National Mineral Development Corporation(NMDC). Anupam will supply twenty-four cranes (2 nos. 300+80/15T Four Girder Ladle Cranes and other twenty-two nos. Double Girder cranes of various capacities) which would be used for a variety of applications at NMDC’s upcoming 3.0 MTPA  Integrated Steel plant at Nagarnar, Chattisgarh, India. The scope of work would involve design, engineering, manufacturing, fabrication, assembly inspection, shop testing and load testing of the cranes. Mecon Limited is the consultant for this project which is scheduled for completion by April 2014.

Danieli ranks among the three largest suppliers of plants and equipment to the metal industry, worldwide. They are the leaders in minimills, long product casting and rolling plants, and among the front runners in the flat product and iron ore sectors. NMDC presently is India's largest iron ore producer and exporter producing about 30 million tons of iron ore from 3 fully mechanised mines in Chhatisgarh and Karnataka. It is a Navratana Govt. of India public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Steel. It is involved in the exploration of iron ore, copper, rock phosphate, limestone, dolomite, gypsum, bentonite, magnesite, diamond, tin, tungsten, graphite etc.

ANUPAM wins order worth 130 Crores from SAIL

Anupam Industries Ltd. has been awarded an order valued more than Rs.130 crores from SAIL’s (Steel Authority of India Ltd.) Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) to supply twenty two cranes and hoists of various capacities. These cranes will be used for various applications at RSP’s plate mill modernisation plant based at Rourkela, Orissa, India. The scope of work would involve design, engineering, supply, installation, commissioning and training. The project is scheduled for completion in June 2014.

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is the leading steel-making company in India. It is a fully integrated iron and steel maker, producing both basic and special steels for domestic construction, engineering, power, railway, automotive and defence industries and for sale in export markets. SAIL is also among the five Maharatnas of the country's Central Public Sector Enterprises, India. RSP presently has the capacity to produce 2 million tonnes of hot metal, 1.9 million tonnes of crude steel and 1.67 million tonnes of saleable steel. It is SAIL’s only plant that produce silicon steels for the power sector, high quality pipes for the oil & gas sector and tin plates for the packaging industry. Its wide and sophisticated product range includes various flat, tubular and coated products.

Anupam cranes will be supplied in various capacities ranging from 15t to 175t capacity with different applications for RSP’s slab yard, slab charging bay, furnace entry, mill aisle, roll shop, heavy plate area, motor bay, finished plate despatch bay and cross bay. These cranes are customised to carry out specialised operations at the steel plant. One of the cranes supplied for the slab yard is the 75T duplex motorised scissor type tong with maximum grip, 360 degree swivelling facility and adjustable stools for lifting the slabs. The 175+175t EOT crane has lifting beam with motorised central hook of 200t capacity at the beam centre. Anupam will also design and manufacture special 60t magnet cranes with telescopic spreader beam for handing of steel plates. These cranes are packed with high end features such as anti-collision device, travel restriction and load control, DSL system, twin motor drive via planetary gear box for main hoist motion, emergency brake, and rope oil lubrication system.

Anupam has been supplying customised cranes to SAIL from past few years and this large order reinforces SAIL’s trust in Anupam as the best lifting solutions provider to the integrated steel industry, says Mr. Mehul Patel, Managing Director. These heavy duty cranes will play a significant role in RSP’s steel production. With this order Anupam will continue its endeavour to supply high quality customised cranes at competitive price to the steel sector globally.

Anupam has a formidable presence in the Indian steel Industry for supplying ladle/forging/ charging cranes and steel mill duty cranes. Anupam cranes handle more than 21 million tons of liquid/hot metal and finish products annually at various steel plants in India and abroad. Anupam cranes and components are specially customised and designed to meet the challenging requirements of critical applications at integrated steel plants.

Specially Designed Cranes for Ecovix, Brazil

First ever such crane designed in India as per CMAA (Crane Manufacturers Association of America) standard

Anupam achieved another milestone by supplying seven custom designed EOT cranes worth US$ 4.6 million to Ecovix, Brazil. These specially designed and customised cranes were delivered to Ecovix for their shipyard at Rio Grande, Brazil, in August 2012.

Out of these seven, two cranes of 150t (75/75)t + 75t capacity with 45.6m span are innovatively designed for 180 degree rotating/tilting operation of shipyard panel lines. These cranes have three hoists; the upper trolley has two hoists with lifting capacity of 75t each, suspended from both end of the girders. The lower trolley has one hoist of 75t capacity which tilts and rotates the panel lines at 180 degree. These cranes have two trolleys located on two wide box girders – upper and lower. This arrangement of the trolleys and hoists facilitates tilting a full section of panel lines in the air by means of the lower trolley passing beneath the upper trolley. By lowering the block of the lower trolley, the load can be transferred to the two hoists of the upper trolley. After the lower trolley has passed beneath the upper trolley and raised the load again on the other side, the manoeuvre of tilting the section through 180 degree is completed. All the electrical controls such as panels, PLC, resistors are housed inside the wide box girder. 

Remaining five cranes are of various capacity and packed with modern features; two cranes of 26t (15t on magnet) - 45m span EOT cranes with Rotating Spreader Beam, two cranes of 21t (15t on magnet) - 30m span gantry cranes with Fixed Type Lifting Beam and one crane of 21t (15t on magnet) - 30m span EOT crane with Fixed Type Lifting Beam. All these cranes are mechanised with sophisticated PLC controlling system, anti sway technology, wireless transmission of control signals and permanent magnets for handling steel plates of 16m (l), 3.5m (w) and 38m (th).

The Anupam cranes are also packed with special electrical features such as PLC controlled through LAN, remote controlled special anti-collision system and position controlled motion to meet the stringent operational requirement set by customer. The main speed drives are of high efficiency and high performance vector/inverter drive. They are designed and constructed to provide quiet operation and require little maintenance. All the drives are equipped with capabilities to protect the control circuitry. Back-up protection for the drive system is provided by circuit breakers external to the drives. The Drives are made to signal the PLC if any of the parameters have gone off-limit or if there is any failure of any function. The speeds of drives are step-less and variable from low to full speed. Accelerations and decelerations are linear and have provisions for limitations of acceleration or deceleration to pre-set value even if any excessive fast controller action is being applied. Decelerations are accompanied electrically and re-generatively with the brakes being applied only when the motion has slowed down to essentially stopped condition.

These cranes are very special in its kind and designed for the first time as per the CMAA (crane Manufacturers’ Association of America) standard, in India by ANUPAM, says Mr. Tejas Parikh, General Manager-Contracts, Anupam Industries Ltd. Anupam is constantly engaged in evolving design innovation with pioneering spirit and this achievement is one such example of our commitment acknowledged by the customers. We will continue with our endeavour to create and provide optimized crane solutions that can add value to our customer’s productivity and profit. All these seven cranes were designed and developed with optimized features at the Anupam design centre. Anupam cranes are now geared up to make the daunting task easy for Ecovix at their shipyard in Brazil.

BHEL awards two contracts to ANUPAM

Anupam has been awarded with two contracts worth INR 110 million by BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.). ANUPAM will supply double girder EOT cranes and TG Hall EOT cranes for their power projects in India.

Established in 1964, BHEL is an integrated power plant equipment manufacturer and one of the largest engineering and manufacturing companies, engaged in the design, engineering, manufacture, construction, testing, commissioning and servicing of a wide range of products and services for the core sectors of the economy, viz. Power, Transmission, Industry, Transportation, Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas and Defence.

ANUPAM will design and manufacture two numbers of double girder EOT cranes of 125/25T capacity with 29m lift of main hook, 34.265m lift of auxiliary hook and 28.20m span for BHEL's 2x250 MW thermal power plant based at Bhavnagar, India. In another contract the company will supply two units TG HALL EOT cranes of 125/25T capacity with 25.50m lift of main hook, 30.50m lift of auxiliary hook and 28.4m span for BHEL's 2x250 MW Barauni extension thermal power project at Bihar, India. These cranes will have advanced features like hydraulic operated storm/parking brake. These cranes will be commissioned by March 2013.

Commenting on this achievement Mr. B.D. Basu, Director-Contracts, Anupam Industries Ltd. said, “BHEL has been our prestigious customer for more than 15 years. We have inculcated this trust with BHEL by providing optimized lifting solutions that ensure higher uptime and lower cost of ownership. And this trust is further strengthened with new contracts from BHEL.”

Anupam holds the largest market share in Indian Power Industry for supplying TG Hall cranes and other customised cranes. More than 60,000 MW of power plants have been installed all over India and globally. Anupam cranes and components are specially designed to meet challenging requirements of critical installations and maintenance at power plants. Offering unmatched performance while assuring safe and reliable operations, Anupam cranes are designed to tackle any challenges, and are equipped with high responsive controls to ensure accurate positioning of heavy loads and equipment.

ANUPAM bags order from Hyundai Engineering, Korea

Anupam has bagged an order from Hyundai Engineering Co. Ltd. (HEC), Korea to supply 4 nos. of cranes and hoists. These specialised cranes will be installed in their Geothermal Power Plant set up by Kenya Electricity Generating Company, Kenya. Anupam cranes will be used for the critical service and installation of steam turbines, pumps and generators.

HEC is an established global premier engineering company in the field of processing plant including oil & gas, LNG facilities, oil refinery and offshore facilities and next generation industry power & energy, environment, SOC and new transportation system. HEC provides full range of service in power & energy industry from consulting and feasibility study to detailed & basic design, procurement, construction, commissioning, supervision, and operation & maintenance.

Anupam cranes will be specially designed for the geothermal power station adhering to stringent requirements of HEC. All the iron material of crane will be gilded for preventing the corrosion and all external surfaces of crane and hoist will be resistant to deterioration from ultra-violet light. The fasteners and hardwares will be 316L series of stainless steel. The electronic overload protector will have condition monitoring system which provides safety and prevents the trolley hoist from unexpected breakdowns. This system counts each start and measures the usage of hoist in order to prevent hoist motor from overheating and break wear. All motors will have overheat thermal protection and warning indications. The painting will be of anti corrosive and fully protective of the H2S gas environment. These cranes are designed to specially suit the power plant operations which require precise control of all movements in handling and positioning of large power plant machinery during overhaul periods. Anupam will supply 2 nos. of double girder 40T/10T cranes, 2 nos. of 5T hoists and 2 nos. of single girder 10T cranes.

It is a prestigious and first ever order in geothermal sector for Anupam. We are proud to be a part of this project which would increase three fold the amount of power generated from geothermal sources from the current 150MW to 430MW in Kenya, says Mr. Mehul Patel, Managing Director, Anupam Industries Ltd. We are expecting to deliver these orders by December 2012. This order has reaffirmed our strong position in the power sector.

Anupam holds the largest market share in Indian Power Industry for supplying TG Hall cranes and other customised cranes. More than 60,000 MW of power plants have been installed all over India and globally. Anupam cranes and components are specially designed to meet challenging requirements of critical installations and maintenance at power plants. Offering unmatched performance while assuring safe and reliable operations, Anupam cranes are designed to tackle any challenges, and are equipped with high responsive controls to ensure accurate positioning of heavy loads and equipment.

Anupam Unveils New Logo

We are celebrating our new look, a new identity that stands for inspiring innovation, excellence in technology and powerful performance. It projects forth Anupam’s enterprising spirit and reaffirms its pivotal position in the industry with a strong and dynamic visual appeal.

Not just a visual change, it is a paradigm shift in the way future trends will be created at Anupam. With a “new avatar” Anupam is poised to take on the toughest challenges on the crane industry with a new vigour and enthusiasm. Our new identity connotes a progressive and global outlook. An ascending convergence rising steeply denotes Anupam as an enterprising entity which is ready to become the market leader and maintain its position for years to come.

With this new identity and dawn of a new era, we are determined to put our best efforts in making Anupam one of the most valued organisation across the Globe.

Anupam and Mitsubishi form JV to invest Rs 280 crore in 2 units at Tarapur and Mundra, in Gujarat

JV to manufacture Port Cranes and Material Handling Equipment for Domestic and Global Markets

Mumbai, 10 November, 2011:The Rs. 300 crore Indian crane manufacturing major, Anupam Industries Ltd. and Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) have joined hands to form a new joint venture company, ANUPAM-MHI Industries Ltd. This JV will manufacture Port Cranes and Material Handling Equipment for domestic and global markets. It is aimed at aggressively exploring India’s fast-growing market, with the global markets in sight.

Elaborating on the plans for this new JV, Mr. Mehul Patel, Managing Director of Anupam Industries Ltd. and CEO of new JV Company, said, “The two JV partners will invest equity capital of Rs. 188 crores in ANUPAM-MHI Industries, with Anupam holding 51% and MHI owning 49%. The head office will be located at Anand in the state of Gujarat and two manufacturing units will be set up at Anand and Mundra in the state.”

Mr. Kanji Obata, Chairman of new JV said, “Port crane and equipment market is expected to grow significantly in India, Middle East, Asian Countries and Latin America. Going forward, leveraging MHI brand, reputation and global customer base with JV’s cost competitive production base and aggressive marketing the JV expects a reasonable market share and position, globally.”

The first phase of Capex for the JV has been finalised with a capital expenditure of Rs. 280 crores. To facilitate fabrication and manufacture of these gigantic products, an inland manufacturing facility spread over 300,000 square metres of land area at Tarapur near Anand, Gujarat is in progress.

Port cranes (ship-to-shore, rail mounted gantry, rubber tyred gantry) require a seafront facility for final assembly and roll off of products into barges. Towards this purpose, Anupam-MHI has arranged for 120,000 square metres of land at Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) along with a load out jetty for roll-on / roll-off for the completely erected and commissioned equipment on to the barge / vessel for onward dispatch to customers.

When the facilities are in place at Anand and Mundra, Anupam-MHI will have total manpower strength of around 2000 people. This facility would be the first and only of its kind in India and one of the very few in the world. The first phase will have sufficient capacity to generate sales of Rs. 800 crores. Prospects for the next stage of expansion happening seamlessly and soon are very bright in view of the encouraging market potential.

The partnership Company has already bagged its first 2 orders: Rs 100 crores worth order for 3 units of ship-to-shore container handling cranes (RMQC) from JNPT and another significant order of around Rs. 200 crores plus for 6 units of ship unloaders from Krishnapatnam Port. This Private Sector Port has an option to order further 4 nos. of unloaders around Rs. 135 crores.

Earlier, in April 2010, MHI had agreed to license its crane and material handling equipment technology for large-scale ports, including container cranes, to Anupam Industries Limited, India's largest overhead crane builder. Under this license agreement, the company has already executed higher capacity forging & ladle crane orders for L&T and Jindal Steel & Power. This JV will further strengthen the ties between the two partners. By combining MHI’s product development and manufacturing expertise and engineering know-how relating to installation with Anupam’s production bases and local marketing/service network, the two companies are engaged dynamically to develop their market in India and globally.

The new company will handle manufacturing, domestic marketing and after-sales service for port-use loading and unloading equipment, including container cranes and unloaders; bulk material handling equipment and also large ladle cranes. MHI shall look after global marketing and associated services through its vast global network.

The JV is expected to commence operations in the first half of 2012 and will target an annual production of 60 units.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world’s leading heavy machinery manufacturers, with consolidated sales of 2,903.7 billion yen in fiscal 2010. MHI’s diverse line-up of products and services encompasses shipbuilding, power plants, chemical plants, environmental equipment, steel structures, industrial and general machinery, aircraft, space rocketry and air-conditioning systems.

For more information, please visit the MHI website: http://www.mhi.co.jp/en/index.html

First Ever 350T Forging Cranes in India for L&T

Become the first company in India to manufacture 350T Forging Cranes
Anupam Industries limited successfully manufactured and supplied 2 numbers of 350/50T forging cranes to L&T Special Steel & Heavy Forging plant at Hazira, Gujarat. This is the first ever forging crane of 350T capacity manufactured in India. These cranes are manufactured under technical license agreement from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd, (MHI), Japan.

The forging crane was manufactured adhering to specific stringent norms related to critical & continuous forging application of L&T Forgings. Before the delivery of this equipment, functional testing of the entire crane was carried out at 100% safe working load (SWL) and over load testing was done at 125% successfully in the presence of L&T representatives.

The design & manufacturing processes of the crane was subjected to the stringent design practices and quality norms of MHI, Japan. These forging cranes comprise massive fabricated structures, high-end mechanical sub-assemblies, electrical drives (E-room) and PLC programming for smooth functioning and controlling. The crane girders and trolleys are made in single piece (no splice joint). Each girder weighs around 95T-100T. From the safety point of view special testing was carried out in the presence of L&T & third party surveyors at Anupam.

These crane girders were transported through special hydraulic trailers. A special mobile crane of 250T capacity with extra long boom was used for erecting and installing these girders at the L&T site. The mechanical installation was successfully completed within 10 working days with the help of Anupam’s experienced technical erection team. This heavy duty 350T forging crane will be used by L&T for forging heavy duty turbine shaft.

Speaking on the achievement, Mr. Mehul Patel, Managing Director, Anupam Industries Limited said “we believe in customer delight and innovation and we are standing strong today with this achievement due to our vast experience, technical expertise, support of MHI and whole hearted contribution of our employees. We have already created a strong presence in the steel segment by supplying high-end ladle cranes and steel mill duty cranes to various industry leaders. With this achievement we have reinforced ourselves as the specialist crane solution provider to the steel Industry.