{"id":11714,"date":"2017-08-01T22:12:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T22:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=11714"},"modified":"2017-08-01T22:12:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T22:12:31","slug":"prangls-demag-ac-1000-9-lifts-the-top-section-of-fractionating-column-at-refinery-in-vienna-austria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/prangls-demag-ac-1000-9-lifts-the-top-section-of-fractionating-column-at-refinery-in-vienna-austria\/","title":{"rendered":"Prangl’s Demag AC 1000-9 lifts the top section of fractionating column at refinery in Vienna, Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"

A series of maintenance activities at the OMV refinery in Vienna required for the 13-tonne top section of a fractionating column to be replaced.\u00a0For this challenging task, which required ample planning expertise, OMV commissioned Austrian crane service provider Prangl<\/a>, which relied on the capabilities of its Demag AC 1000-9<\/a> all\u00a0terrain\u00a0crane for the job.<\/p>\n

\"Prangl\"<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever production operations have to stop at a refinery, it costs a fortune. This meant that, no matter what, we had to avoid delays when lifting the top section onto the fractionating column at the OMV refinery in Vienna,\u201d Christian\u00a0Fida, project manager at Prangl, points out. Accordingly, the Prangl team left nothing to chance and planned out the project with utmost meticulousness. While doing so, they quickly determined that choosing the crane that was best suited to the job would be crucial in ensuring the project\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

Tough choices: Luffing jib or main boom?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Prang-Demag-AC-1000-9-All-Terrain-Crane\"<\/p>\n

\u201cSure, the available space would have been enough for a smaller crane with luffing jib, but we would have had to set up a long section of the lattice part over a pipe rack.\u00a0After analyzing in detail the two possibilities, we opted for the main boom solution,\u201d Fida explains. In other words, the only choice left was a larger model. But it had to be one with enough lifting capacity to lift the load to the required height of 70 meters while still maintaining an adequate safety reserve. And at the same time, it had to be maneuverable enough to move through the labyrinthine refinery with its numerous pipelines. \u201cThat meant that we had one choice and one choice only: Our Demag AC 1000-9, as it was the only crane that met both conditions in their entirety. The AC 1000-9<\/a> is our biggest telescopic crane, as well as one of the most powerful cranes in the world. That\u2019s why we had it come from its previous work location in Hamburg all the way to Vienna without further ado,\u201d Fida continues.<\/p>\n