The Challenge:
Delivering Better Service Through More Versatile Bulk Handling
Wayne B. Smith was looking for ways to provide better service to its customers while gaining a competitive advantage in material handling. The company needed an efficient dockside solution for unloading bulk commodities from barges, with the potential to increase handling capacity and support a wider range of applications. Ease of operation and operator friendliness were important considerations alongside productivity. Worker safety and better control of material during handling were also key priorities for the operation.
“It has the potential to increase capacity, but the main reason we went with the E-Crane® was the ease of operation, efficiency and operator friendliness.”
Mr. Jerry Smith – General Manger, Wayne B. Smith
“The addition of the E-Crane® to our off-loading facility has greatly improved our versatility. Not only are we more productive and efficient in completing jobs we have done for years, we have started to find new applications that allow us to offer more material handling services to our customers. With the pinpoint accuracy of the E-Crane®, we have decreased the possibility of fugitive emissions while at the same time increasing worker safety.”
Mr. Pat Short
The Solution:
Efficient and Precise Dockside Barge Unloading
Wayne B. Smith selected an E-Crane to create a more productive and versatile offloading operation. The equilibrium crane combines efficient bulk handling with precise load control, allowing the company to improve existing operations while expanding the range of material handling services it can offer customers.
The solution includes:
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