Quality in place: a stationary electric Fuchs scrap handler fits the bill for Henry Fligeltaub Co.Feeding a hungry 1,350-ton shear shear: see strength of materials. Shear A straining action wherein applied forces produce a sliding or skewing type of deformation. is at the heart of scrap processing operations at Henry Fligeltaub Co., Evansville, Ind. And its ability to keep that shear fed promptly and efficiently is exactly what managers at Fligeltaub like about their electric AHL AHL American Hockey League AHL Action Half-Life (Half-Life modification) AHL Acyl Homoserine Lactone AHL Aramark Harrison Lodging AHL Acylated Homoserine Lactone AHL Association for the History of Language AHL Architects Hawaii Ltd 860 pedestal-mounted scrap handler A software routine that performs a particular task. It often refers to a routine that "handles" an exception of some kind, such as an error, but it can refer to mainstream processes as well. The term is typically used in operating systems and other system software. made by Fuchs-Terex. The heavy-duty Fuchs machine has been in place for two years, with its primary duty feeding a Lefort shear that chews through multiple grades of ferrous ferrous (fĕr`əs), iron in the +2 valence state. Containing or having to do with iron. The difference between ferrous and ferric is the number of valence electrons they contain (ferrous contains two and ferric contains three), which scrap. Fligeltaub Operations Manager See datacenter manager. Don MacLeod says the Fuchs machine has earned a reputation as by far the most reliable material handling machine in the yard. "We get down to 5 degrees in the winter and up past 100 degrees in the summer, but we know when we come into work that this crane is going to start and run," he comments. In addition to working no matter what the weather, MacLeod says operator Mark Hudson refers to the Fuchs AHL 860 as "the perfect crane." Adds MacLeod, "He says the others bleak down intermittently, but this one just seems to keep running. It has a 110 kW electric motor that never overheats." The Fligeltaub crew relies on the Fuchs handler six days a week, with eight- or 10-hour shifts common on most days. Although it is set up foremost to feed the shear, the handler gets little down time, as the crew finds other uses for it on those occasions when the shear is down. "Even when we shut down the shear, we will unload To remove a program from memory or take a tape or disk out of its drive. trucks with the Fuchs machine or stack material to get it ready to feed the shear," notes MacLeod. The pedestal-mounted Fuchs is operated by remote control from the shear's workstation, but has been configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: to offer the shear operator a cleat view. "The crane is facing the operator, so he can see everything that goes into the shear as he is loading it," says MacLeod. The controls are mounted to a movable seat that allows the operator to customize his view, The viewing options are needed for a crane that has 65 feet of reach. The machine was purchased from Fuchs dealer Rudd Equipment Co. in Evansville, and MacLeod says between Rudd and Fuchs-Terex, ordering replacement parts has been a smooth process--part of an overall smooth ride in dealing with Fuchs-Terex. "We're very pleased with this handler--it's the perfect machine for what we're doing," MacLeod concludes. |
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