Bulletin 1/2011 - Siempelkamp

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Crane system with efficiency effect
With the help of the swivel arms, the employees
can use the required welding technology
in different manual work areas
which ensures MEyER WERFt the necessary
flexibility and availability. In the past the
employees had to transport the welding
machines with hose set and media a
distance of up to 40 m from the side areas
to the site of operation. now overhead
cranes provide efficiency: At every welding
workstation, welding sets tailored to the
station’s requirements are readily available
and equipped with the welding wire feed,
the supply with welding gases as well as
compressed air and an exhaust system.
travel and set-up times are optimized by
the cranes.
Vacuum lifting device with individually
controllable suction cups
the work areas of the eight overhead
cranes overlap so that several cranes can
be available for one subarea if needed.
the power supply of the system was
implemented with a system of concurrent
and non-concurrent energy chains.
We continue to accompany the impressive
development of MEyER WERFt. Currently,
SKt is developing innovative concepts for
new crane systems together with the shipbuilder
and is looking forward to the
maiden voyages of the projects in which
SKt technology has a share.
Overhead cranes for the production of
ship segments
MEYER WERFT (shipyard) in
Papenburg, Germany: Crossing the
high seas for more than 200 years
MEyER WERFt is a company with
tradition, which started operations in
Papenburg on the Ems in 1795. the
company is owned by the sixth generation
of the Meyer family. For more than
200 years ships of most different types
have been built by the experts working
for this family-owned company.
After the era of timber ship construction,
the company showed early pioneering
spirit, starting to build iron ships with
steam machines in 1872 and thus laying
the foundations for the steady continuous
development of the shipyard.
In 1860, Papenburg was home to 20
shipyards – but only MEyER WERFt
has survived into the 21st century. Up
to 400 seagoing ships were registered
in Papenburg in the 19th century.
Between the two world wars, the shipyard
concentrated on building fishing
vessels, pilot boats and lightships
together with coastal passenger ships.
this was followed in 1960 by the first
gas tankers to be produced by the
company, and in 1964 the “MALMÖ”
was the first RoRo ferry to be delivered
from Papenburg.
In the last decades of the 20th century,
MEyER WERFt has acquired an excellent
international reputation for building
car and passenger ferries, RoRo and
passenger ships, gas tankers, livestock
carriers and, above all, luxurious cruise
ships.
In 1975 the yard moved its premises
to a location on the periphery of Papenburg.
Here, cruise ships were built for
the first time. As early as in 1986 the
“Homeric” was completed, the first and
at the same time the last cruise ship
that was literally launched, in this case
sideways.
to date the shipyard has built 30 luxury
liners for customers from all over the
world.
MEyER WERFt employs a staff of some
2,500 and is one of the largest employers
in the region.