Scheuerle Fahrzeugfabrik GmbH

Lift transporters from SCHEUERLE for Turkish steel mill

Pfedelbach-based special vehicle manufacturer, SCHEUERLE, has just delivered two heavy-duty industrial lift transporters to a steel plant in Turkey. Both 7-axle vehicles will be used for internal logistic operations including in-plant transportation of scrap materials.



Each of the two industrial lift transporters has a payload of 175 tonnes and, together with a dead weight of around 46 tonnes, the 221-tonne total weight is carried on a set of seven axles. Apart from the two centrically-arranged hydrodynamically propelled axles, the platform relies on 10 steered pendulum axles which are arranged in 5 axle lines.



The special vehicles are to be used for transporting special pallets, on which different materials and semi-finished products, such as steel slabs, billets and coils are loaded. Due to the additionally installed tilting hydraulic system, both transporters can pick up pallets with large scrap material containers and then empty these again after transportation has taken place. The transport of scrap as aggregate for the steel melt process is an important but, at the same time, extremely demanding vehicle utilisation and assumes that suitably-designed robust vehicle technology has been installed.



The industrial lift transporter drives under the pallets which are then lifted into a driving position – this procedure is carried out by means of hydraulic cylinders which are installed in the pendulum axles. A Mercedes-Benz diesel engine, with a performance of 330 KW, powers the torque converter. This transfers the drive power via cardan shafts and the power shift transmission to the driving axles. In addition, pressure oil for operating the hydro-mechanical positive steering of the pendulum axles is produced with a hydraulic pump which is controlled by the driver on the steering wheel in the operator´s cab. Likewise, the lifting cylinders in the pendulum axles are supplied and operated with pressure oil.



In-plant transportation technology in steel mills has been significantly influenced by the development of the industrial lift transporter. The change-over from rail-bound transport systems to wheeled vehicles has led to much higher levels of flexibility which, today, is a standard feature in the modern metallurgical industry. To this end, SCHEUERLE has made a substantial contribution with its vehicle technology around the world.



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SCHEUERLE special vehicles have to undertake an extensive series of tests before they are handed over to the customers. The photo features one of the two industrial lift transporters ordered by a Turkish steel mill being subjected to extreme load tests at the SCHEUERLE production facility in Pfedelbach.



SCHEUERLE Fahrzeugfabrik GmbH

Transporters from SCHEUERLE are recognised across the world for their advanced technology and special product quality. Reliability in daily use, high load capacity and a long working life make the vehicles a very important component of modern logistical operations. The history of vehicle technology for heavy transport vehicles is closely connected with the name of SCHEUERLE and the company has a well-earned reputation of linking tradition and innovation. Together with KAMAG Transporttechnik in Ulm and NICOLAS Industries in Champs-sur-Yonne, France, SCHEUERLE belongs to the group of companies owned by the Heilbronn industrialist, Otto Rettenmaier. Within the group, the TII – Transporter Industry International heavy-load division is global market leader.