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Lift Jacks are used to erect tanks of larger diameter when building in a top-down method. Our electro-mechanical jacks have a lift height of 2100 mm. The supplied lift jack is CE marked and tested with 13.5 ton, 50% dynamic load (+50%).

The unique characteristics of our Lift Jacks:

• Lifting capacity of 9 000 kg
• Electrically Operated - very easy to maneuver onsite, both simultaneously and individually
• Uses a smooth continuously operated lift mechanism
• No oil spills or leakage possible when compared to Hydraulic systems
• Self-locking, which ensures the highest operator safety conditions
• Faster Operating Times – Approx. 16 minutes to raise or lower 2100 mm
• Separate 220 V power outlets on each lift jack available
• Comes supplied with a top mounted perimeter lighting system (optional)
• Easy and quick assembly of the entire system with minimal operator effort
• Easy to dismantle onsite. Comes supplied with a specially designed device which enables quick disassembly of the jacks after job completion.
• Lifting brackets can be welded to the shell, alt. build with a wheel trolley attached upon the lift jack (specially designed for tanks build from coil).

Our specially designed continuous Tank Rotator system, unique within the tank building industry, ensures fast and efficient building process. The rotator operates directly from the main base platform in a continuous motion allowing the following construction duties to be carried out safely:

• during feeding of the material base plates and tac welding; max. speed 1600mm/min. (63in./min.)
• during welding of the circumferential seam joints; speed 130-1600mm/min. (5-1/8in.-63in./min.) 

The horizontal joint is aligned while the tank is continuously rotated. This means that the tack welding is very simple, fast and extremely cost effective. When attaching any required stiffening rings, the stand is also used to fix each individual ring segment to the shell plate.

The stand is equipped with a track which enables a totally autonomous mechanized welding process of both the vertical and horizontal weld seams. It is also possible to use this device to fillet weld required stiffening rings to the outer shell. It can be used with all common industrial welding methods designated by the customer.

The roller bed supports the tank during construction with our standard system. An attachment plate in SS or CS material for easy positioning of the roller bed on the tank bottom. It is also possible to drill the roller bed into a concreate base. A special scaffolding pipe can be attached inside/outside the roller bed to clamp scaffolding consoles.

There are two types of Roller Bed, the maximum load for a classic one is 4000 kg. Roller Bed Heavy Duty has a maximum load of 6000 kg.

The welding station is built from the supplied scaffolding components and is covered with a top and side panel curtain. It protects both the operator and the welding equipment from hazardous weather conditions, when work is being performed on the exterior of the tank.

The equipment is delivered in a 20ft HC transport container. The equipment is placed in specially designed interior racks, which makes the transport and delivery very cost-efficient, and also ensures the customer receives the system ready to work. For quick and safe handling of the equipment onsite, the transport rack can be pulled directly out of the container ensuring faster loading and unloading times.