Anupam Industries has manufactured and supplied two 350/50T forging cranes to L&T Special Steel & Heavy Forging plant at Hazira, Gujarat. This is the first-ever forging crane of 350T capacity manufactured in India.

Anupam Industries has successfully manufactured and supplied two 350/50T forging cranes to L&T Special Steel & Heavy Forging plant at Hazira, Gujarat. This is the first-ever forging crane of 350T capacity manufactured in India. These cranes are manufactured under technical licence agreement from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Japan.

The forging crane was manufactured adhering to specific stringent norms related to critical and continuous forging application of L&T Forgings. Before the delivery of this equipment, functional testing of the entire crane was carried out at hundred per cent safe working load (SWL) and overload testing was done at 125 per cent successfully in the presence of L&T representatives.

The design and manufacturing processes of the crane was subjected to the stringent design practices and quality norms of MHI, Japan. These forging cranes comprise massive fabricated structures, high-end mechanical sub-assemblies, elec?trical drives (E-room) and PLC program?ming for smooth functioning and controlling. The crane girders and trolleys are made in single piece (no splice joint). Each girder weighs around 95T-100T. From the safety point of view, special testing was carried out in the pre?sence of L&T and third party surveyors at Anupam.

These crane gir?ders were transported through special hydraulic trailers. A special mobile crane of 250T capacity with extra long boom was used for erecting and installing these girders at the L&T site. The mechanical installation was successfully completed within 10 working days with the help of Anupam's experienced technical erection team. This heavy duty 350T forging crane will be used by L&T for forging heavy-duty turbine shaft.

Speaking about this milestone, Mehul Patel, Managing Director, Anupam Industries, said, "We believe in customer satisfaction and innovation, and we are standing strong today with this achiev?ement due to our vast experience, technical expertise, support of MHI and the whole hearted contribution of our employees. We have already created a strong presence in the steel segment by supplying high-end ladle cranes and steel mill duty cranes to various industry leaders. With this new achievement, we have reinforced ourselves as the specialist crane solution provider to the steel industry."

Anupam Industries is the largest overhead crane builder in India with man?ufacturing capability of 50,000 tonne per annum (TPA). It manufactures a wide range of cranes for various applications to meet the requirements of core sectors in India and abroad like steel, power, const?ruction, shipyard, heavy and general engineering, fertiliser and petrochemical, cement, etc. Within a span of 38 years, the company has supplied and commissioned more than 4,000 cranes up to 500T capacity, and the number is steadily growing.