Camera chosen for world’s first Liebherr R984 high rise ship loader

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• 29th June 2009
• Recycling
 

The world's first High Rise Liebherr R984 ship loader has recently been supplied to S. Norton & Company, one of the UK's leading metal processing and recycling organisations which handles approximately 1M tonne of scrap per annum.

Although the new 220 tonne crane arrived at S. Norton's Liverpool base with a pair of cameras linked to a single in-cab monitor covering views to the front and rear of machine, in the interest of maximum visibility and safety the company decided to add a further three cameras and two monitors.

Supplied and fitted by Spillard Safety Systems, two of the new cameras have been strategically located to provide a clear view of both sets of tracks, which are nearly 13 m below the operator's eye level and the third is attached to the dipper arm. This particular camera is vital to the operator when lowering scrap into a ship's hold as the view on one of the monitors enables him to accurately position the grab, despite the fact that the machine's maximum reach to the tip of the dipper is 38.5 m with up to 35 m under the grab.

Commenting on the relationship with Spillard, S. Norton's operations manager Dave Matthews says: "We have worked closely with Spillard Safety Systems on a variety of visibility projects over the years and have always found the company to be very professional and helpful. The new Liebherr machine is a major investment for us and to ensure its safe operation on our busy site it was extremely important that we chose high quality camera equipment."

The three heavy-duty cameras supplied and fitted by Spillard Safety Systems are all protected from accidental damage by specially fabricated boxes and are linked to a pair of the company's Optronics monitors mounted at eye-level in the operator's cab.

Spillard Safety Systems Ltd
The Old School
Watling Street
Gailey
Staffs
ST19 5PN
UK

T: 0870 200 2310
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