The world of heavy industry needs production processes to keep rolling in order to ensure a successful and sustainable business. But industrial equipment often requires regular maintenance and repair - the quicker and safer that can be performed, the better.
In this application, SCX Special Projects engineered a robust mast-based access solution that can be moved and redeployed to service multiple petrochemical reaction vessels, keeping the plant running, while also keeping staff safe from harm.
The brick linings of petrochemical reaction vessels deteriorate during use and need replacing regularly. Manual demolition of the linings is both time-consuming and a hazard to health.
To tackle this, our client developed a remotely-operated manipulator system – complete with specialised demolition tooling – to remove the brick lining, while also avoiding operator exposure. The missing link was a mechanical handling system to deploy the manipulator into the vessel.
SCX Special Projects created a single-stage mast assembly to enable the manipulator and its tooling to access a series of the 30-metre tall reaction vessels.
The 18-metre high mast allows the manipulator to enter the vessel from above, descending 12 metres down into the cylinder. Once fully deployed within the vessel, the operators remotely manoeuvre the manipulator arm and deploy the demolition tooling.
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