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Material
Handlers
To transfer this material from the vessels into the huge stockpile building adjacent to the asphalt plant FM
Conway has installed a conveyor system to gradually fill each bay. Covered by a CCTV
system, the team on the wharf can move the discharge conveyor as each
stockpile gets towards its limit to ensure the discharge of each vessel runs smoothly and
quickly.
The latest addition to the FM Conway fleet of equipment is a 100 tonne Sennebogen 865E Fully Electric Hybrid recovery tracked material handler. Painted in the FM Conway colour scheme, the huge material handler sits on a sturdy jetty built to allow vessels to be unloaded at any height of the Thames tide
Manufactured at the Sennebogen factory at Straubing in Bavaria, the material handler was supplied by the UK dealer, Molson Green and built up on site before being tracked onto the wharf. The 865E is the first of its kind to come to the UK and has allowed FM Conway to further reduce their carbon impact as the Sennebogen is one of the manufacturer’s fully electric models. “We had very successfully used a similar sized Sennebogen for almost 13 years and with a need to change the machine, we met with the Molson team to explore all possibilities for a fully electric option designed to meet our operational needs and reduce our running costs.” Head of Major Projects Mark Whelehan explained. “Following lengthy discussions, we settled on the machine we have now and following 6 months of almost daily use, we know we have made the right choice as the Sennebogen has been flawless in use and has massively increased our productivity in the short
time it has been here. On the rare occasions we have had to speak with the Molson team, their response has
been second to none.” >
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