Storage area - Import export

The manufacture of segments is a significant operation which requires the creation of a large manufacturing plant and very significant handling means, given the weight and size of these bulky loads. Indeed, the weight of a single segment can vary from 3 to 17 tonnes. On site, ACIMEX lifters have many uses in the plant and in storage areas: standalone vacuum lifters and storage grabs are frequently used by our customers as well as stripping lifters, turners, triple clamps or tables.

Breakwater grabs custom designed by ACIMEX ensure accurate positioning of breakwaters by means of their various inclination and rotation functions. They also serve for gripping blocks when moving them by overhead travelling crane, crane, stacker or forklift truck from the production building to the storage area. The breakwater grab meets all the technical specifications necessary for the precise positioning of breakwaters according to a pre-established layout. Evidence of this is provided by VINCI and CLI, who work in the construction and consolidation of dykes in port areas using ACIMEX machines.

Bespoke machines are pieces of equipment installed on production lines (handling line, output line, etc.) and which are used to move different types of heavy loads from point A to point B (storage area). ACIMEX is specialized in the manufacture of equipment fitted with suction cups which detect the weight, the diameter and the size of heavy loads in order to grip them in complete safety and so facilitate the production process. Using its know-how in custom design and manufacture, ACIMEX innovates constantly to create bespoke machines that meet the needs of each of its customers. Two types of bespoke machines have been developped at the beginning of 2017 in ACIMEX factories, one to grip sandwich panels of 160 kg safely, and the other to move and store graphite electrodes. Evidence, once again, that ACIMEX offers turnkey solutions to its customers, and this regardless of the type of handling performed.