南非APM碼頭有限公司于今年五月初在南非伊麗莎白港簽收了一臺科尼靜壓傳動正面吊。它取代了一臺舊設備，并為非洲大陸帶去最新的重型叉車節(jié)能技術。

APM Terminals Southern Africa (Pty.) Ltd. received a Konecranes reach stacker equipped with Flow Drive at their facility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, in early May this year. It replaces an older truck and brings the latest fuel-efficient lift truck technology to the African continent.

作為世界上最大的港口和碼頭運營商之一，APM Terminals 在全球58個國家擁有74個港口和碼頭設施和100多個內陸服務運營點。在南非，他們有6個內陸堆場，其中包括伊麗莎白港，該港口提供冷藏和干貨集裝箱堆存服務，可以存放重箱和空箱，還提供集裝箱的的維修和銷售業(yè)務。他們每年搬運數(shù)千個集裝箱，需要幾十輛重型叉車來完成這項任務。面對如此繁忙的業(yè)務需求，即便是高品質的設備也會逐漸磨損。因此，APM需要一臺嶄新的集裝箱正面吊。

As one of the world’s largest port and terminal operators, APM Terminals has 74 port and terminal facilities and over 100 inland service operations in a total of 58 countries. In South Africa, they have 6 inland service depots, including Port Elizabeth, which offers reefer and dry container storage for full and empty containers, as well as container repairs and sales. They handle thousands of containers a year and require dozens of lift trucks for the task. The demands of such a busy container yard eventually wear out even the best equipment. APM needed a new reach stacker.

科尼集團重型叉車事業(yè)部中東和非洲區(qū)域經(jīng)理Winfried Lux表示： “科尼在世界各地的APM堆場都有亮眼的表現(xiàn)。在伊麗莎白港，APM碼頭已經(jīng)對我們的重型叉車有了很好的使用經(jīng)驗，現(xiàn)在正是向該地區(qū)引進第一款靜壓傳動正面吊的時候。而EIE集團是實現(xiàn)這一目標的關鍵?！?/p>

“Konecranes has a strong presence in APM facilities all over the world,” says Winfried Lux, Regional Manager MEA, Konecranes Lift Trucks. “APM Terminals already had good experience with our lift trucks in Port Elizabeth, and the time was right to introduce the first Flow Drive reach stacker to the region. EIE Group was key in making that happen.” 

“APM碼頭和EIE集團有著長期的業(yè)務往來，并且這種合作關系還在日益加深，”EIE集團的大客戶銷售Lenny Naidoo表示，“作為科尼集團的本地經(jīng)銷商，我們了解客戶的需求模式，同時也很高興能將這項創(chuàng)新技術帶到這里。我們將為伊麗莎白港的整組重型叉車車隊提供維護保養(yǎng)服務，并將其作為持續(xù)服務的一部分。”

“APM Terminals and EIE Group have a special, long-term business relationship that continues to grow and flourish,” says Lenny Naidoo, Key Account Sales, EIE Group. “As the local distributor for Konecranes, we knew exactly the right model for APM’s requirements, and are excited to be bringing this innovative technology here. We’ll provide maintenance as part of our continuing service package to the entire Port Elizabeth lift truck fleet.”

這臺新設備是科尼SMV 4531 TC5型集裝箱正面吊，配備了靜壓傳動系統(tǒng)。它將靜壓傳動的流暢性、液力變矩器的燃油經(jīng)濟性和小而強大的沃爾沃TAD-835-VE發(fā)動機結合在一起，這兩種技術被糅合到一個減速箱中，從而可以減少最高25%的燃油消耗。軟件優(yōu)化了各種速度下的駕駛性能，使駕駛員可以集中精力完成吊裝這一主要任務。少加油不僅可以降低成本，還可以為生產(chǎn)留出更多時間。靜壓傳動帶給我們更低的排放，更好的性能，更高的精度以及安全性。這一臺正面吊還定制了可滑動的駕駛艙，為駕駛員提供更好的工作視野。

The new reach stacker is a Konecranes SMV 4531 TC5, equipped with Flow Drive. It combines the smoothness of a hydrostatic transmission with the fuel economy of a torque converter and a small but powerful Volvo TAD-853-VE engine – two technologies built into one transmission in a specially-designed engine compartment – that can reduce fuel consumption by up to 25 percent. Software optimizes drivability at all speeds so that the driver can concentrate on the main task of lifting. Less refueling not only lowers costs, but allows more time for productivity. The net result of Flow Drive is lower emissions, but with improved performance, precision and safety. This particular truck has also been customized with a hydraulic sliding cabin for better driver visibility.

這僅是生態(tài)驅動故事的一個小篇章，科尼公司的愿景旨在減少集裝箱碼頭設備的碳足跡，推廣綠色手印，倡導環(huán)保。從生態(tài)柴油驅動，到混合動力驅動和全電動驅動，我們將繼續(xù)用更少的資源做更多的事情。

This is a part ofPowered by Ecolifting, Konecranes’ vision to minimize the footprint and improve the handprint of equipment terminals. From eco-optimizing diesel drives, to hybridization and fully-electrified fleets, we will continue to do more with less.