WCA May 2011

Industry news

Pushing along nicely thanks to Nu-Star

Elsewedy Electric is the leading integrated cables and electrical products manufacturer in the Middle East, specialising in providing complete and integrated energy solutions in sectors as diverse as telecom, energy management, turnkey projects, electrical products and wind energy generation. The company employs more than 10,000 people in 30 production facilities located in 15 countries around the world and exports to more than 110 countries worldwide. The Egytech plant in Ramadan City, Egypt, manufactures medium and high voltage power cables up to 500kV rating for the Middle East, African and European markets. Egytech first contacted Nu-Star in October 2008 in search of a machine powerful enough to push the larger 40,000kg+ cable drums that they were due to shortly start production of. They had been unable to find a suitable product elsewhere on the market. Following similar requests, over the previous two years, Nu-Star had developed a larger iteration of its existing Super Power Pusher unit and was able to offer the Dual Motor Super Power Pusher for this application. This newest product is powered by two 1.5kW DC electric motors and creates over 13,000 Newtons of pushing force, and is ideally suited to this type of application where an extremely high starting torque is required to overcome the rolling resistance of the load. After 18 months of successful operation and favourable feedback from its staff on the shop-floor, Egytech purchased an additional unit in August last year to help meet increased rates of production in its factory. Commenting on the purchases, Mr Wael Farag (Egytech, Corporate Foreign Procurement) said: “The Nu-Star Drum Pusher seems quite unique in the market place and is perfect for our requirements. It is very

durable and has all the power we need to move our larger cable drums. “Compared to other alternatives, such as a forklift truck, it is significantly smaller and cheaper and there are no fumes to consider when using it inside the factory. It’s extremely easy to operate and is very much safer than trying to move these drums by hand.” The Dual Motor Super Power Pusher is the latest addition to the range of pedestrian operated, electric tug units designed and manufactured by Nu-Star. With manufacturing locations in Derbyshire, UK – serving the EU, Middle East and Australasian markets and also in Minneapolis, USA – serving the north and south American and Canadian markets and a growing list of global distributors, Nu-Star is able to offer both standard and bespoke solutions for the movement of heavy loads across many industrial sectors. m The Dual Motor Super Power Pusher from Nu-Star Nu-Star Material Handling – UK Fax : +44 870 443 5647 Email : info@nu-starmhl.com Website : www.nu-starmhl.com

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