Enerpac Electric Rope Shovel Undecking Project

Enerpac Electric Rope Shovel Undecking Project

Enerpac recently got a new project of Joy Global Gold Mines USA, to deliver a shovel lift system to un-deck a shovel in approximately one hour and be transported on the highway without oversized load permits. The speed and safety of the lift were critical components to reducing labor and equipment downtime. The shovel lift system was been designed to uplift a P&H 4100XPC Electric Rope Shovel which was of approx 1000 tons for maintaining, inspecting and repair of structural components.

The second generation system built for Joy Global’s service team in Gillette provided significantly more speed. The system included four 500 ton cylinders with 72 inches of stroke, an EVO synchronous control unit and four custom 8000 series hydraulic pumps. Each pump was built to operate in extremely cold or hot environments. The EVO synchronous control unit enabled a single operator to control the entire lift and ensure each lifting point remained within 3/8 of an inch. The shovel was successfully un-decked in approximately one hour and the entire system was transported on the highway without oversized load permits.

Products: Four custom 500 ton cylinders with 72 inches of stroke, four custom 8000 series hydraulic pumps, EVO synchronous control unit