Bovis utilises cube jacks and trolley systems for factory installation work

French transportation, heavy lift, industrial moves and logistics company Bovis used a combination of Enerpac SCJ-50 cube jacks and an Enerpac ETR-series trolley system to install an 80 tonne press in a factory that makes seals in France. The cube jack and trolley system was also used to assemble and position a seven tonne mezzanine for the factory’s press control cabinets.

The layout of the factory meant Bovis had to come up with a technically innovative and safe method of installing the mezzanine floor equipped with control cabinets. Normally the mezzanine would be constructed first and the three control cabinets lifted the three metres onto the mezzanine. However, limited factory space and low roof height prevented the use of large lifting equipment to lift the cabinets. Instead, Bovis chose to build the mezzanine measuring eight metres in length and three metres wide complete with control cabinets, altogether weighing 7T, at ground level, raise it to the correct height and slide it into position next to the press using the ETR-Trolley system.

“By building the mezzanine, complete with control cabinets, at ground level and raising it into position we solved the issue of the low roof height and enabled a safer installation of the cabinets and wiring so that we didn’t have to work at height to install them,” said Jérôme Lebrequier, project manager, Bovis Centre. “The combination of Enerpac cube jacks mounted on the trolley system worked very well, allowing us to complete the mezzanine construction and install in just seven hours.”

Capable of lifting 50 tonnes  the Enerpac SCJ-50 cube jack uses a base lifting frame and self-aligning, lightweight steel cribbing blocks to provide high-capacity and stabilised lifting. The ETR-series trolley system comprises electrically driven trolleys moving along a low-profile track. For the Bovis lifting project the 50 tonne capacity trolleys used swivel plates to accommodate the cube jacks.