A reachstacker manufactured by the Swedish heavy equipment maker Kalmar recently set a new world’s record for load lifting.
Nicknamed “Super Gloria”, the heavy duty reachstacker lifted a load of more than 220,000 pounds during a demonstration before a group of VIPs at the companies multi-assembly unit in Lidhult, Sweden, on Friday, September 12..
A reach stacker is a vehicle used for handling intermodal cargo containers in small terminals or a medium-sized ports. Reach stackers are able to transport a container short distances very quickly and pile them in various rows depending on its access. They are commonly used in intermodal yards worldwide.
World’s Largest Reachstacker
Super Gloria’s technical name is the DRG 1000-92 ZXS, but her nickname is a lot easier to remember. She is the world’s largest reachstacker and just the latest model in Kalmar’s successful Gloria product line. The Super Gloria has a completely new design that was developed for customers seeking to lift super heavy loads.
The Super Gloria has a specially raised cab to allow operators to have improved visibility. The vehicle has a wheelbase of more than 30 feet to provide maximum stability.
A Historic Event for a Small Swedish Town
Stefan Johansson, sales director for Kalmar’s reachstacker and empty container handler division, said it was appropriate that Lidhult be chosen for this historic event.
“Lidhult is the home of Kalmar reachstackers,” Johansson said in a company news release. “The small village, deep in the forests of Småland in southern Sweden, serves as the product development centre for Kalmar mobile equipment. Given the local involvement in developing this world record-breaking machine, it is fitting that the team involved share in making a little history.”
The VIPs who had been invited to witness the event also participated in a factory tour and met with Kalmar engineers and other officials. They also were shown the full line of Kalmar reachstackers, empty container handlers, and forklift trucks that are built by the company.
Kalmar offer a wide range of cargo handling solutions and services to ports, terminals, distribution centres and to heavy industry. Kalmar is one of the the industry global forerunners in terminal automation and in energy efficient container handling. One in four container movements around the globe being handled by a Kalmar solution.
Super Gloria Already at Work in Germany
The Super Gloria is already on the job at Egon Evertz KG, located in Solingen, Germany. The reachstacker will be based at Salzitter Flachstahl andused to handle hot and cold steel slabs.
Super Gloria will be handling new 50 tonne mega steel slabs, measure 2.7 m (8.9 feet) wide, 12 m (39.4 feet) long and 350 mm (13.8 inches) thick. The machine is equpped with both an electric lift magnet for handling slabs in cold conditions and a hydraulic slab grab device for hot conditions — up to 800 degrees Celsius or 1400 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Evertz Group specializes in serving steel mills worldwide and has been in business for more than 50 years. Kalmar’s solution was designed to meet the company’s increasing requirement to handle heavier loads.