Innovative Aero Engines Handling Solution for Aviation Industry

MHE-Demag Singapore was recently appointed to supply an in-line suspension crane system for a test cell facility developed by Singapore Aero Engine Services Pte Ltd (SAESL). SAESL is a joint venture between Rolls-Royce, Hong Kong Aer Engine Services Limited and SIA Engineering company, a Trent Centre of Excellence specialising in the repair and overhaul of the Rolls-Royce Trent aero engine family. It supports a growing fleet of Rolls-Royce Trent engines used in the world’s best airlines, including SIA, Qantas, Thai Airways and Qatar Airways, just to name a few.

MHE-Demag’s partnership in SAESL began in 2001 when they supplied a comprehensive in-line suspension crane system, a lifting system suspended from the runway beam – where a hoist trolley will traverse from one crane girder to another crane for their first facility in Singapore designed to handle various modules of Rolls-Royce Trent engines. The installed in-line suspension crane system gave them the flexibility to manage a wide spectrum of engine load.

In 2009, MHE-Demag was engaged to supply the in-line suspension crane system for the extension to the original facility. In 2012, a new test cell facility was constructed across the main building, and upon completion in 2014, MHE-Demag assisted in calibrating to test the different engine types with their in-line suspension crane system.

For the latest engine handling solution for SAESL’s test cell facility, MHE-Demag supplied one unit of 35t, span 15m in-line gantry twin housts with a capacity of 17.5t each and one unit of 4.3t lift table, deck size 8m x 14m, where the crane was specially designed to carry aircraft engines with load up to 18t with double the safety features. The entire in-line gantry system was completely delivered and installed in 2014. It provided seamless transfer of aircraft engines from incoming trailers to specific work stations for further diagnosis, examination, maintenance, repair and overhaul.

The in-line suspension system has a unique feature which enables aircraft engines to be transferred from one work station to another across the facility without touching the floor. This is made possible by installing an item called a latching device which is placed between both in-line suspension cranes parked one in front of the other. This facilitates the hoisting trolley to move from one crane girder to another.

In 2015, MHE-Demag was contracted to supply and install another four sets of in-line suspension crane system for their newly extended workshop next to the main facilities. Intotal, MHE-Demag had supplied and installed more than 60 sets of in-line suspension cranes and hoist systems.

 

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