May number of magazine is opened by the report about the conference “Perspectives of market of lifting equipment in common free zone” which was conducted during 18 –21 of May in Odessa. More than 300 participants of the conference from Ukraine , Russia , Byelorussia , Moldova and Poland met in Odessa , in order to discuss urgent problems of the branch, to outline ways of cooperation and elimination of various obstacles for transference of goods, services and man power in frames of CFZ. Besides detailed report about the conference, our readers can find in magazine also blitz interview with some of its participants, representing leading plant – producers from Ukraine, Russia, and Moldova.
“Creation of CFZ – it is adequate challenge to time” – this is leitmotif of the article of the deputy chairman of the State labor protection and supervision agency of Ukraine V.A. Pletnev “Industrial safety - is the main scientific – technical project of CFZ”. One of the leaders of the State supervision agency analyses state of cooperation between countries, which create CFZ in sphere of industrial safety, and also proclaims position of Ukrainian side on further development of this cooperation.
Among Ukrainian plant – producers of cranes, founded in the last 10 years, by its modern style of work, high quality of product is distinguished Odessa ’s plant “Konecranes Ukraine ”, with the help of which carries out renovation of crane fleet on many Ukrainian plants, including sea ports.
About principles of work, directions of activity of the famous Finnish firm KCI Konecranes – the founder of Ukrainian company – it is spoken in the article “Three spheres of business of KCI Konecranes”.
June 4 there is the 60 th anniversary of the CJSC “Yuzhmormontazh”, the famous enterprise not only in Ukraine , which produces the whole complex of the service of load lifting equipment. “Yuzhmormontazh” - 60 years with the name and tradition” – this is the name of the article about activity of this enterprise, its history and its group.
In May number – continuation of review “ Bauma -2004 – bridge to a new epoch”, dedicated to novelties of construction equipment, exhibited on the famous international exhibition... This part of review includes detailed technical description of Liebherr tower crane (model 110 EL 6FR.tronic), interview with managing director of Liebherr Werk Biberach GmbH – Helmut Limberg, description of the new tower cranes of Potain, access platform of Ruthmann, and also interview with owner of firm Hubert Ruthmann, description of “two handed” access platform Himec 9905 BT.
Those, who in his operating activity use truck loaders of Byelorussia origin “Amkodor”, it will be interesting to know about experience of its operation in condition of storehouse of industrial cargo in the port. The author of this article - is the chief of department of small mechanization “Transinvestservice” ( Odessa ) E.A.Hizhniak.
Authors of the article “Comparative influence of welding and scheme –design construction of crane axle on its cycle longevity”, engineers of Donbass the state machine building academy (Kramatorsk city) O.A. Emelyanov, V.P.Chepotko, Y.V. Pihota, S.V. Lubenez – offer their recommendations on increasing of longevity of cranes axles at the expense of improvement of running characteristics of the crane, improvement of the crane and welding units design.
About problems of hanging rope units for save of ecological systems – of the same name article of scientists of the National University of “Lvov polytechnology” and UkrDLTU V.O. Malachenko, M.P. Martunzev and O.I. Sorokovzeva. Such units are used in difficult to reach conditions of Karpaty as so called “air transport” for wood stocking up. But there is necessity in this equipment in other branches also, but in Ukraine such units up to now were not produced. Specialists from Lvov offered developments of such rope units.
Magazine in magazine “About elevators and people connected with its production and service” is opened by the detailed report about all Ukrainian meeting “About the state of elevators fleet in Ukraine” in which is included the report of the deputy chairman of the State labor protection and supervision agency of U Ukraine V.A. Pletnev “Elevators safety - is one of the main questions of vital activity of population”, in which there is analysis of the state of elevators fleet in Ukraine; the report of the chief of the dwelling fund department of public houses of the State committee housing public facilities of Ukraine V.M. Kirushin “The state of the elevators fleet remains difficult” – about measures on removing elevators fleet from crisis; blitz interview with participants of this meeting; resolution of the State labor protection and supervision agency of Ukraine, taken on the meeting.
Russian and Ukrainian elevators specialists have common problems it was demonstrated during discussion on the meeting of section “Problems of production and operation of elevators”, which was conducted in frames of the conference “Perspectives of lifting equipment market in Common free zone”. Short report from this section meeting also read in this number of our magazine.
Own vision of perspectives of development of multifunctional dispatching systems offers the chief designer of CJSC “Kross – Niat” (Ulianovsk sity) V.A. Andruchkevich. The author seriously speculates about design of modern multifunctional dispatching points in usual dwelling micro region. The article is written on the base of report on the 9- th all Russian conference of workmen of elevators branch, conducted at the beginning of April 2004 in Moscow.
As discussion we offer our readers the article of A.G.Radionov “Does the user pay for everything?” – about advantages and defects of frequency converters use in elevators. As always, our readers can find on “The bookshelf” of the magazine novelties of the technical literature and selection of the news.
In this number also placed advertisement of the following firms and enterprises: “Konecranes Ukraine”,”Stalkanat“, Liebherr, Yuzhmormontazh , "Krantest”, ‘Red Guard”, ”Euro lift service” (Kiev), PE "Liftmarket” (Brovary), “Stroymash”, “Cherbinkaliftcomplect”, “Elecran”,International exhibition center”, “LPM”, “Stan – complect”, “Krayan”,”Krayan – barter”, “Ecoservice”, “Sens”,”Etra –NV”, PE “Vidnova”, Chernomorsky ETC, “Layster maszyny Budowlane sp. z.o.o.”, Fiera Milano International, company Wordteks, Institute”Ukrcrane energo”, plant “Load conveying equipment” (Kharkov),publishers “Osnova”, Potain.

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