Customer case
Hooked on savings
January 21, 2019
5 min read
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Lifting
Working on the crane design and moving the longitudinal welds to the neutral layer of the crane arm extension, the yield strength could be increased from 800 MPa to Strenx® 1100. Together with a redesign of the stabilizer beam, this saved 114 kg of weight, or around 15% of the upgraded parts. This, in turn, increases the load capacity of the truck, reducing fuel consumption per ton transported.
SSAB EcoUpgraded
Together with our customers, SSAB continually upgrades steel and equipment designs. SSAB EcoUpgraded saves CO2 both in steel production and during the full lifetime of the machine.
From the CO2 payback time and onwards, every extra hour brings additional savings.
Savings on CO₂
| Calculation data | |
| Fuel consumption, fully loaded | 32 litres/100 km |
| Fuel consumption,without load | 24 litres/100 km |
| Machine usage per year | 100 000 km/year |
| Distance with maximum load | 50% |
| Service lifetime | 12 years |
| Maximum payload (before upgrading) | 11 800 kg |
| Gross weight (fully loaded) | 28 000 kg |
| Weight of original parts | 773 kg |
| Weight of upgraded parts | 659 kg |