User`s manual
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FORWARDING
Transport must be entrusted to qualified forwarders if the goods are to be moved with proper care. IK does not accept any
responsibility in the event equipment is forwarded by the client and /or by forwarders of their choice.
No other goods must be placed on top of the machines being forwarded, nor on the corresponding cases or crates.
During transportation goods must be protected against rain. When transported by sea, the goods must be kept away from spray and
wet winds. If large crane girders are transported using articulated lorries or trucks joined by tow bars it is recommended that the
girders are not placed under transversal or torsional stress during transport.
During the anchorage of the girders onto the means of transport, special care must be taken that the bindings do not distort nor bend
the edges of the structures nor scratch the paint. Therefore, attach wooden wedges or protective angulars to edges and take
particular care to provide suitable horizontal support for girders and their parts, using appropriate stands. To avoid oil-leakage or
alterations in the settings of electric components during transportation and handling, level, positioning and adherence to the securing
points indicated must be complied with.
HANDLING
• Prepare a clearly delimited unloading area of a size befitting that of the item to be handled (pallet, crate, etc.), with a flat
surface.
• In consideration of the kind of packing, prepare all the necessary equipment for unloading and handling the machine and any
accessories or parts thereof taking into account their weight, size, overall dimensions as well slings, yokes and other hoisting
gear.
• Handle loads with great care in the previously delimited area, avoiding swings, oscillations and dangerous unbalances.
• Once the handling is completed, check that packing is intact and that no damages have been made.
UNPACKING
Open carefully from the top, undo the various parts, and lift them out vertically with great care after having secured them carefully.
CHECK
FOR
MISSING
PARTS
During unpacking check against the packing list, that the machine is complete and none of its parts are missing. Also check that all
the accessories essential to installation and connections (e.g. nuts and bolts, brackets, small particulars of electric lines) are present.
Should you believe a part to be missing, contact the manufacturer.
Provide for the disposal of waste packing in conformity with the relevant provisions of the law in force in the area where the
machine is installed, according to their nature (plastic, wood, cardboard, etc.), having previously separated them, as necessary.
STORAGE
Packed goods can normally be stored in a closed warehouse for up to five years provided that the temperature is no lower than –20°
C nor higher than +70° C and humidity levels do not exceed 70%; special packing would need to be designed for different temperature
values.
Protect, where protection is not already provided, mechanisms and worked surfaces using anti-oxidizing products.
If, for whatever reason, humidity levels were to exceed +70% or storage were to continue for a longer period it would be necessary to
carry out some extra preliminary operations before setting the machine to work. No other packages must be placed on top of the
crates.
FUNCTIONING AND INTENDED USE
The machine supplied is to be used only for vertical lifting, and when fitted with a trolley, horizontal travel.
Particular cases in which hoist or winches are to be used for specific work, or horizontal pulling, or at angles other than vertical, are
indicated in the technical documentation and technical tables enclosed. In order to set the limit-switches the machine's working paths
must be established so as to study whether they are suitable or not for the work in hand. If there are any doubts with regard to this,
please contact the manufacturer before setting the machine to work.
Depending on the amount of work the machine is subjected to, a working life of at least 10 years can be expected, after which all of the
manufacturers responsibilities expire.
To allow an estimate of the residual lifetime of a machine, a record of use for the first 10 years of operation is recommended. This