UNIQUE INDUSTRIAL HANDLERS PVT.LTD.

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Plant- I : E-77, MIDC, AMBAD, NASHIK
Plant-II : E-66, MIDC, AMBAD, NASHIK
Plant-III : GONDE DHUMALA

Welcome to Unique Industrial Handlers Pvt.Ltd.

Unique Industrial Handlers Pvt. Ltd. is now in the 28 th year of its existence.
We have more than 2000 cranes operating in all sectors of industry in
India. Every year the Company adds to its vigour and dynamism. It
continually improves its products and broadens its horizons.

Adopting the latest trend and development globally,

we bring innovative solution to build
2 Track Portal Box Traverser
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ASSOCIATION WITH
INDIAN RAILWAYS

UNIQUE ASSOCIATION WITH RAILWAYS COMMENCED IN 1984

& UNIQUE IS NOW AN ESTABLISHED SUPPLIER OF CRANES,
TRAVERSERS & COACH WASHING PLANTS TO INDIAN RAILWAYS.

Almost a decade ago, In its drive to modernize, C.O.F.M.O.W. (Central

Organisaton Of Modernisation Of Workshop) called upon Unique to
design and supply its first Traverser & awarded the contract of a surface
type Traverser of 80 Ton capacity, installed at the Ajmer workshop of the
Indian Railways.
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EQUIPMENTS
SUPPLIED

UNIQUE UNVEILED INDIA’S FIRST COACH WASH PLANT.

THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN INDIA, AT FULL CAPACITY THIS PLANT CAN CLEAN UP TO
EIGHTY COACHES A DAY.
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COACH BEING WASHED THROUGH

UNIQUE HAS BEEN AN ARDENT SUPPORTER AND PARTNER TO THE INDIAN RAILWAYS FOR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS.
WITH PLANS TO INSTALL MANY MORE SUCH AUTOMATIC COACH WASH PLANTS. UNIQUE SEES THIS AS A BEGINNING OF
A NEW PRODUCT FOR RAILWAYS.
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POSITIVE FEATURES OF UNIQUE PORTAL BOX TRAVERSER

• STRUCTURAL ADVANTAGES
• ENHANCED SAFETY
• IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF COMPONENTS
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Goliath Crane for handling Rails in a Railway Workshop

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Two Cranes in tandem handling a Locomotive with lifting tackle also supplied by us.
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why truss bridge in old era &
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Box bridge in modern era
NOTICE THAT BRIDGE IS BUILT FROM STRUCTURAL
MEMBERS BUILT BY RIVETTING & CONNECTED BY PINS

A truss can be assembled from small easily handled and transported pieces & site can be pin
connected or bolted. Additional stresses may develop – which can be minimized by careful
realignment during assembly re-assembly
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STRESS FLOW DIAGRAM OF IDEAL TRUSS.
TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONCENTRICITY OF MEMEBRS AT EACH JOINT
FOR DESIGNING TRUSS THE BASIC ASSUMPTION IS THAT ALL FORCES
WILL BE CONCENTRIC AT EVERY JOINT SO RESULTANT FORCE AT EVERY
CONNECTION IS ‘ZERO’

TOP CHORD IS IN COMPESSION AND BOTTOM CHORD ISIN TENSION .

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WHY PORTALS?
COMPONENTS OF PORTAL TRUSS STRUCTURE.

Portal consists of two column and cross beam rigidly connected, either by
bracing or by a hunched welded, to sustain bending moment at the joints.
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why truss bridge in old era &
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Box bridge in modern era

Difficulties encountered in RE-ALIGNING THE MEMBERS FOR REASSEMBLY AT SITE OF

BOLTED STRUCTURAL MEMBERS OF TRUSS BRIDGE WERE resolved by now using welding
technology FOR BUILDING LARGE BOX GIRDERS transported TO SITE IN ONE SINGLE PIECE -
making installation work very easy ALONG WITH OTHER BENEFITs, discussed in next slide
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STRUCTURAL ADVANTAGES OF BOX GIRDERS

CONSTRUCTION FOR TRAVERSER
• IMPROVED TORSIONAL RIGIDITY WITH REDUCED
CHANCES OF FATIGUE FAILURES
• WIDE TOP & BOTTOM FLANGES ALLOW LARGE
SPAN TO DEPTH RATIO, IMPROVING VISIBILITY
(CLEAR VIEW TO) / COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
OPERATOR / OPERATING PERSONNEL
• BETTER APPEARANCE
• TRANPORTATION POSSIBLE IN SINGLE PIECE
It will be interesting to notice that
TO TAKE BENFIT OF IMPROVED TORSIONAL RIGIDITY OF CLOSED BOX
CONSTRUCTION, TRUSS BRIDGE WITH SPAN > 12M ARE NOW BUILT BY HOLLOW
TUBES / LARGER SPANS BUILT BY USING FABRICATED BOX.
BOX GIRDERS CONSTRUCTION IS MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR SPANS < 30M, IN VIEW
OF BETTER APPEARANCE / CONVENIENCE IN TRANPORTATION & MINIMISED
MEMEBRS RE-ASSEMBLY AT SITE.
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NOTICE
USE OF HOLLOW BOX (TUBES) /
BOX CONSTRUCTION
FOR TOP CHORD &
IMPROVED ACCESS FOR
WHEEL MAINTENANCE
SYSTEM NOT PREFERRED TO
BE REPEATED BEACAUSE OF
WALKWAY HURDLES, FRAME
MEMBERS BLOCK VIEW OF
OPERATOR & TOO MANY
JOINTS / WELD FOR
REASSEMBLY AT SITE.
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MAIN LIMITATIONS OF TRUSSED TRAVERSERS

 HEIGHT OF DECK AT THE ENTRANCE OF TRAVERSER IS TO BE LIMITED – TO ALLOW

THE COACHES TO ENTER TRAVERSER WITHOUT INTERFERENCE WITH TRAVERSER
STRUCTURE. THIS RESULTS IN COMPARATIVELY WEAK PORTAL CROSS BEAMS / WEAK
RIGID CONNECTION BETWEEN BEAM & VERTICAL POST.

 RIGID CONNECTION OF DECK WITH BOTTOM CHORD RESULTS IN TRANSFFER OF

HEAVY BENDING MOMENT TO TRUSS (AS PORTAL COLUMN BECOMES A PART OF
TRUSS). THE LOAD GETS TRANSFFERED TO TOP CHORD AT SUPPORT POINT

 DUE TO SIZE (HEIGHT) OF TRUSSED STRUCTURE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO TRANSPORT

THE ASSEMBLED STRUCTURE. DURING RE-ASSEMBLY AT SITE MEMBERS MAY BE
MISALIGNED DUE TO DAMAGE (BENDS) TO TRUSS MEMBERS (WHICH ARE
COMPARATIVELY SLENDER) DURING THE TRANSIT.

THIS RESULTS IN UNPREDICTABLE ADDITIONAL STRESSES

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Due to the high torsional rigidity, box girders are a very convenient
solution for Cranes and Traverser - subjected to lateral forces as a
result of acceleration, braking or bumping of on the end stop. The
advantage is associated with a higher natural frequency of torsional
vibration of the deck avoiding an interaction with the fundamental
mode corresponding to vertical vibrations (flexure mode). The risk of
flutter instabilities is thus eliminated.

Additional Torsional Load

by cantilever Cabin
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WHY PORTALS FOR TRUSSED BRIDGE
LONGITUDINAL TRUSSES ARE WEAK IN LATERAL DIRECTION.
TO IMPART TORSIONAL STABILTIY AGAINST WIND / EARTHQUAKE / LATERAL LOADS
DUE TO CANTILEVER CABIN, ACCELERATION & BRAKING OF MOVING BRIDGE AND
BUMPING OF BRIDGE AGAINST END STOPS – PORTALS PROVIDED, WHEN BOTTOM
CHORD IS COMAPRATIVELY WEAK / NEAR THE SUPPORT POINT OF LATERAL FRAME.
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WHETHER PORTALS NECESSARY FOR BOX TRAVERSER?
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AFTER CONSTRUCTING MORE THAN 400 BOX GIRDERS FOR CRANES (A MOVING
BRIDGE), UNIQUE HAS ACQUIRED EXPERTISE IN DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
TO BUILD BOX GIRDERS WITH INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, UP TO 60M SPAN WITH
TORSIONAL STABILTIY AGAINST LATERAL / LONGITUDINAL FORCES.

LARGE SPAN BOX GIRDER GOLIATH CRANE Electrical Panels installed inside the Girder
WITH BOX GIRDERS CONNECTED AT ENDS
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WHETHER PORTALS NECESSARY FOR BOX TRAVERSER?
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BOX GIRDERS ARE BUILT WITH TORSIONAL STABILTIY AGAINST LATERAL /

LONGITUDINAL FORCES & CANTILEVER LOAD OF LIGHT WEIGHT CABIN.

55 T Box Girder Traverser at Bombardier Electrical Panels installed inside the Girder
Box Girder Traverser under Assembly
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WHY PORTALS BOX TRAVERSER?
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PORTALS IMPROVES TORSIONAL STABILTIY AGAINST LATERAL /
LONGITUDINAL FORCES OF MOVING BRIDGE WITH LARGE CABIN
WITH HEAVY MACHINERY IN THE CABIN

Electrical Panels installed inside the Girder

80 T PORTAL Box Girder Traverser
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ENHANCED SAFETY

TRAVERSER LONGITUDINAL FRAME

BLOCK OPERATOR’S VIEW

OPERATING PERSONNEL ARE

REQUIRED TO STAY OUT SIDE
THE TRAVERSER FOR SIGNALLING

OPERATING PERSONNEL NEED TO

WALK FAST TO REACH THE OTHER
END BEFORE COACH REACHES THE
END TO CONTINUE SIGNALLING
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ENHANCED SAFETY
Un-obstructed view to operator / clear hurdle free walkway (green strips)

OPERATING PERSONNEL MAY CONTINUE

TO WALK ON LEADING SIDE (GREEN STRIP
OR ON TOP OF BOX GIRDER)
CONVENINETLY WITH COACH & CONTINUE
SIGNALLING
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Multi track Traverser at Railway Workshop

2 Track Portal Box Traverser also will have same level of unobstructed view / walk way clear of
hurdles
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CENTRAL L.T. DRIVE WITH OPEN GEARS
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L.T. DRIVE MACHINERY INSTALLED IN CABIN

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CENTRAL L.T. DRIVE WITH OPEN GEARS
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DRIVE TRANSMITTED THROUGH LONG SHAFTS SUPPORTED ON PEDESTALS & CONNECTED BY

COUPLING – SYSTEM NEEDS MANY COMPONENTS –RESULTS IN INCREASED MAINTENANCE
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TWIN DRIVE L.T. WITH GEARED MOTORS

COMPACT & MODULAR

L.T. DRIVE

A COMPOSITE UNIT
WITH GEARBOX, MOTOR
& IN-BUILT DISC BRAKE

JUDIOUS SELECTION OF
REPUTED & RELIABLE
MAKE GEARED MOTOR
ELIMINATES FAILURES /
REDUCES MAINTENANCE
& ALSO IMPROVES
TORSIONAL STABILITY
AS HEAVY MACHINERY
IN CABIN ARE TRANSFFERED
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Vertical Open Conductor System

Copper is efficient conductor of electricity. But it is

dangerous from safety point of view – as broken wire with
supply on may fall on personnel working around.
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Vertical Open Conductor Angle Iron System

Safe but has low conductivity

Unique now install compact shrouded copper DSL System

resulting in reduced mast height - improved safety
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PORTAL BOX 2 TRACK PIT TRAVERSER
(REMOTE CONTROLLED)
WITH GENERATOR ON TRAVERSER PLATFROM
(TO ELIMINATE USE OF DSL SYSTEM)
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PORTAL BOX TRAVERSER
READY TO TRAVEL
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WHEELS WITH ROTATING DON’T BREAKDOWN MAINTENACE.
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BOLTED COVERS PROVIDED FOR EASY ACCESS TO WHEELS.
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TWO PIECE TONGUE ADAPTABLE TO BRIDGE
OVER
LEVEL DIFFERANCE
RESULTING IN INCREASED STRUCTURAL LIFE