Ingenia to supply crane technology for the new production facility of the LAND-LEBEN foods production company
A new LAND-LEBEN Nahrungsmittel GmbH company location is currently being built in Anthering near Salzburg and at the beginning of April, Ingenia, the Linz-based crane, hoist and special plant supplier, was allocated an order for an overhead crane and the related mechanics, which will safely move food containers around the hall.
LAND-LEBEN describes its internal contract allocation process as follows: “We deliberately rely on domestic specialists. This guarantees us top quality and flexibility, as well as the necessary proximity with regard to after-sales support.”
LAND-LEBEN is a Salzburg-based company with long traditions that for forty years has been an established player in the Austrian food and semi-luxury goods industry. At the beginning of this April orders were allocated for its new production facility in Anthering near Salzburg and Ingenia was contracted to supply an overhead crane with a 2.5 t load capacity, telescopic grab and weighing system. The crane will transport stainless steel containers carrying soup croutons to packaging units. The containers are to be delivered by Ing. Daxner GmbH from Wels. The other companies participating in this project are ESA Elektronische Steuerungs- und Automatisierungs-Ges.m.b.H. from Wolfern, which will be responsible for the plant electronics and control systems, and the logistics partner, Schwingshandl – automation technology GmbH, which will implement the floor logistics.
Containers for a high degree of flexibility
From autumn onwards, the highly traditional soup croutons will be packaged at the new 9,000 m2 – production centre and then be sold not only in Austria, but also in more than thirty international markets. In order to create the required capacity, the croutons will no longer be fed to the packaging units via rigid pipes as was previously the case, but instead will be carried at roof level in stainless steel containers. The use of crane technology will raise both the flexibility of the container system and its handling efficiency. In addition, the weighing system integrated into the crane will facilitate and simplify the supply of data for post-calculations.