35 Ton Gantry Crane & 10 Ton Overhead Crane
Cost-effectiv Solution for Steel Sheet Manufacturing Plant Angola

Republic of Angola

• Location: Southwest Africa, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Democratic Republic of Congo to the north and northeast, Namibia to the south, and Zambia to the southeast
• Capital: Luanda
• Population: 29.25 million (2018)
• Official language: Portuguese (formerly Portuguese colony)
• Main religions: Catholicism and Christianity (does not mean that there is no Islam in the area)
• Angola is one of the least developed countries in the world, but the country is vast, rich in land and rich in undeveloped resources. There are more than 13.1 billion barrels of oil along the coast, and diamonds are also produced in the interior. The country has grown rapidly due to oil production.

Background of Angola client

The customer comes from a large Angolan company that operates in the sectors of generators, accessories, cars, lubricants, tires, zinc plates, electrical appliances, etc.

This project involves building a new zinc sheet production facility in Angola. They can now manufacture corrugated zinc sheet, which allows them to customize their products to your specific roofing requirements. Custom orders as well as a variety of types, shapes, and widths are available from them.

Confirmation on crane capacity: 35 ton, 38 ton, 45 ton or 50 ton?

Dear Nabil,

Thanks for your below inquiry. 
Attached please see our product catalogue. 

Based on the information you provided, we have designed the gantry crane of 50ton as attached.
When you say 45-50 ton capacity, we need to consider the maximum so the design is based on 50 ton capacity.
If the majority of weight to be handled is smaller than 50ton, please let us know so we can revise the design (for big gantry crane like this, capacity will reflect on the price.).

Besides, the power supply is 380volts 50hz 3phase, please correct me if this is wrong.
Quotation wise, do you prefer to include sea freight in the offer? If so, please let me know the destination port name. 

Expect to hear from you soon, thanks!

Dear Dora,
I hope my email finds you well.
I replied to your email yesterday . Did you receive?
Average weight to be handled is 35 to 38 tons.
Power supply is correct 380volts 50hz 3phase
Destination port - Luanda ,Angola.
I forgot to include the travel distance for the crane in previous enquiry ,its 50 meters.
Hope to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,
Nabil Kafel

Confirmation on crane span: 12 meters or 11meters?

Dear Nabil,
Thanks for your reply.
It may work better if you could tell me your budget so we can see if there's possibility to reach an agreement.
few points from my side:
1.For capacity if the heaviest load is 38ton and average is 35-38ton, it's possible to make it 40t or 45t depending on the frequency of lifting on daily basis. If the crane is to lift very few 38t, 40t should work.If it is to lift mostly 40t, 45t capacity is better.
2.for span, is it possible to make the span (from rail centre to rail center) smaller than 12m, maybe 11m?This is because for 12m span,the main girders need extra steel plates and high-strength bolts because the main girders will be disconnected to fit in 40ft container.
Please share your comments about both capacity and span, as well as your budget. Meanwhile, 1 ill try to apply the best discount for your order.Thanks.

Cranes specification confirmed: 35 ton, 11m

Dear Dora,
l hope my email finds you wel1.Thank you for your advice.
l did some contacts and found out that 35 tons will be ok for our project,the maximum load will be 30 tons.Regarding the length 11 meters will also be fine.
Kindly send me a quote on the above.
Kind regards,
Nabil Kafe1

Confirmation on travelling length & travelling speed

Dear Nabil,
lt was good speaking to your brother yesterday over the phone.
l have reached out to my clients in South Africa regarding the installation service.will update you once l receive quote from them.
For the 10t overhead crane, please see attached CIF quotation and revised design drawing (crane travelling speed increased to 40mDo you have any future plans to add another crane since the travelling distance is as long as 100m?
lf so, please let me know,so l can take it into consideration for both rails and bus bar.
The current rail and bus bar are suitable for one crane only.

Hope you could give enough thought to our offer, and l hope to hear from you soon, thanks!
Regards,
Dora
Sales Manger

Hello Nabil,

I'm delighted to hear from your brother that you've gained the greenlight from government for the land license.
As promised, I am sending you the updated offer as attached, they are:
quotation of 35ton 11m span 8m lifting height European-spec double girder gantry crane to be used outdoors
design drawing of 35ton gantry crane
quotation of 10ton 20m span 6m lifting height European-spec single girder overhead crane to be used indoors
design drawing of no.3
quotation of 10ton 20m span 6m lifting height traditional type single girder overhead crane (LD model)
design drawing of no.5

No.5 and 6 are for comparison of a difference model of single girder overhead crane which is more economical.
For 35t gantry crane, I have provided both options of 50m and 75m travelling distance. Hope it is clear for you.

I hope you had placed the order back in August, because now many things have changed:
Material cost has risen 15-20%;
Sea freight has doubled.
Currency rate of USD to CNY has fallen from around 7 to around 6.5 now.

For material cost, we will absorb.
For sea freight and currency rate, they are too much for us to afford.
This attached offer is the best we can accept, and the provided discount is only valid if we can receive your deposit by 15 December.
For paying method, we can accept 50% TT as deposit, and balance 50% by TT or LC.

Winning order

Dear Dora ,

Thank you very much for your email , we appreciate your time and effort put into this deal.
We have discussed me and my brothers and we have decided to go ahead with the purchase from you.
Further to your discussion with Hussein yesterday I will copy my brother Amin in Angola and he will contact you to discuss terms of payment and required documents.
I hope this will be a good beginning between our companies.

Kind regards,
Nabil Kafel