L&T Grand Central

Santosh Chaurasia General Manager- Sales & Marketing
Project: L&T Grand Central
Location: Seawoods, Navi Mumbai
Total no. of RSP used at site: L-type (90O): 12 nos. + 5 RSP: regular ZLP-800 (7.5M) = TOTAL 17 RSP
Current status of project: Completed

Santosh Chaurasia G.M. - Sales & Marketing. New Age Construction Equipment Engg. CO.
 
New Age Construction Equipment Engineering Company, one of the leading manufacturers of construction equipment like Rope Suspended Working Platforms (Gondolas/Cradles), Bar Bending Machines, Bar Cutting Machines and various other types of equipment, is complying with ISO 9001:2008 certification and CE certified products. The stringent quality standards conforming to “OE” standards enable the company to guarantee 100% satisfaction for its entire range of products.

L&T Grand Central
New Age’ Rope Suspended Platforms (Gondolas) have become the 1st choice at most of the High-rise prestigious projects in Mumbai and across India. 500+ machines are running in Mumbai only at different big construction sites of LODHA, Omkar, Oberoi, Wadhwa, L&T, Indiabulls, BG Shirke and many more.

The company’s emphasis on innovation, technology and R&D is focussed towards meeting clients’ expectations, while its strong Sales & Service team is geared to provide timely service to its clients. The company has many successful stories on innovation and customization of Rope Suspended Platforms (RSP)/ Gondolas/ Cradles. One such story on L-type (90O) RSP is shared here.

Project & Challenges

The job was to fix glass on the external side of the buildings. The working on RSP was not an easy task due to the 900 MM curve shape reeds on multiple places on the walls. The normal RSP (ZLP-800: 7.5M) was not useful in all the places. So, the challenge was to cover reed areas. Even installation of Suspension Mechanism was also difficult on terrace areas due to the building’s structure. The normal length of Front Beam Overhang (1.3-1.7 M) failed to cover reed areas.

Technical Solutions & Customization

When I visited the construction site for the first time on 16 Feb 2015, I met Mr. Deepak Chavan, project manager, Alcob India Pvt. Ltd and discussed the challenges, designs of available machines and possibilities to complete the job. Mr. Chavan shared his requirement for changes in the machine’s design.
Dipak K. Chavan, (Ex Project Manager - Alcob India Pvt. Ltd.)
Yes, it’s true that we really worked hard for L-shaped (90O) cradles and because of it the complex reed structure was completed. Otherwise, it would have made its execution very difficult and more time consuming. Mr. Santosh from New Age got involved in it passionately and sorted out all our difficulties. His efforts are really appreciated. He was always there from his company side for every assistance we needed. L shape Cradle (90O RSP) is really innovative for difficult works. It’s a very good product and we also got very efficient after-sales service from New Age.
Dipak K. Chavan, (Ex Project Manager - Alcob India Pvt. Ltd.)
Current Company: Manager Façade: Lodha Group Of Companies, Mumbai

Based on his requirement, New Age Construction customized the machine design and developed the L-Type Cradle (90O RSP) wherein the centre angle was 900 X 900MM and on both sides the additional platform is of 1M and 1M. So, the platform’s total length was 1900 X 1900 MM and it was in W-Shape hanging Mechanism to ease the work at the corners. The length of Front Beam Overhang was also changed. One side front beam was extended upto 2.6M to cover curve shaped reed areas.

SAFETY DEVICES WITH L-Type (90O) RSP
  • Safety Locks
  • Centrifugal Speed Limiter in Motors
  • Electromagnetic brake in Motors
  • Manual Lowering in case of power failure
  • Over Hoist / Top Limit Switch
  • Anti-Tilting Cut off
  • Anti-Sway Restriction / Rope Crab Fall Arrestor
  • Over Load Cut-off (Load cell-based)
  • Load Display-Digital
  • Over current protection thro' Relay (OLR)
  • Locking arrangement for upper counter weights
  • Hammer weight for wire rope locking
  • Panel board Lock & key
  • Galvanised Wire rope with proper U Clamps
  • Over Head Protection
Features of L-Type (90O) RSP
  • Customized Platforms: L-type – 90O (1900 X 1900)
  • Galvanized. Considered all Safety Features
  • Extended Boom to cover Curve Reeds: 900MM
  • No any major maintenance during project.
  • Provided technical solution for Gondolas from staring to completion of project.
  • Provided proper training to operators and site people.
Result

The project was completed successfully on time. New Age Construction provided prompt technical services, and also organised training programs for safe and easy operation.

L-TYPE RSP was also used by Simplex Infrastructures Limited in its Bangalore-Karnataka project and at the Castle Royale Phase III project in Bapodi, Pune.
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