Crane adds new muscle to Warhammer maker
April 1st 2006

Games Workshop, leader in tabletop war gaming and the maker of Warhammer, has made a major investment in a new moulding workshop, including a crane from Street Crane Company for high-speed precision die transfer.

Manufacture has recently transferred from Wisbech to Nottingham, where 13 modern high precision moulding machines, operating 24/7, have replaced 20 older machines.

Key objectives for the new workshop are to maintain product quality, maximise machine uptime, provide just-in-time flexibility and increase overall equipment effectiveness.

In a typical week the crane from Street will handle over 120 die transfers. With each die costing more than the crane itself and weighing around one tonne, the crane has been engineered to prevent damage by ensuring precise movement. The twotonne single-girder crane has dual speeds on all motions for accurate positioning. All operations are controlled by pendant. The available height envelope within the new building was restricted, but the crane uses a low headroom ZX wire rope hoist to work efficiently within the available space.

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