Sarens adds more SPMT

Heavy lift giant Sarens has purchased additional Scheuerle SPMT K24 axle lines from TII Group.

Left to right: Hendrik Sanders, Markus Pflederer, Carl Sarens, Wim Charita, Bart Uyttebroeck, Phillip Muemken. (Photo: TII Group)

The company now have nearly 2,000 SPMT K24 axle lines in its fleet.

TII Group said that as the modules are available with 4, 5, 6 or 8-axle lines (providing up to 60 tonnes of axle load each) and can be coupled mechanically “side-by-side” or “end-to-end” as well as used electronically in a coupling mode configuration, the payload is theoretically unlimited.

It is also possible to couple older models with newer versions.

The electronic multi-directional steering also makes the modular transporters extremely manoeuvrable, TII Group said.

Furthermore, the SPMT K24 also features a container width and can, therefore, be loaded onto flat racks and easily transported worldwide.

Operational use

Sarens uses SPMT K24 modular transporters for a broad spectrum of applications, including transporting oil-and-gas platform modules, entire bridges, and other oversized and heavy components, in shipyards, construction, and mining sites.

One particularly impressive project was the relocation of the Pharaoh Cheops 4,500-year-old solar boat over a distance of ten kilometres from the Khufu Boat Museum to the Great Egyptian Museum in Egypt.

In addition to its own operations, Sarens also rents out its axle lines to third-party companies.

TII Group added that the SPMT K24 is suitable for the transport of rotor blades, wind tower segments, nacelles, tripods, monopiles, and power plant modules moving payloads ranging from several hundred to several thousand tonnes.