Argentinian lifting gear company Ortiz Fischer has supplied construction firm Techint Group with a Modulift spreader beam to hoist a gas pipeline in Neuquén.
The project forms an integral part of Argentina’s largest infrastructure investment initiative: the President Néstor Kirchner Gas Pipeline (GPNK) project, aimed at substantially increasing the transport capacity from the principal oil and gas reservoir.
Employing the MOD 70H spreader beam, capable of handling up to 100 tonnes of weight, Techint Group safely lifted the 40-inch cement-lined pipe sections before positioning them into place. The beam was used at a length of 12 m, made up of three individual struts, drop links and end units. The MOD 70H has a span of up to 8.5 m or up to 14 m at a lower capacity.
The spreader beam was purchased through Ortiz Fischer – one of Modulift’s global distributors – which stocks a range of spreader beams, including the MOD12, MOD24, MOD34, MOD50, and MOD70 models.
