Day: January 23, 2022

Morello Giovanni S.r.l company has recently designed and made a very special battery powered Atex truck following the very strict specifications of the end customer, who will use this truck on an offshore platform.
The first peculiarity of this truck is its extremely compact size (2000 x 1000 mm), a feature that is even more special if you think about the number of wheels it is equipped with: 2 large front wheels, 16 small central wheels and 24 small rear wheels. Such a large number of wheels serves to minimize the specific ground pressure of the fully loaded battery powered Atex truck, with its 15 tons plus tare weight.
In order to stay within these small dimensions, it was not possible to install the battery on board the battery powered Atex truck, which was then mounted on a separate trailer, rigidly connected to the truck, but articulated, so as not to affect the reduced steering radius that characterizes this machine.
The motors, electrical panels, the battery and all the components on board the truck are certified and suitable for operation in Atex classified hazardous environments.
This battery powered Atex truck is also designed to work in a very rigid and complicated environment such as an offshore one. The welding, the painting, the components, the electrical and hydraulic installations and the dense documentation supplied with the machine follow all the very strict specifications of the end customer, which are typical of the Oil & Gas sector.
With this battery powered Atex truck, as well as for all the other machines that the company designs and manufactures, Morello once again highlights its great flexibility in the design of highly customized machines, which derives from an excellent mastery of mechanics, hydraulics, electronics and in general their approach, thinking of a machine as a whole, trying not to neglect any aspect, even those that may seem less important.
On request this battery powered Atex truck can also be supplied in an IECEx model or classified according to other international regulations.
Morello also produces IECEx / ATEX trolleys for hazardous environments with different designs and each electric trolley can be customised on request by the customer in each of its details. Here some examples can be seen: IECEx / ATEX trolleys for hazardous environments

SGAE VS SP
15 t – 2.000 x 1.000 mm

Main features:
Capacity: 15 t (up to over 500 tons)
Steering: front axle steering
Power supply: Atex certified gel battery (lead-acid, lithium and others on request)
Traction motors: AC Atex certified
Steering motors: AC Atex certified
Dimensions: 2000 x 1000 mm (other sizes available on request)
Speed: 20 m/min
Battery autonomy: 5 km
Control: pendant push-button
On request: IECEx

Our Company has made a customised transport car for transporting large semi-worked forged pieces, with temperatures up to 250°, for the Polish plant of a major multinational company.
Morello Giovanni s.r.l. is a leading company in the design and realisation of customised machinery for handling large loads on wheels within company premises. Thanks to their experience of over 70 years, in the most varied manufacturing sectors, customisation has now become the standard, therefore guaranteeing high reliability even for the most specialised machines.
In order to withstand the high temperatures of the materials to be transported, the transport car is equipped with a loading platform composed of thick tubular parts, which aim to reduce the heat below the loading platform of the car, where the most sensitive components are located.
The special design of the load-bearing frame also enables transport of concentrated loads only on small areas of the platform, thus increasing the flexibility and ductility of the car.
The high 80 ton capacity and the dimensions of the transport car do not affect in any way its ease of use. This battery powered car is in fact easily manoeuvred by radio control equipped with easy-to-use directional joysticks. Latest generation inverters also guarantee an almost perfect control of the electric motors, thus allowing extremely accurate millimetre movements and steering. An LCD monitor mounted on the electrical panel also enables operators to have all the diagnostic information needed for an easy and intuitive use of the transport car.
The battery fitted on board is suitable to work for around 4 hours without stopping and is equipped with airlift technology, for a faster and more efficient recharge.
Morello Giovanni manufactures this type of transport car for the USA, Europe, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and in general worldwide.
Morello produces battery-powered trolleys also with different designs and each electric trolley can be customized on request of the customer in every detail. Here some examples can be seen: Battery powered trolleys

SGAI VSP1
80 t – 6.000 x 3.500 mm

Main features:
Capacity: 80 t (up to over 500 tons)
Steering: ±45° on the front axle
Power supply: airlift lead-acid battery (gel, lithium and others on request)
Traction motors: AC
Steering motors: AC
Dimensions: 6,000 x 3,500 mm (other sizes available on request)
Speed: 40 m/min
Battery autonomy: 5 km
Control: radio control + pendant push button
AGV: on request
On request: ATEX / IECEx