2013 In Summary – Part Two!
The Quality of the Components
It’s good to bring up here the first application of hydraulic rotary actuators by our engineers. It was first used in the project of swiveling grading buckets. Instead of the standard cylinder-piston actuator, we used a different rule for using the actuator with a more acute angle and a different torque that enhanced the functionality of the bucket.
It’s an important component of the bucket to use a rotary system in the project. The knowledge about the mineral used in making the bucket plays a huge role. In 2013, for the first time, we used a rotary system from Spanish producer MTG. The innovative system worked well, and the client was delighted with the durability and effectiveness of the bucket and the machine.
Building Dekpol Steel offices, preparing the ground for the warehouse for the finished product
In 2013 we made a decision to build a new office building for Dekpol Steel purposes. The departments of sales coordination, finance, and purchasing were set there with 2 conference halls available. The building was put right next to the production hall, and to this day is being used well, although – it seems a bit too crowded now. We have also bought a new ground for the planned warehouse for finished products. The then-created infrastructure was not sufficient for the production plans and sales in the following years.
We also participated in Construction Machines Trade Show “Maszbud” 2013.
The challenges of 2013
In the summer of 2013, we realized an unusual contract for the final client in Morocco in North Africa. There were two quarry buckets in the contract and HD for CAT374D, CAT336DL, and CAT390 with delta blade and K110 and K150 gears. What was unusual about that? The short amount of time we had to realize this investment. The offer was accepted, the materials were bought and we waited for the “green light” which meant a prepayment from the final client. When we got the payment to produce eight 4,6 m3 buckets, four 2,4 m3, and eight 6,0 m3 buckets, we only had 14 days to do it! Yellow buckets in great conditions left in time but we scraped the sweat from our foreheads for another week.