EUROSTYLE

INSTALLATION
MAINTENANCE
SPARE PARTS
JIB CRANES TYPE EUROSYSTEM VFTS /VATS

VERLINDE reserve the right to alter or amend the above informations without noticee son matériel 06/2003 VESEGBVFTS/VATS
 1 - "EC" conformity certification declaration

In compliance with the "EC" Directive

concerning 98/37/EEC machines
Appendix II B
Arches - France
We hereby declare that the following equipment unit :
z z
Bracket on column with articulated satellite arms

Suspended bracket with articulated satellite arm

Wall bracket with articulated satellatie arms
Bracket mounted on fully revolving column
Bracket on triangulated or inverted column
Triangulated or inverted wall bracket

is intended:

- to be incorporated into a machine.

- to be assembled with other machines in order to form

a machine and that its commissioning is prohibited before the machine into which
it is to be incorporated has been declared
in compliance with the provisions of Directive 98/37/CEE.

In particular, the integrator undertakes to comply with the following

rules and technical specifications:

Standards and specification complied with, and the following in particular :

z z z z decree of 9th June 1993
z z z z decree n° 92-765, 92-766, 92-767
z z z z DIN 1045
z z z z DIN 15018 part 1 and part 2
z z z z DIN 15019 part 1
z z z z z z z FEM section 1, October 1998 issue

In compliance with Appendix V of the EC "machines" Directive :

- Application of the "EC" brand on the machines mentioned.
- Remittal of the following technical documents with delivery of the machines:
commissioning, maintenance and user manuals.

Michel Demarchi

2004/03
1 – Design details
Our cranes are designed in compliance with standards FEM 1.1004: A4 and the relevant rules, instructions for
use, etc,

Classification: group B2, load conditions H2, maximum hoisting speed 16 m/min.

The stability of the cranes complies with standard DIN 15019.

The anchoring devices and the dimensions of the foundation block comply with standard DIN 1045.

The cranes are to be installed strictly in the vertical position on a soil or support that is completely devoid of any
vibration.

The power supply circuit from the isolating switch corresponds to the equivalent of (or is better than) IP44
protection class.

The operating temperature range is–10° to +40°C.

Make sure that the choice of the hoisting category and class or the load spectrum indeed corresponds to the use
intended.

At your request, we can give you the detail of the forces, spans, clearance beneath the hook and various
classifications of the standard(s) relevant to your crane..

It is the customer’s responsibility to secure the cranes to their supports.

These supports must correspond to the information provided in our technical manual, particularly with regard to
the reaction forces.

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2 – Prohibited actions: a Warning List

Never use the crane before completing the

acceptance tests. Never allow an unqualified person to use the crane.
Never lift a load exceeding the design load of the
crane.
Never drag a load along the floor.
Never detach slung loads.
Take due precautions when opening vacuum-
packed containers.
Never reverse the direction of travel of the load.
Never move the boom by pulling it along by means
of the control cable.
Never walk underneath the load.
Never use the crane to carry people.
Never carry a flammable liquid.
Do not bump repeatedly against the end stops.
Never run the trolley at high speed to bump against
the stops, since this could cause mechanical
damage. (the same applies during rotation).
.

Never change the equipment without first obtaining

the written agreement of the constructor.
Never touch any moving parts.
Never operate the equipment if you are not
physically capable of doing so.
Never use equipment in poor condition (wear,
distortion).
Never use spares parts of questionable or unknown
origin.

Never deliberately swing the load.

Never distract the attention of the crane operator when using the equipment
Never leave a load slung unless absolutely unavoidable.
Never use the equipment in a way or in a place for which it has not been designed.
Never leave the equipment exposed to an aggressive environment (temperature, acidity, ... – see details
concerning the environment).
Never carry a load without first preventing personnel from coming near. Never pass the hook above personnel,
whether with or without a load.

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3 – Instructions
Use a qualified technician to install the equipment.
Comply with all applicable safety rules (wear of harness, a clear working area, posting of notices and marking off
of the area forbidding access.
Regularly service the equipment in accordance with the user manual.
When changing parts, use only genuine spares appropriate to the type of equipment.
Before manoeuvring the load, check that is correctly secured and installed on the hook.
Push against the load if the unit has to be moved manually.
Carry out the acceptance test when installation is fully completed.
Check that the voltages indicated on the equipment correspond to the mains supply.
Check all the cables and electrical connections.
Do not pull on the control cable and power supply cable.
Check the direction of rotation of the motors.
Check the direction of rotation of the electric motors.
Check that the hoist is correctly attached and that the trolley runs smoothly along the rails.
Comply with the applicable safety distances.
The chains and cables must not be twisted or jammed.
Carefully carry out an initial test.
Grease the chains, hoisting cables, gear rings and pinions.

Should the equipment have to be moved manually, push against the load.

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4 – Warranty
Our cranes are guaranteed for a period of 1 year
starting from the delivery date.
If shipment is deferred for a reason over which the
vendor has no control, the effective starting date of
the warranty shall not be set forward by more than 3
months.
If use (erection/installation) is deferred, deferment of
the warranty period (limited to three months, which
cannot be cumulated) shall be requested and shall
require written agreement.
The vendor is obligated to correct any operating
defect originating from a defect in the design,
execution, components or materials themselves.
The warranty does not cover wear *, nor damage
resulting from lack of regular routine
maintenance. Nor does it cover damage caused
as a result of lack of surveillance, incorrect
operations and incorrect use of the equipment, in
particular in the form of overloading, side pulling,
overvoltage or undervoltage or incorrect
connection
The warranty shall be voided whenever disassembly,
modification or replacement of parts (be they
mechanical or electrical) takes place without our
agreement or is done by a person not approved for
these tasks.
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The warranty shall apply only to genuine spare parts
manufactured by the constructor.
During the warranty, the vendor shall replace or
repair parts recognised as defective following
examination by its qualified and approved technical
service, at no cost.
The warranty excludes all other supplies a/services or
compensation of any kind.
The repairs under the warranty shall in principle be
carried out in the workshops of the vendor or its
agent approved by the constructor. When working on
the equipment outside its workshops, labour costs for
disassembly or re-assembly of the parts shall be paid
for by the vendor when these operations are carried
out exclusively by its personnel or the agent
approved by the constructor. The parts replaced shall
become the property of the vendor and shall be
returned to the vendor at the cost of the vendor.
* The warranty does not apply to the following
wearing parts determined by the constructor:
- Trolley roller
- Cable carrier shoe
- Cable
- Guide rollers
- Rubber stop
5 – General advice
5-1 On reception of the equipment

Check than the crane indeed corresponds to the one ordered.

After completely terminating installation, carry out the acceptance tests on the equipment.

In the event of anomaly, make out a report expressing the usual reservations.

5-2 Commissioning

Limited slewing motion cranes will provide trouble-free service only provided they are mounted exactly as indicated
in this manual and the maintenance and tests stipulated are conducted at regular intervals. Neglecting to follow
these instructions will only be at the cost of safety, and no claims can be considered. Likewise, for safety reasons,
only genuine spares must be used.

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6 – Mounting VATS cranes
6-1 Preparation:

The fastener supports must first be checked and prepared to ensure that they can withstand the reactive forces indicated in
the VERLINDE EUROSTYLE crane technical guide manual.

The fasteners are the responsibility of the customer. The holes must be drilled to a diameter of 26 mm and the drilling and
positioning operation must be that appropriate for the type of base plate delivered with the crane (see technical guide
manual).

6-2 Mounting of brackets

Caution! In no case must the brackets be mounted with the boom, since this would make subsequent adjustment
impossible. Carry out the mounting operations exactly in accordance with the instructions.

1. Place the upper bracket item 3 on the support at the desired height and adjust the horizontality with a level
gauge.
2. Mark out the positions of the holes on the support and drill them to a diameter of 26 mm.
3. Secure the upper bracket with HMR class 10.9 24 mm bolts (not included in the supplies), tightening the nuts
only moderately.
4. Place the lower wall bracket item 3 bis on the support at the distance from the upper bracket as appropriate for
the type of bracket provided (see technical guide) and check that is horizontal with the level gauge.
5. Secure the lower bracket with HMM de 24 class 10.9 bolts (not included in the supplies), tightening the nuts only
moderately.
6. Check that the two brackets are vertically aligned with one another, using a bob weight.

Caution! If alignment is not absolutely exact, the crane may move unaided. DANGER OF ACCIDENT.

7. Tighten the HMR24 bolts to a torque of 66 daN.m and screw the lock nuts tight.

6-3 : Mounting the boom

1. Position the boom item 2 between the two brackets, and place a washer item 4 if the bracket is a type 1
bracket, or a washer item 4 bis if the bracket is a type 2 or 3 bracket, between the lower bracket and the boom
slewing movement cylinder.
2. Insert the slewing shaft item 5 into the boom slewing movement cylinder. The diameter is 40 for a type 1 bracket
and 45 for a type 2 or 3 bracket.
3. Insert bolt item 6 into the slewing shaft and the flat piece situated on the lower bracket and secure them with nut
item 7.
4. Insert split pin item 8 into the top of the slewing shaft.

6-4 : Connection of power supply line (see Appendix 1):

1. Drill a 13 mm diameter hole right through the steel section forming the boom in order to form the parking track
for the cable holder shoes. See the dimensions to be complied with, indicated in the table for the relevant
section and span.
2. First fit the fixed shoe item 11against the slewing movement cylinder. Screw up the two bolts so as to secure the
line.
3. Fit the cable carrier shoes item 12..
4. Slide the 4G 1.5 cable into the fixed shoe and then into the cable carrier shoe. Leave a distance of 1100 mm
between each mobile shoe and a distance of 1000 mm after the last cable carrier shoe so as to provide the link
with the hoist. Block the cable into position on each shoe.
5. Engage the hoist carrier trolley item 13 and then close off the steel section by means of the closing plate item
14.

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Mounting drawing of wall brackets

Dimension a 2

3 bis

Black side facing upward (for shaft dia. 40)

4
5

4 bis

Needle cage + 2 thin washers (for shaft dia. 45 and

over)

7
6

45 85 145

Dimension « a »
Span 2m – 2.5 m 180 mm
Span 3m – 3.5 m 220 mm
Span 4m – 4.5 m 270 mm
Span 5m – 5.5 m 315 mm
Span 6m – 6.5 m 360 mm

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7 – Mounting of VFTS cranes

7- 1: Preparation:

Caution: In is vital that the foundations have already been laid and that the foundation block has sufficiently dried out

Lay down the mast post in the immediate proximity of the foundations.

Thread the supply cable through the tube and the opening in the isolation switch casing.

The fastenings and anchor points are the responsibility of the customer.

7- 2 : Erection of mast post:

Raise the crane mast post item 1 into its position vertically above the anchoring rods using an appropriate hoisting device.

Lower the mast post so that all the 27 mm diameter threaded rods engage at one and the same time into the 32 mm holes
of the base plate.

The underside of the base plate must rest in perfect contact with the nuts of the anchoring template.

Insert M27 washers and nuts into the top part of the base plate..

Adjust the verticality, preferably on the slewing axis, by adjusting the lower nuts and nuts and then block them hard to a
torque of 80 daN.m. Tighten the lock nuts.

Caution! If the verticality is not absolutely accurate, the crane may move by itself. DANGER OF ACCIDENT

7- 3: Mounting the boom:

1. Position the boom item 2 between the two brackets, place a washer item 4 (or a washer item 4 bis, depending
on the model) between the lower bracket of the crane mast post and the slewing movement cylinder of the
boom, taking care that the black face of the stop is correctly oriented. This black face acts as slewing support
for the arm. Apply oil or grease.
2. Oil the slewing shaft item 5 and engage it into the boom slewing movement cylinder.
3. Insert bolt item 6 into the slewing shaft and the flat piece situated on the lower bracket and secure it with nut
item 7.
4. Insert split pin item 8 into the top of the rotation shaft.
5. Mount the decelerator item 10 (optional).

7-4: Mounting the power supply lie (see Appendix 1):

1. Drill a 13 mm diameter hole right through the steel section forming the boom in order to form the parking track
for the cable holder shoes. See the dimensions to be complied with, indicated in the table for the relevant
section and span.
2. First fit the fixed shoe item 11 against the slewing movement cylinder. Screw up the two bolts to secure the line.
3. Engage the cable carrier shoes item 12.
4. Slide the 4G 1.5 cable into the fixed shoe and then the cable carrier shoes. Leave a distance of 1100 mm
between each mobile shoe and a distance of 1000 mm after the last cable carrier shoe to provide the link with
the hoist. Block the cable on each shoe.
5. Engage the hoist carrier trolley item 13 and then close of the steel section by means of the closing plate item 14

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7-5: Mounting the isolating switch (see Appendix 2):

Mount the isolating switch item 9 in accordance with the drawing below, in the following successive steps:

1. Lay the main power supply cable.

2. Insert the main power supply cable into through the hole in the isolating switch support and then crimp the
conductor end lugs provided.
3. Connect the three main power supply phases to terminals T1, T2 and T3.
4. Crimp the earthing connection to one of the round lugs provided.
5. Lay the hoist power supply cable.
6. Insert the mains power supply cable into through the hole in the isolating switch support and then crimp the
conductor end lugs provided.
7. Connect the three phase of the power supply cable to terminal L1, L2 and L3.
8. Crimp the earthing connection to the 2nd round lug provided.
9. Insert the split head screw into the isolating switch support hole, position the two earthing lugs and lock the
combination together with the nut.
10. Position the isolating switch and secure it to its support by the two hexagonal head screws and toothed lock
washer provided.

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Drawing of mounting of brackets onto mast posts

10 8

Dimension a 2

Black side facing upward (for shaft dia. 40)

5 4
4 bis

Needle cage + 2 thin washers (for shaft diameters of

45 mm and over)
9
1
7
6

45 85 145

Dimension « a »
Span 2m – 2.5 m 180 mm
Span 3m – 3.5 m 220 mm
Span 4m – 4.5 m 270 mm
Span 5m – 5.5 m 315 mm
Span 6m – 6.5 m 360 mm

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8 – Maintenance
Use only specialist contractors or experts to conduct maintenance and inspection tasks. If necessary, ask your supplier
for a list.
For safety reasons, use only genuine spares made by the constructor.

1. The cranes will operate perfectly only provided maintenance is carried out in accordance with this manual and the
equipment is checked and inspected at regular intervals. Only at the cost of safety can these instructions be
ignored, with consequent refusal of all claims. Access to the equipment and in particular the anchor points must be
kept permanently available for inspection operations.
2. Equally, when conducting maintenance operations, comply with the applicable legislation.
3. Depending on their use, the cranes must be inspected at least once a year by an expert.
4. Open the mains isolating switch before conducting any maintenance or inspection work on the crane.
5. Inform the supplier at once of any defects and immediately cease using the equipment. We disclaim all liability if any
modifications, unauthorised work and repairs are undertaken without first receiving our written agreement.
6. All bearings are packed with long duration grease and in principle no further greasing will ever be needed.
7. In addition, the position of the anchor rods, nuts, lock nuts and the adjustment and condition of the trolley rolling
mechanism and suspension of the hoisting devices must also be verified. Check that all the elements operate
correctly without setting any safety problems. All the parts that have reached a certain level of wear must be
replaced.
8. Painstaking maintenance and careful use will increase the service life of your crane.
9. Consult the manual for maintenance of the hoist.
10. Check the tightening torque of the screws. In doing so, there must be no external tension forces on any screw
connections.

Tightening torque relevant to class 10.9 for lightly lubricated black HV screws:

Dimension Torque (mk)

M16 28.4
M20 55.4
M22 76.2
M24 95.8
M27 142

Greased M27 anchor rod nuts must be tightened to a torque of 80 daN.m. Block all the anchor rod nuts by tightening
their lock nuts.
Any cracked or damaged screws must be replaced immediately.

An initial inspection must be made after no more than 100 hours of use. After that, we recommend that the equipment be
inspected every 600 hours of use, or every three months.
Comply with applicable legislation.

11. Test the welds and structural elements. Check that there are no cracks on the principle welds, junctions and the
different elements, particularly on the lower and upper parts of the crane and the securing devices of the boom.

Caution! It is forbidden to modify or add elements to the crane without the written agreement of the constructor or
supplier.

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9 – Spares list

Item N° Part name Qty

1 Post 1
2 Boom 1
3 Top wall bracket 1
3 bis Bottom wall bracket 1
4 Shaft slip washer dia. 40 1
4 bis Shaft slip washer dia. 45 1
5 Rotary drive shaft dia. 40 1
5 Rotary drive shaft dia. 45 1
6 Rotary drive shaft bolt 1
7 Rotary drive shaft bolt nut 1
8 Safety split pin 1
9 Isolating switch on mast post 1
10 Decelerator ( optional ) 1
11 Fixed shoe 1
12 Cable carrier shoe 1
13 Hoist carrier trolley ES2T100 1
13 Hoist carrier trolley ES4T100 1
13 Hoist carrier trolley ES4T200 1
14 Closing plate UKA20 1
14 Closing plate UKA30 1
14 Closing plate UKA40 1

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- Appendix 1 -
Power supply lines installation drawing

Hollow section 14

12 12 12 12 13

4G1.5 mm flat cable

- Appendix 2 -
Installation drawing of built-in isolating switch

Power supply line cable Isolating switch fastening screw

Conductor end 9 Isolating
terminal switch
Isolating
Conductor end
terminal Screw + Grounding lug securing
Mains power supply cable isolating screws
switch
toothed lock
washer

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