Components
January/February 2016
BULKDISTRIBUTOR
Training the trainer
D
en Hartogh and Gardner Denver have worked in
partnership for more than 30 years. Over many decades
they have together developed technologies and systems for
loading and unloading road tankers and tank containers.
Vehicles have become more efficient with lower CO2 emissions,
container chassis have improved and unloading equipment, such as
pumps, compressors, and hydraulics, have also become more
efficient, environmentally-friendly and safer.
In order to improve further the skillsets of Den Hartogh’s
employees, and not just drivers, the two companies have
developed and designed a number of ‘training discharge packages’
for use in Den Hartogh training institutes.
The Den Hartogh Training Institute plays a significant role in
educating and training drivers, but also in securing and sharing
knowledge and experience acquired in the field of training so that
this knowledge is retained in the logistics operator and disseminated
to more employees within the group’s global network.
The training units built and assembled in one of Gardner
Denver’s workshops in The Netherlands are equipped with all of
the unloading equipment Den Hartogh uses in its day-to-day
business. This ensures that when the drivers are being trained
Den Hartogh is able to simulate practically all situations a driver
could experience during his loading or unloading activities when
operating a pump and/or compressor, and/or a hydraulic drive
system. The three training units operational at Den Hartogh are
used at various locations across Europe whereby the design of
the training set enables the company to use it in any location
required for training purposes. The training is therefore also
used in a number of locations where both own and third party
suppliers are trained.
The pan-European spread of Gardner Denver’s sales and service
network, with its own workshops, ensures that the training units
can always be serviced locally without the need for them having to
be returned to The Netherlands which ensures maximum flexibility
for Den Hartogh.
The training units are equipped with unloading equipment
including a stainless steel Gardner Denver STP rotary lobe pump.
The STP pumps are able to load and unload chemicals like solvents,
additives, resins and many other products which are transported by
Den Hartogh.
Additionally the Gardner Denver STP pump can be supplied in
various configurations which allow the pump to be used in the
liquid food sector for loading and unloading highly viscous media
like glucose and chocolate.
The Den Hartogh pump system is equipped with two butterfly
valves on both the pressure and suction line. With this
configuration it is possible to simulate various unloading
circumstances at different pressures in order that the operator/
driver learns how to respond in changing discharge conditions.
Ultimately, this simulation/training package can improve the control
and safety of the unloading procedure.
The training units are also equipped with an oil-free Gardner
Denver GD150 compressor which is usually installed on Den
Hartogh tractor units for unloading tank containers by compressed
air. On the training units both the STP pump and GD150
compressor are hydraulically driven, generated by an electric/
hydraulic power pack. The hydraulic drive system includes a
Gardner Denver Hydrapack 3 oil cooler/control package which also
includes hydraulic safety features.
The success of these training units is largely dependent on the
skills of the training instructors. Therefore, Den Hartogh uses local
trainers in every location. The principle here is ‘train the trainer’.
Various trainers from different countries train the local drivers using
the training set. After the various trainings the drivers are
introduced to daily practice under supervision of the mentor
drivers. By introducing this method, Den Hartogh is able to make
sure the driver is well prepared and ready for his job.
These training units are an excellent example of the close cooperation between Den Hartogh and Gardner Denver, it is also
another example of Den Hartogh’s commitment to improving
further the skills, knowledge and safety of their employees and by
doing so, making sure everyone returns safely home after a hard
day’s of work.
www.gd-transport.com
The training units built and assembled in one of Gardner Denver’s workshops are equipped with the unloading equipment Den Hartogh uses in its day-to-day business
A-Safe scoops design award
U
K safety barrier manufacturer A-Safe impressed judges at the iF Awards in Hamburg, winning the Product Award in the
Industry/Skilled Trades category for the iFlex Barrier System.
The new range advances A-Safe’s series of protective barriers with improved
impact performance and installation speed.
The iF Design Awards identify outstanding achievements in design and are
recognised as a label of design excellence. The number of competitors this
year was more than 5,000, with an international jury assessing entries from 53
countries in order to determine who would receive the iF seal of excellence.
This is the second consecutive year that A-Safe has triumphed at the awards,
following a design accolade for its iFlex RackGuard in 2015.
The iFlex range retains the principles of A-Safe’s polymer-based barrier system
for health & safety focused companies for over a decade – when the barriers
are impacted by a workplace vehicle they flex, absorb the impact forces and
reform to their original state.
www.asafe.com
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Hoerbiger’s vision of building a
large safety division matched
shareholder’s expectations for the
future of Newson Gale
Hoerbiger buys
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wiss industrial group Hoerbiger has bought Newson Gale,
a specialist in static electricity safety systems, f