Arlona Engineering, specialists in fabrication, machining, proofloading and maintenance, has recently completed the manufacture of ten aluminium waste skips for a prominent client in Pietermaritzburg.

“These robust skips will be placed at sites around the country and used to collect aluminium scrap, which will be then be transported by road to the client’s smelter in KwaZulu-Natal,” says Steve Christy, managing director of Arlona Engineering. “The skips have been manufactured according to stringent specifications at Arlona’s fabrication facility in Durban. They have been completely re-engineered and the latest innovations in design and manufacturing have been included in the development of these skips.

“Experience gained by Arlona Engineering in the demanding field of ship loading has been put to good use to ensure high strength and extended service life of these new skips.”

Arlona Engineering designs and manufactures high quality skips which are used for diverse materials handling applications, including the loading of many different commodities onto ships for export. Products handled range from iron and manganese ore, to pitch coke and scrap steel.

The particular characteristics of each commodity to be handled are considered in the choice of materials used for the design and manufacture of each vessel. Before skips are delivered to the customer, each unit is load tested and certified at Arlona’s specialised proof loading facility. The test facility is equipped with an hydraulic test rig certified to test up to 100 tons.

Arlona Engineering, which is accredited by the Department of Labour as a testing station, also offers a load testing service to general industry to ensure that all lifting equipment complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Act requirements.