As the year comes to an end, we take a moment to reflect on one of our biggest projects of the year—one that we are incredibly proud of.

Ron Janssen, Service Technician at ELMEC, dedicated months to the project for Sif at the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam. "It was an incredible and large-scale project, a real challenge that required us to go the extra mile at times. But I believe that, together at ELMEC, we created something truly remarkable. It’s almost a shame that it’s now completed."

In a brand-new production hall at Sif’s Maasvlakte site, ELMEC successfully delivered a total of seven 60-ton cranes and five 5-ton cranes earlier this year. Our specialists fully assembled them, including the wheel housings, controls, hoists, and cabling. Cranes building cranes: With the help of three 5-ton cranes, the assembly of the 60-ton cranes was carried out efficiently in collaboration with the team from MRT-B.

Watch the video below to see how this impressive project took shape:

The double-girder overhead cranes are essential for lifting and transporting heavy steel plates, which are used in the construction of large offshore wind turbine foundations. With a lifting capacity of up to 60 tons, these overhead cranes need to be exceptionally strong, highly efficient, and built for long-term durability.

Wind energy is becoming increasingly important in the Netherlands. The Maasvlakte 2 area is an ideal location for a wind farm, where the wind blows almost as powerfully as it does offshore. Eneco has developed an onshore wind farm with a capacity of over 100 megawatts, generating more than 400 GWh of green electricity per year since 2023. For this project, Sif Netherlands manufactured 12 monopiles.

Sif Netherlands specializes in producing foundation piles for offshore and coastal wind turbines. These so-called monopiles can reach lengths of up to 120 meters and a maximum diameter of 11 meters! Some of these monopiles must be driven deep into the seabed, as wind and water exert enormous forces on wind turbines.

ELMEC’s overhead cranes play a important role in the safe and efficient movement of the steel plates for these foundation piles. With powerful magnets, the plates are transported within the factory halls. ELMEC is immensely proud to contribute to this sustainable and innovative project.

Fun fact:
Construction of Maasvlakte 2 began in 2008. Dredging vessels extracted sand from the sea to create the new harbor, requiring approximately 365 million cubic meters of sand. That’s enough to fill De Kuip stadium 225 times—all the way up to the top ring! The Maasvlakte 2 project was completed in 2013.

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Special thanks to the team at MRT-B for the great collaboration.

And a big thank you to Sif for trusting ELMEC with this project.