Transportation risk for large modules in Steel Fabrication Industry Nigeria

by Kassem Mohamad Ajami Nigerian Business Spider

The use and requirement of the steel, motivates industries to discover new manufacturing technology to make the product as well as improve qualities of the product. Apart from this, industries are continuously working to make the steel product more suitable for the user as well as finding the new ways and methodologies.

There are two process for making the product either it manufacture by mold process or fabrication process. Due to several benefits steel is used for the wide application.

Manufacturing through mold process

In steel industry, Mold or Molding is a process in which developing the shape of the product from liquid or pliable form by using the rigid frame. It is also known as casting process. This method is used for manufacturing the different small products that made with different-different material.

Manufacturing through Fabrication Process

While fabrication is a process in which product categorized in different parts and assemble together. Mostly it is used for building the metal structure through bending, cutting, turning, and welding. In this process semi-finished material such as metal sheet, structural steel, metal, coils, and engineering drawings is used for building the product. Through this process either small or big structure is developing in steel fabrication industry Nigeria. In fact, heavy machinery, skyscraper structure, steel structures, and etc. are built by using this method. Because the reason behind making these heavy structures trough fabrication process is reduce the risk of failure and easy transportation.

Difficulties in Transportation and key factors that needs to consider

Transportation of the fabricated heavy machinery, large steel structures is a tough task. Large fabricated steel structure modules have their own difficulties in transport when it comes to shipping to the work site. Proper planning and coordination is required for transporting the heavy structures to the job site from steel fabrication industry Nigeria. There are several key factors that must keep in mind to make successful delivery of these large structure modules to the site.

The key factors are the following:

A. The size, shape, length, and weight of the structure module

B. Selection of the vehicle and road for making the shipping on the time

C. Find out the barriers and obstacles that will effect on the way of vehicles for reducing the risk of product breaking.

D. Design engineer in Steel Fabrication Industry Nigeria must consider all limitation and make suitable for the successful shipping and transportation

E. Visit the remote location of the job site in related to unloading as well as the availability of the roads

F. Power lines and other transmission cables which will comes in the way

There are other factors too beside of these which need to consider before making the final call for the shipping.