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Improving your container handling business

From a one-man enterprise to a global success As a young mechanical engineer, Gösta Karlsson dreamed of running a business of his own. In 1974, at the age of 25, he made it happen and started ELME™ Spreader. Today his vision has transformed into the world’s leading independent spreader manufacturer. Over a period of almost five decades, more than 23,000 ELME spreaders have been attached to lift trucks, reach stackers, straddle carriers and cranes all over the world. This brochure gives you an overview of the philosophy behind our operations and products. Find out more about who we are, what...

“The better spreaders we manufacture, the more value we bring to our customers” Those are the words of Gösta Karlsson, the founder and CEO of ELME Spreader. So, it’s no surprise that quality, simplicity, reliability and safety have been at the core of the company since day one. “A client working with container handling needs to be absolutely sure that every spreader is 100% safe, easy to operate and maintain and can handle extremely tough conditions during a long time.” It seems that our clients think we stick to our promises. The trust we’ve earned over the years has made ELME Spreader one...

In-house production secure the quality Every single ELME spreader is built at our plant in Älmhult. And that’s the way it’s been since 1974. All the work is carried out here – from design and product development to manufacturing, assembling and testing. This unique approach lets us have 100% control over the production and the final quality of our products. It’s an effective and streamlined process from start to finish. Our teams of experts in design, mechanics, hydraulics, electronics, welding and calculation – using state of the art technology and software – work closely together to...

Made in Småland – Sweden The engineering industry is the largest Swedish Key, and the propeller – have ELME Spreader is part of this tradition. 200 co-workers prove that big ambitions, manufacturing industry in Sweden. Com- given Sweden a good worldwide repu- Situated in Älmhult, Småland, a region ingenuity and a high level of craftsman- panies like SKF, ABB and Ericsson – along tation in this sector. known for its many small industries and ship can create values that few – if any – successful entrepreneurs, the company’s with inventions like the ball

An ELME spreader consists of more than 3,000 parts – all carefully designed and built to provide the highest possible level of performance. ELME Genuine Parts, our range of approved spare parts and accessories, are designed and developed at our factory in Älmhult. They are 100% made for your ELME spreader – with the exact right qualities, dimensions and features – to secure the reliability and safety of your product. To make the ownership even more straightforward, we introduced “ELME in a box”. A complete package of all the genuine spare parts your spreader needs for a 5 000 hour service....

It’s a heavy responsibility. We’ve been doing it for more than 45 years

Designed for worldwide container handling Reach stackers 20 to 45 feet and can also be equipped The spreaders are used for lifting ISO con- with a twin lift. tainers and are available for handling both laden and empty containers. Reach Stack- ers can either be telescopic or fixed from These are hydraulic as well as electric 20 to 40 feet with 45 feet as option. Reach spreaders for loaded ISO container handling stacker spreaders have a maximum lifting for rail mounted or rubber tyred gantry cra- nes and automated stacking cranes ARMGs At our plant in Älmhult, we design, manufacture and...

Choose between more than 40 different spreaders - all designed, manufactured and assembled at our plant in Sweden.

Add-ons Piggyback slave attachments Our piggyback slave attachments are removable units for the handling of trailers, swap bodies and bottom lift containers. The attachments can be mounted under one of our spreaders or onto the forks of a lift truck. ELME overheight frame is a semiautomatic spreader, which has been developed in order to assist operators with the safest and most efficient, handling of oversized cargo such as flats, bolsters and open top containers. Special equipment ELME Spreader offers a wide range of special equipment for cranes and trucks. The range includes e.g. the slab...

Getting the job done – in ports, harbours and terminals. Stacking and moving ISO containers – the ELME Straddle Carrier spreader

Some of our hard-working container handling spreaders… Visit www.elme.com for details and more products. RMG, RTG Spreader Model 8110 ARMG Spreader Model 8110E ECH Spreader Model 584 LD INNOVATION Intermodal RMG, RTG Spreader Model 8510 RS Spreader Model 817 INNOVATION ECH = Empty Container Handler FM = Fork Mounted RS = Reach Stacker GM = Gantry Mounted SC = Straddle Carrier ARMG = Automated Rail Mounted Gantry Crane (ASC) RMG = Rail Mounted Gantry Crane RTG = Rubber Tyred Gantry Crane MHC = Mobile Harbour Crane Intermodal RS Spreader Model 857 Special Equipment

www.uge.se • Copy: Lorentzson • Photo: Jonas Ljungdahl • March 2022 Head Quarter and Production ELME Spreader AB P.O. Box 174 343 22 Älmhult Sweden Visiting Address / Freight Department Stålgatan 6 343 34 Älmhult Sweden +46 10 222 18 00 sales@elme.com