BIDDERS’ CONFERENCE IT-3981 Dismantling, Refurbishment, Replacement and Supply of Electrical Overhead Travelling Cranes Over 10 Tons Capacity January 14th-15th 2014 Handling Engineering Group2 Introduction to CERN and Consolidation Program

CERN is a Global Lab January 14th-15th 2014 Handling Engineering Group3 Peace Initiative CERN was founded in 1954 as a Peace Initiative by 12 European States Today it counts 21 Member States : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom 2300 staff physicists, engineers, technicians, administrative personnel 1000 personnel on contract users who represent more than half of the living particle physicists originating from 500 universities and institutes and of more than 80 nationalities

The Missions of CERN January 14th-15th 2014 Handling Engineering Group4  Push forward the frontiers of knowledge e.g. the secrets of the Big Bang … what was the matter like within the first moments of the Universe’s existence?  Develop new technologies for accelerators and detectors Information technology - the Web and the GRID Medicine - diagnosis and therapy  Train the scientists and the engineers of tomorrow  Unite people from different countries and cultures

CERN Accelerator Complex January 14th-15th 2014 Handling Engineering Group5

The LHC A collider situated in an underground 27 km in an almost circular tunnel designed to accelerate two proton beams to 7 TeV January 14th-15th 2014 Handling Engineering Group : First studies 1994 : Project Approved by the CERN Council 1996 : Final Decision and start of the construction 2004 : Installation Starts 2006 : Hardware Commissioning Starts 2008 : End of Hardware Commissioning : Physics 10 GJ = 55 km/h

The structure of CERN January 14th-15th 2014 Handling Engineering Group7

EN Department January 14th-15th 2014 Handling Engineering Group8 Head of Department’s Office (EN-HDO) R. Saban Cooling & Ventilation (EN-CV) M. Nonis Electrical Engineering (EN-EL) F. Duval Handlling Engineering (EN-HE) I. Rühl Machines & Experimental Facilities (EN-MEF) S. Baird Sources, Targets & Interactions (EN-STI) R. Losito General Management & Secretariats (EN-GMS) S. Prodon Industrial Controls & Engineering (EN-ICE) Ph. Gayet Mechanical & Materials Engineering (EN-MME) F. Bertinelli  Operation  Infrastructure  Accelerators  Experimental Areas  Projects  Consolidation  Upgrades  New facilities  Design & Manufacturing  Studies Department Head: R. Saban Deputy: S. Baird

Handling Engineering Group The mandate : The mandate : provide transport and handling services for the technical infrastructure of CERN, accelerators and experiments. This includes the design, the tendering/procurement, the installation, the commissioning, the operation, the maintenance and decommissioning of standard industrial and custom built transport and handling equipment. January 14th-15th 2014 Handling Engineering Group9 Group Leader Ingo Ruehl

Handling Maintenance Section January 14th-15th 2014 Handling Engineering Group10 HM - Handling Maintenance Section leader: Helder LOURENÇO EOT cranes Anna Kertesz Gilles Roche Jean-Pierre Granchelli Oliver Böttcher Roberto Rinaldesi Industrial trucks Bruno Feral Jean-Maurice Chevalley Thomas Fabry Documentation Cathelijne Hazelaar-Bal Joaquim Silvestre

January 14th-15th 2014 Handling Engineering Group EN-HE Transport and Handling Equipment 350 Cranes / 800 Hoists 2000 Lifting Beams 80 Working Platforms 400 Lifting Equipment 100 Tractors 50 Special Vehicles About 4000 assets in Total 11

Introduction to Consolidation Program Long-term program affecting the aged cranes at CERN started in 2009 Already more than 50 cranes replaced or revamped since 2009 About 100 cranes will be subject to intervention in the next 10 years Program priorities as following CERN operation requirement January 14th-15th 2014 Handling Engineering Group12