November 2013 | Page 2 of 2

XCMG and sustainable energy

XCMG cranes have been used across a range of wind turbine erection jobs in China this summer.

An XGC16000 1000t crawler crane was used at Zhangjiakou Wind Farm in Hebei Province to install heavy 5MW wind turbine components.

One of firm’s QUY400 crawler cranes worked on the construction of China Power Investment Corporation’s Xinjiang Kumul 10m watt wind farm project. The crane was set up with a 72m main boom with a 12m extended jib, which the manufacturer said could lift up to 79t.

Five XCMG cranes were used in the construction of a wind farm in Guangdong. Amongst these XCMG cranes was an XCMG QAY1200 used to lift and install 21 2.0MW wind turbines.

An XCMG QUY500W crawler crane was also used in the Xinjiang wind turbine project. The Chinese company described the QUY500W crawler crane as a dedicated wind power crane with a capacity of 105t and lifting height of over 90m. To meet short-distance transport needs XCMG said that the QUY500W is equipped with optional telescopic caterpillar tracks.

XCMG claims new lifting record XGC88000 crawler crane

Chinese crane manufacturer XCMG says that it has successfully lifted a 4,500 tonne test load with its 88,000 tonne/metre XGC88000 crawler crane.

The crane, which can also be configured as a 2,000 tonne class crane is similar in concept to the Terex CC8800 Twin and has previously lifted 2,500 tonnes with a 96 metre main boom. The company now claims to have set a new world record with the 4,500 tonne load lifted on a 60 metre main boom at which the load moment was 79,800 tonne/metres making the radius roughly 17.5 metres.

The construction wing of Sinopec which worked with XCMG to develop the crane and has ordered the first unit to work on new petrochemical construction activities.

Manitowoc 31000 performs heaviest lift yet

Manitowoc’s largest ever crane has completed its largest ever lift, hauling a 650-tonne cold box.

The Manitowoc 31000, a 2,300-tonne (2,535-ton) capacity crawler crane, performed the pick-and-carry lift at a liquefied natural gas plant in Gwangyang, South Korea.

The Manitowoc 31000 lifted the 55 m tall cold box, which measures 9 m by 9 m, off a flatbed trailer in tandem with a 600-tonne capacity Manitowoc 18000. Once airborne and upright, the 31000 took over and carried the load to its final location. The entire operation took less than two hours.

The recent took place in September at the Posco E&C plant where the crane, which is the first 31000 in the field, has been working since March.

Even heavier lifts are in the pipeline, with a 900-tonne lift scheduled for this month and two 1,000-tonne lifts slated for December and February.

The 31000’s design means it can be disassembled, moved and re-assembled in just four weeks. As a result, it has a busy schedule.

Crane rental firm Chunjo Construction of South Korea owns both the Manitowoc 31000 and the 18000.