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Archives for June 2014

Liebherr LTMs in mammoth airport hangar tandem lift

June 26, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

The Felbermayr Group has used Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 and LTM 1350-6.1 mobile cranes in a tandem lift of a 190t truss for a new Austrian airport hangar construction. The lift of the 100m-long truss was part of a steel skeleton erection for a maintenance hangar for business jets at Schwechat Airport, Vienna. Wels-based crane and heavy load contractor Felbermayr also used three smaller Liebherr mobile cranes for positioning and installing cross and connecting elements. A total of 800t of steel was lifted to form the hangar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Liebherr Cranes Tagged With: truck crane

Sennebogen precision lift for Guggenberger

June 26, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

A Sennebogen 643 mobile telescopic crane is being used by Guggenberger to lift prefabricated concrete sections on a residential construction project in Bavaria. German construction and civil engineering industry supplier Guggenberger, which has its own gravel, concrete and asphalt facilities, says the 40t Sennebogen with 4-point outrigger has a range of up to 43m with attached fly boom and is lifting components weighing up to 9.8t on the site in Neutraubling. The concrete components needed to be placed with pinpoint precision to form a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Sennebogen Cranes Tagged With: rough terrain crane

Liebherr builds rescue crane for German army

June 20, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

Liebherr has developed an armoured rescue crane for the German army to aid rescue and towing of the army’s new generation of vehicles. Passenger protection was a high priority when the order for the G-BKF was placed, so Liebherr worked with Rheinmetall Defence to produce the armoured driver's cab and armoured crane cab, which has been extended 250mm compared to the standard cab to provide storage space for personal protective equipment and integrate military communication equipment. The driver's cab has a double-thickness steel bulkhead … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Liebherr Cranes

New brake guidelines after accident

June 20, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

A New Zealand engineering and crane hire firm has issued new handbrake safety guidelines following an accident involving one of its Kato NK250V 30t all terrain cranes. Croucher & Crowder Engineering Co Ltd issued a statement, also published by the Crane Association of New Zealand (CANZ), outlining new safety recommendations. The release came after the incident with the all terrain which saw the parked crane roll from a car park across a site access road, knocking down 25m of a boundary fence before partially tipping over the edge of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news

Liebherr reports turnover boost for cranes business

June 20, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

The Liebherr Group’s tower crane and mobile crane divisions performed well in 2013, recording a turnover growth of 10.4% and 7.1%. Liebherr's annual results showed an increase in its cranes business, despite an overall 1.4% dip in group turnover to €8.96bn, which the firm explained as being partially due to reduced sales in the earthmoving and mining divisions. A 34% overall fall in group earnings to €364m was put down to a backdrop of "moderate economic progress". Liebherr's tower crane turnover was €395.5m which the manufacturer said … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Liebherr Cranes Tagged With: all terrain crane, crawler crane, rough terrain crane, truck crane

Daiya’s Grove RT550E gets to work in Singapore

June 20, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

Singapore-based Daiya Engineering & Construction Pte has set its first Grove RT550E rough terrain crane to work on a luxury villas development in the city. The 45t capacity crane with 39m boom was delivered to Daiya by Manitowoc local dealer JP Nelson. Daiya specified the Grove RT550E as it needed a compact crane that could access the narrow roads and offer a good reach. It also said the crane's fast set-up time ensured projects could progress on schedule when the units were being moved regularly and lifting irregular loads. The crane is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crane industry news, Manitowoc Cranes Tagged With: rough terrain crane

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