A 2,000 tonne capacity Zoomlion QAY2000 all terrain crane has completed overload testing on the testing ground at the Chinese manufacturer's Quantang Industrial Park. In late October a test was carried out giving a load moment of 6,000 tonne-metres, the manufacturer said. In November, another 750 tonnes was added to the test load, increasing the load moment to 7,500 tonne-metres, the manufacturer said. The 9-axle all terrain crane, which has an additional three axle auxiliary drive unit, weighs 325 tonnes. It was first shown at the Bauma … [Read more...]
China’s machinery makers to benefit of urbanization
China will have a “more targeted” new wave of urbanization in contrast to infrastructure spending in 2008, according to Alexious Lee, a senior investment analyst with CLSA. A rise in demand for machinery is expected after two years of decline as local governments look to complete projects. Lee says there is “more commitment to connecting infrastructure. China demand will be excavator-centric over the next two years”. More work in or near cities – rather than on highways – will also see increased demand for higher quality products (in … [Read more...]
Tower crane loses jib in London
A luffing jib tower crane has lost its jib on a site in Ealing, London yesterday evening. No one has been injured in the incident and some reports state the possible cause is related to the strong gusty winds currently in the area. The crane, owned by rental company LTC - London Tower Cranes - was working on the Dickens Yard site in Ealing Broadway, currently being developed by St George. The operator was treated for shock, but was otherwise unhurt. A spokesman for St George acknowledged that the incident had occurred, but said that it was … [Read more...]
Tower crane hits supermarket in Germany
On the 11th of December a tower crane has collapsed onto an Aldi supermarket in Bad Homburg, Germany, killing at least one member of the public. The crane, a regular top slewer owned by BBL Cranes, came down around 11:30 this morning hitting the supermarket next to the large office construction site it was working on. The counterweights are said to have fallen near the check out, where the impact killed a 45 year old customer. Seven other people were injured, with two of them considered to be in a serious condition. The crane operator, … [Read more...]
Two all terrain cranes overturned in Venezuela
The incident occurred at the site of the Tamanaco station on Line five of the Caracas Metro, miraculously no one was hurt or injured. We understand that the cranes, reportedly two 100 tonne Liebherr LTM1100-5 owned by Grúas y Transporte Libertador, were working from opposite sides of a large access shaft, and tandem lifting a large truss beam onto the top of the shaft, when the outriggers on one crane sank into the ground causing it to overturn and then pulling the other crane over. One crane simply turned onto its side, while the other … [Read more...]
Crane fatality in Boston
A man was died after a six tonne steel beam arch dropped from an overhead crane at Boston Bridge & Steel on 9 december. The man – one of four men working in the vicinity at the time – was Marco Antonio Huezo Mancea, 46. Originally from El Salvador he has worked in the USA for 12 years and has a wife, son, and two daughters living in El Salvador. The local police say that he was pronounced dead at the scene, an investigation into what went wrong is ongoing. … [Read more...]