Merkel Autokrane GmbH has taken delivery of another Tadano ATF 50 all-terrain crane. The latest fleet addition, an ATF 50G-3, follows Merkel's purchase of three Tadano units - the ATF 50-3, ATF 65G-4 and ATF 220G-5 - in 2012. The 50t ATF 50G-3 has a 40m main boom and consists of a 7t counterweight, 32t hook block, 6t swivel hook and a jib or main boom extension of 9/16m within a 12t axle load model. Merkel said high lifting capacity, compactness and easy handling were factors in its purchasing decision. Its use of Tadano cranes … [Read more...]
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Liebherr LR 11000 works for the first time
Liebherr says the first operational use for its Liebherr LR 11000 1,000t crawler crane has completed its first lift at a Romanian oil refinery. The LR 11000 was used by Felbermayr to work on a constricted site with a 35m by 35m working area at the Petrom refinery in Plojesti near Bucharest to lift giant steel cylinders, the largest of which measured 58m in length, weighing 335t and with a radius of 27.5m. The erection of the lattice boom and 36m luffing jib had to be completed in a narrow alley just 5m wide. Liebherr said that the load … [Read more...]
Boom Booster increases Terex CC 8800-1 lift capacity
Terex has launched the Boom Booster kit for its CC 8800-1 crawler crane designed to significantly increase lifting capacities and reduce transport costs. The company said the booster kit was ideal for heavy lifting applications with long-boom configurations, such as wind turbine erection and power plant installation, as well as on petrochemical projects. Terex said the Boom Booster, available with new crane purchases or retrofits, increases the CC 8800-1 crane's lift capacity by 90% thanks to up to 72m of lift-enhancing boom … [Read more...]
Mammoet expands in Antwerp and LATAM
Mammoet has opened a new crane depot at the Port of Antwerp and new offices in Latin America. The new Antwerp depot is designed to ensure Mammoet has cranes in the vicinity of its customers in the petrochemical, container shipment and dredging industry, giving quick services and helping to optimise customer project planning and delivery. Mammoet's new offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil, replacing the company's previous premises in the city, will serve as the main offices for the whole Latin America region. New offices are also now open in … [Read more...]
Spydercrane equips mini crawlers with Hirschmann
Spydercrane has equipped four models in its mini crawler range with Hirschmann’s new qSCALE I2 load moment indicator (LMI). The URW375, URW376, URW547 and URW706 models now feature the qSCALE I2, designed to assist operators by displaying crane load and geometric information, including actual/allowable load, boom length, boom angle, radius and anti-two block. The LMI has a colour graphic display and customized software to meet Spydercrane's requirements. Spydercrane models equipped with the qSCALE I2 are already in use in the oil, gas … [Read more...]
ALE load-out at 47,830t platform
UK-based heavy lift specialist ALE completed a 47,830t load-out of a Russian oil and gas production platform. The load-out of the Arkutun Dagi topside, occurred at the Arkutun Dagi oil field of the east Russian coast and was also a first of a kind project for ALE's Mega Jack system. The 42,780t topside was jacked to a height of 24m in 11 hours, with the Mega Jack configured in four sets of towers, giving an overall jacking capacity of 60,000t. ALE's full scope of work included stand jack pulling, a high capacity modular ballast system and … [Read more...]
Liebherr LTMs in mammoth airport hangar tandem lift
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...]
Sennebogen precision lift for Guggenberger
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...]
Liebherr builds rescue crane for German army
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...]
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