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Zoomlion acquires Dutch hoist manufacturer

Zoomlion’s tower crane division has extended its material handling hoist business with the acquisition of the Netherlands’ Raxtar.

Nearly 200 people attended the signing of the agreement at Shanghai’s Jin Mao Tower on August 8.
Zoomlion vice president He Wenjin said the acquisition showed Zoomlion’s “complete confidence” in the future of the Chinese and international construction machinery markets and its commitment to the strategy of helping Chinese machinery “go global”.

Raxtar’s products include material and passenger hoists, transport platforms and industrial lifts, with products used in benchmark projects such as the World Trade Center in New York.

Zoomlion said the acquisition would mean benefits to both companies, including improvement of the product spectrum, development of an international strategy and accelerating mergers and acquisitions.
Tang Shaofang, deputy general manger of Zoomlion’s hoisting machinery division, said: “This acquisition will bring in international advanced technology, which will improve operational performance, enhance service value and reduce lifting costs, thereby meeting customer requirements for increasing value an reducing costs.”

Raxtar said the partnership would help Zoomlion improve its products and brand impact, as well as provide its global customers with new construction hoist and vertical lift solutions.

New Zoomlion-Jost flat top targeted at Chinese market

Zoomlion-Jost flat top tower cranes are to be promoted on the Chinese domestic market following successful sales to international markets.

Since purchasing flat-top tower crane technologies from Jost Cranes GmbH Pte Ltd and subsequent development of the Zoomlion Jost T320-16, shown at Intermat 2012, another crane – the T8030-25U has been launched and will also be promoted in China.

Zheng Changming, a Zoomlion director, said: “The four series of products working with Jost have not been promoted at the domestic market. Now we are working on tower cranes which suit the domestic market and developing the T8030-25U and a subsequent two models, redesigning Jost products, to lay a solid foundation for future markets.”

The T8030-25U features a maximum lifting moment of 4925kNm and is designed for high-rise construction, bridge-building and power projects.
Subsequent models will also be promoted on the domestic market.
Zoomlion-Jost flap top tower cranes have already been exported to Europe, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Crane Link opens new Zoomlion warehouse in Johannesburg

More than 300 customers and agents gathered for the grand opening of Crane Link Zoomlion Pty Ltd’s new Zoomlion warehouse in Johannesburg.

The 5,000 sq m warehouse includes offices, maintenance facilities, spare parts, product demonstration spaces and machine operator training areas.

Crane Link, South African agent for the Chinese crane manufacturer Zoomlion, claims the training simulator (for the QY110V mobile crane) at the facility is the first of its kind in South Africa.

Mark Bates, Crane Link’s managing director, said: “Crane Link Zoomlion is excited to launch the new premises that positions Zoomlion cranes now as professional supplier of mobile cranes for the South Africa market, with the focus on technical training and service support.”

The Chinese-themed opening ceremony saw Zoomlion QY25V, QY50V, QY110V and RT55 cranes displayed.

DEMAG AC-700 joins Wagenborg fleet

Dutch lifting services and heavy transport company Wagenborg Nedlift has strengthened its crane fleet with a nine-axle Demag AC-700 mobile crane featuring a 60m main boom.

The 700t crane has already completed its first project – a tandem lift of an 185t hydraulic piling hammer with one of Nedlift’s 500t cranes. The hammer was lifted from a quay into an inland ship at the port of Eemshaven.

Nedlift’s AC-700 specification includes 160t counterweight capacity, Sideways Super Lift and the possibility to add a 36m main boom extension and 50m fixed fly jib, as well as 96m luffing fly jib.

The crane, to be used in the petrochemical, oil and gas industries, was supplied with an extensive safety package, including features like platforms and railings to work fully secured on top of the main boom and jib.

Wolffkran provides answer on cramped construction site

A requirement for tight manoeuvring on a cramped construction site in Munich’s old town led German contractor Riedel Bau GmbH & Co to hire a Wolff 166B B luffing jib tower crane from Wolffkran.

The design of the 166B, with hydraulic luffing gear, means the jib can be raised in a near vertical position, which proved imperative on the Maximiliansplatz office development project surrounded by other construction sites and cranes.

Norbert Zährl, Riedel site manager, said: “Because of its design, the Wolff can slew in the minimum of space without projecting beyond the site, meaning we can work without any danger of collision.”

The 166B, able to lift 12t in the two-fall operation, was used to lift concrete and other structural components. Its tip load capacity is 3.4t with a 45m jib and the maximum lifting speed is 87m/min.

Wolffkran said the luffing crane could be erected on a lower tower height than with a saddle jib crane, saving additional time. Crane erection took just one day.

Rocketing property prices and the popularity of Munich’s old town meant the office project was fully leased even before construction began.

Malina Crane’s sporting challenge

Malina Crane of the Czech Republic has performed a tandem lift using a Terex Explorer 5800 and an AC 250-1 all-terrain crane at a new sports arena in in Frydek-Místek, Czech Republic.

Malina Crane said limited space and an oversized 28t load measuring 30m wide had to be overcome when lifting the prefabricated steel roof structure into place at the arena in Frydek-Místek.

The AC 250-1 operated with a main boom length of 41m and 21m working radius, while the Explorer’s main boom was telescoped to 42m at a working radius of 24m. These settings allowed the cranes to lift the load precisely to the required 18m height.

Malina Crane president Radek Malina said the project had also been useful to assess the fuel consumption of Terex’s single-engine concept compared to a two-engine design.

Mr Malina said: “Now we have seen it clearly: the single-engine concept is in fact significantly more fuel efficient.”

He said another benefit of the single-engine design was the ability to switch off the engine at any time during a job, without turning off the IC-1 crane control system.

The multi-use sports arena features an ice rink.