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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Zoomlion deliver’s ‘world’s biggest’ topless tower
Zoomlion had held a delivery ceremony for a new 160t topless tower crane, the T3000. The company claims (backed up by a Guinness World Records authenticator) that, with a load moment of 31,200kNm, this is the world's largest topless crane. It will target power generation, as well as arenas, bridges, high rises and other major projects. The delivery ceremony was held at Zoomlion's plant in Change on July 26, and was attended by more than 200 guests. Yu Lekang, deputy general manager of Zoomlion's crane division said that the new crane would … [Read more...]
Austin buys Tadano
Austin Crane Service has taken delivery of its first ATF 90G-4, at Tadano America’s headquarters in Houston, Texas. Since its arrival in Leander, Texas, the ATF 90G-4 has been used to build and set tanks and was most recently utilised in downtown Austin working inside street barricades with narrow lane closures. Austin Crane owner and president Larry Taylor said that Tadano's good reputation was one reason the company decided to purchase the ATF 90G-4. On using the crane since taking delivery, Taylor said, "The manufacturer put a lot of … [Read more...]
USITC judge upholds Manitowoc complaint against Sany
A USITC has issued a final initial determination in Manitowoc's complaint against Sany, saying that the American crane manufacturer has shown certain products infringe its patents, and that they have shown misappropriation of trade secrets. The case relates to the two companies' competing floating counterweight systems. Manitowoc claims that Sany's system used on its SCC8500 infringes on a patent, US 7,546,928, relating to a mobile lift crane with variable position counterweight. The system was implemented by Manitowoc on its Model 31000, … [Read more...]
Manitowoc and Link-Belt help students park
Two Manitowoc crawler cranes and a Link-Belt crawler have completed a 15-week lifting job on a new six-storey car park at Florida International University. Crane Rental Corporation provided two 300t Manitowoc 2250 crawlers and a 200t Link-Belt HC-248H5 for the project, which involved lifting more than 2,600 prefabricated concrete components. The heaviest component was a 74,000-pound shear wall. The Manitowoc cranes had 100ft of main boom and 100ft of luffing jib, while the Link-Belt worked with 200ft of main boom. The 2,400 space car … [Read more...]
New Irish crane hire firm adds Liebherrs
Newly-formed Irish lifting services company BCS Crane Hire Ltd has added a 60t Liebherr LTM 1055-3.2 and a 200t LTM 1200-5.1 crane to its fleet. BCS (Bill Cussen and Sons) recently set up operations in Limerick, Southern Ireland, following a management split at Cussen & Co Crane Hire which has seen the Cussen family pull out and set up on their own. BCS said the addition of the cranes to its existing 90t LTM 1090-4.1 would help it to offer customers a comprehensive crane hire service. Brian Lang, Liebherr Ireland sales manager, said: … [Read more...]
Kobelco wins CKL1000i crane orders
Kobelco Cranes India is making inroads in the Bangladesh infrastructure development sector with the export of two CKL1000i lattice boom crawler cranes to Abdul Monem Ltd (AML) Civil engineering and building specialist AML deployed the cranes at the Jaydebpur-Mymenshing flyover project for the erection of 70t girders in a tandem lift. Both units will continue on this project for four months lifting 125 girders before moving to the Padma Bridge project where 670 girders are to be erected. Kobelco Cranes India, the Indian production and … [Read more...]
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