‘Tower crane news’ Archives
Tower crane spigot alert
Manitowoc/Potain has issued a service bulleting and warning regarding a batch of substandard tower spigots on its K600 and K800 tower sections. The bulletin has also been referenced by a UK HSE warning notice. The warning follows two catastrophic spigot failures, one in Chicago in February 2009 and one in London in this April. The failure, [...]
Linden Comansa expands Terra agreement
Spanish tower crane manufacturer Linden Comansa has signed a new enlarged distribution agreement with the Terra group of Austria. The new agreement adds the countries that make up the former Yugoslavia building on the success that the two companies have had in Romania. The Terra Group became Linden Comansa´s dealer in Romania in 2007, since [...]
World’s largest self-erecting crane
Manitowoc is unveiling the Potain Igo T 130 at bauma 2010, the largest self-erecting crane in the world. The crane has an 8 t maximum capacity. Vincent Milan, senior product manager for self-erecting cranes at Manitowoc, said the new crane has a familiar feel to users of Igo T cranes, but also includes some important new design features. "Our [...]
New addition to the successful series of Flat-Top cranes: 285 EC-B 12 Litronic
The new 285 EC-B 12 Litronic rounds out the successful range of Flat-Top cranes – the true top of the range. Like all the cranes in the EC-B range, the 285 EC-B 12 Litronic is designed as a modular concept, which guarantees compatibility of the tower systems within the range as a whole. As with all the models in the series, too, the central unit [...]
The new 280 HC-L 12/24 Litronic luffing jib crane
Liebherr are expanding their range of luffing jib crane, and are taking advantage of the BAUMA 2010 to showcase the new 280 HC-L 12/24 Litronic. This new luffing jib crane bridges the gap between the 180 HC L, which is also a newcomer, and the 355 HC-L. The 280 HC-L is available in three variants with maximum lifting capacities of 16, 24 and 28 [...]
Wilbert’s 128 tonne capacity luffer
German manufacturer Wilbert will launch a pair of new luffing jib models, including a new range-topper that beats even the already impressively large WT 1905L launched in April 2009. The latest addition to the heavy lifter series, the WT 2405L e.tronic, is claimed to be Europe's strongest serially manufactured tower crane. Capacity is 128 tonnes. [...]
Flat-top-cranes EC-B
Since their introduction in 2005, the Flat-Top crane series have established themselves as a huge success on the market thanks to their practical advantages in transport and simplified assembly using the “Connect&Work“ system. There are now fourteen models, well spaced over the load moment range between 50 and 285 mt. And as with all [...]
Zoomlion starts work on ‘world’s largest tower crane’
Zoomlion has announced it is to construct what it is calling ‘the world’s largest tower crane’. The D5200-240 can lift 240t to a height of 210m. This, Zoomlion said, is equivalent to lifting 60 adult elephants to a height of 70 floors. The crane is currently in the research and development stage, but will be delivered in a short [...]
New Potain hoist production line
Manitowoc is investing €3 million (US$4 million) to establish a new hoist production line at its manufacturing facility in Charlieu, France. It replaces existing hoist production at the facility in La Clayette. All staff and equipment will move to Charlieu, 20 km away, bringing total enmoplyees at the plant to about 340. Philippe Cohet, [...]
Tower cranes trump typhoon
A pair of Liebherr free-standing 280 ECH-16 tower cranes are the first models to comply with Hong Kong’s wind code, meeting regulations during the typhoon season. The cranes have been installed on the multi tower residential Area 77 development in Ma On Shan. The project includes six 25-storey towers. The two Liebherr 280 ECH-16 tower [...]
