NEWS
12
ACT
AUGUST 2013
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Sany Heavy Industry
Company President
Xiang Wenbo issued a
statement in response to
the investigation started
by the U.S. International
Trade Commission based on
a complaint by Manitowoc
Cranes LLC:
“Sany remains proud of its
industry-leading crane designs
and the heavy equipment
products and solutions we
provide for our customers. The
Sany SCC8500 crawler crane
was developed from start to
finish by Sany engineers, using
our own ideas and our own
technological innovation. We
categorically deny the claims
made by Manitowoc. Sany will
prevail on these claims before
the ITC and in the related U.S.
District Court action. The
institution of the investigation
by the ITC is simply the first
step in allowing Sany to confirm
that the success of its products
is the result of Sany’s superior
development and sales teams.”
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Steil Kranarbeiten put its
new Terex Superlift 3800 to
work at a wind park at the
Gödenroth wind farm in the
Hunsrück mountain range in
Germany. The 650-metric-ton
capacity lattice boom crawler
was used to erect Enercon
E101 wind turbines. The crane
was rigged with 138 meters
of boom, a 12-meter luffing
jib and more than 305-metric
tons of counterweight. The
two tower sections for the
turbines weighed 56 and 58
metric tons. The 67-metric-ton
nacelle was lifted to a height of
135 meters.
HIGHLIGHTS
Crawlers perform
on Ice Mountain
Lomma Crane & Rigging
dispatched two crawlers,
a Manitowoc 18000 and a
Manitowoc 2250, to assist
with wind turbine erection
at Sandy Ridge Wind Farm
in Tyrone, PA. The cranes
erected 25 Gamesa G87 wind
turbines at the wind farm that
tower up to 330 feet.
While erecting wind
turbines is tough work,
this job got even more
complicated due to frigid
winter temperatures, powerful
winds and mounds of snow,
according to the company.
Steve Burkholder, Lomma’s
heavy lift manager at its
Pittsburg, Pa., location,
said the Manitowoc cranes
handled the job with ease.
“Despite the challenging
conditions, our Manitowoc
cranes operated smoothly the
entire time,” Burkholder said.
“The project went flawlessly.”
The installation of the
turbines was impressive
considering the Sandy Ridge
Wind Farm is located atop
Ice Mountain, in the middle
of the Allegheny Mountains.
The cranes battled subzero
temperatures, high winds,
hilly terrain and large
amounts of snow to complete
the project.
The northern portion of the
Appalachian Mountains has
some of the highest potential
for wind energy in the United
States.
Recently, Lomma added a
Boom Raising System to use
with its Manitowoc 16000
crawler crane, which allows
the crane to raise longer boom
lengths without the need of an
assist crane.
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Lomma Crane & Rigging’s Manitowoc Model 18000 erects wind
turbines in Tyrone, PA.
Kamag delivers 1,000th unit
The Sarens Group, based in
Wolvertem, Belgium, has
taken delivery of the 1,000th
unit of Kamag K24 axle line.
The transporter was handed
over to Sarens at an event in
June in Belgium.
“Having reliable vehicles
at our disposal is the most
important thing as we have
to rely 100 percent on our
equipment,” said Ludo Sarens,
president. “Those who want
to be at the forefront of our
business cannot afford to
have any breakdowns or
malfunctions; therefore, we
continue to strengthen our
fleet with Kamag modular
transporters.”
The K24 is 2,430 mm wide
and is suitable for worldwide
operation. It has a hydrostatic
drive for precise control and
electronic all-wheel steering.
The transporter can be used
for moving large industrial
installations, transportation
of complete bridges and
other large components, the
company said.
Kamag Transporttechnik
is part of the TII Group
in Germany that includes
specialized transport
equipment manufacturers
Scheuerle and Nicolas.
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The Kamag K24 modular
transporter at Sarens, Belgium
