INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Nine Potain cranes build,
run Thai concrete facility
Hicrete already owns eight
Potains purchased in 1990.
One is based at its steel
fabrication factory and the rest
are working at construction
projects across Thailand. The
cranes’ quality and longevity
gave Hicrete the confidence
to invest in Potain again,
according to Kosol Wattayu,
Hicrete engineering manager.
“Potain produces cranes of
the highest quality and no
other manufacturer can match
its longevity,” he said. “Our
new cranes are working hard
to meet our demanding build
schedules and are helping our
business grow.”
As well as pre-cast concrete,
the MC 205 Bs lift a variety
of materials and components
manufactured at the facility,
including rebar and steel
structures. The cranes have
built more than 200 box
girders.
The cranes help produce
materials for projects across
Thailand, including major
highway expansions and the
extension of the sky train
transport network in Bangkok.
Potain’s MC 205 B is a top-
slewing tower crane with a 60
meter maximum jib that can
lift 2.4 tons at jib end. Hicrete’s
MC 205 Bs are configured
with 45-meter jibs, at which
they can lift 3.5 tons, and hook
under heights of either 27
meters or 30 meters.
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A team of nine Potain tower
cranes are at the heart of
a new pre-cast concrete
fabrication yard in Autthaya,
Thailand. Hicrete Products &
Technology purchased the MC
205 B cranes to build the new
facility and then serve its day-
to-day operations.
The 10-ton capacity MC
205 Bs arrived at the yard in
January 2012. They are all
mounted on rails and can
travel up to 400 meters to
ensure complete coverage
of the yard. Once each
section of the new yard is
built, the cranes switch from
construction to production
operations where they are
responsible for moving pre-
cast concrete elements and
preparing new molds on a
daily basis.
The Potain MC 205
Bs are mounted
on rails.
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