REGION FOCUS: EUROPE
INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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load of 3.2 tonnes at 70 m jib radius. It has
slender jib components and a collapsible
counter jib. The counter jib fits on a truck
in one piece.”
Also new fromWolffkran are the
Wolff 166 B and the Wolff 700 B custom,
which has been designed for wind turbine
erection. “The Wolff 700 B custom works
with a freestanding tower height of
100 m,” explains a company spokesperson,
“So when it is configured with a 50 m jib,
hub heights of 140 m are possible.”
Changing tactics
For the mobile crane sector, ease of
transport is one of the biggest challenges
facing manufacturers. This is mainly due
to the varying road regulations in the
European region.
In the wheeled crane sector Manitowoc
has launched the 3-axle GMK3060 all
terrain and the RT 550 rough terrain, both
of which are now in production. “The
GMK3060 is an upgrade of our previous
3055 model, with increased counterweight
and CCS, which will become our standard
crane control system on all our products in
the future,” Klaus Kroeppel, vice president
of sales in central and Eastern Europe at
Manitowoc explains.
“The RT550 is for European markets
where cranes stay longer on a job site. This
is because customers traditionally using a
50 tonne all terrain crane are now using a
50 tonne rough terrain crane because it’s
cheaper to keep on site,” Kroeppel adds.
The latest models from Tadano that have
X-Series. They are the X-CLX 178, the
X-Duo 178, the X-HiDuo 188 and then
the X-HiPro 192. The models have a faster
boom extension system that Hiab said
is almost twice as fast as its predecessor,
the XS 166. The models also have more
capacity and improved precision handling
compared to previous models, Hiab says.
Further new design features on the
model include safer and easier to use
stabiliser legs with a new sensor system
and a new joystick type remote control.
Installation of the cranes has also been
made easier and faster by having fewer
mounting bolts. Also new from Hiab are
the Loglift 108S forestry crane, the second
generation control system for Hiab Multilift
demountables and the Hiab Moffett
E-Series forklifts.
To meet the growing trend for smaller,
more compact machines, Italian crane
manufacturer Marchetti has developed two
new 25 tonne telescopic crawler cranes and
a 35 tonne capacity truck crane.
Palfinger has also launched several new
models in the last 12 months. In particular
were the launch of the PK 110002 SH in late
2012 and the launch of the PK 200002 L SH
in Germany at the Bauma 2013 exhibition
in April, which closed the gap between the
knuckle boom crane and the mobile crane.
ease of transport in mind include the
ATF 180G-5 and the ATF 400G-6. “The
ATF 180G-5 covers a range from 120 tonne
to 200 tonne class. It can carry the 13 m
jib on board still within the 12 tonne axle
loads limit with the opportunity to travel
with boom attachment of 73 m on board,” a
Tadano spokesperson adds.
Another model in production from
Tadano in Germany is the ATF 400G-6.
“The key driver of this development was
ease in mobilisation and rigging,” a Tadano
spokesperson explains.
“The wide spread of capacity range of
the ATF 400G-6 on its plain main boom,
without rigging any capacity-enhancing
suspension system, saves not only rigging
time but also the cost for trucking and the
whole lot of logistics. This makes rigging a
lot safer.” For countries exceeding 12 tonne
axle load limits the counterweight can be
carried on the ATF 400G-6.
Finally from Tadano is the HK 65,
a 65 tonne truck crane upper that can
be mounted on a conventional 4-axle
commercial truck chassis.
Hiab, part of Cargotec, has also launched
a new series of loader cranes to meet
growing demand from the construction
industry. Leif Törnblom, Hiab product
manager for mid-range cranes, explains,
“Our customers work in very different
sectors, with different demands on the
cranes. However, regardless of the sector,
crane operators want speed, precision and
lifting capacity. We have therefore focused
on improving these factors even more.”
To meet these requirements, Hiab has
launched four new models from the new
A Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 telescopic and a
Sennebogen 5500R-SL crawler, owned by
Sarens, lift a vent stack at a gas processing
installation. The 80 metre vent stack, which
weighs almost 110 tonnes, will be used to vent
gases for safety. The vent stack was delivered
in four parts, then aligned and welded together
prior to installation.
The new models from Hiab include the
X-CLX 178, the X-Duo 178, the X-HiDuo
188 and the X-HiPro 192
A Liebherr
LR 1250 lattice
crawler
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