INTERNATIONAL
ANDSPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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APRIL 2015
6
WORLDNEWS
HIGHLIGHTS
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Lifting specialist Hüffermann
fromWildeshausen inGermany
has launchedanewelectric
assembly crane. Themodel
consists of aPalfinger
PK53002-SHarticulating
hydraulic loader crane fitted
ona chassis designedby
Hüffermann. Both the chassis
and the cranearepoweredby
a tractionbattery or viaamains
power cable. The cranehas a
maximum reachof 23mand
a 1.2metrehigh support
system. Theelectrically driven
cranehas a capacity of
10.2 tonnes at 4mand lifts
2.5 tonneswhenworkingat
16m radius. It is designed to
work in sensitiveareas and,
therefore, producesnonoise
or exhaust gas emissions. It
has a lengthof 5.6m, awidth
of 1.9m, anda turning radius of
less than3.9m. Theaxles can
be controlled individually and
it is fittedwith variable
extendableoutriggers.
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ManitowocCraneshas
appointedBuenosAires-based
constructiondealer Covema
SACIFas anewdealer for
Argentina. Covema is alsoa
ManitowocCraneCarepartner
for the regionand supplies
spareparts and services to
Grove customers inArgentina.
Grove rough terrains cranes
andPotain tower craneswill be
supplied from theManitowoc
factory inPassoFundo inBrazil,
themanufacturer said.
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TerexCraneshas launcheda
freeonline lift planning tool for
Terex craneowners and their
customers. TheTerexLiftplan
helps customers select the
right Terex crane toperform
a configured lift ina safeand
efficientway, themanufacturer
said. Theplanner canbe
accessed fromany location
withan internet connection,
is available innine languages
andworks ineither imperial
ormetric units. Users select
aTerex craneand specify the
load, height and radius of the lift
involved. A copy of the lift plan
is thenavailable toprint out.
Turkish logisticsand craneand
transport serviceproviderAydin
Vinc isusingaSennebogen
5500 crawler crane tohelp
build the Izmit BayBridge in
Turkey. Thebridgewill be the
fourth largest suspensionbridge
in theworld,measuring2,700
metres long. AydinVinc isusing
the 180 tonne capacity crawler
to lift the largesectionsof the
bridge intoplace. For the task it
was riggedwitha35.5m
mainboom, wide-gauge
undercarriageanda 160kN
winch. It is fittedwithaMaxcab,
which canbe inclinedby
20degrees. Power comes from
a261 kWdiesel engine. The
Sennebogen5500 crawlerwas
deliveredby salesandservice
partner ForsenA inTurkey.
The Izmit BayBridge isbeing
built around50kmsoutheast
of Istanbul and isdue for
completion in2017.
Latticecrawler trio
launchedbyXCMG
Chinese cranemanufacturer
XCMGhas launcheda trioof
latticeboom crawler cranes in
theXGC seriesbetween55and
85 tonnes capacity.
Easy transportwas a
primary requirement in the
designof the55 tonne capacity
XGC55, 75 tonneXGC75and
85 tonneXGC85. Removal of
the track frames isunnecessary
and counterweight slabs are a
maximumof 5 tonnes so small
auxiliaryhoisting equipment
can complete counterweight
assembly,XCMG said.
All three arebasedon the
sameplatform. Interchangeable
parts include singlepulleys at
theboom ends, counterweight,
luffingmechanism, hydraulic
pumps, fixed jibs andmain
valveblocks. Benefits are to
reduce transportation, purchase
andmaintenance costs.
The203.5 tonne-metre
ratedXGC55has a52metre
mainboomand the largest
component for transport is
12.04x3.45x3.36mand
weighs 28.6 tonnes.
The286 tonne-metre
XGC75has a58mboomand
the largest piece for transport
weighs 37 tonnes. Theboom
on the341 tonne-metreXGC85
is 58mand totalweight is
71.5 tonnes. The largest
piece for transportweighs
41.2 tonnes.
FourKobelco crawler
cranes forWeldex
LeadingUK crawler crane
rental houseWeldexhas added
four newKobelco lattice boom
models to its fleet.
KobelcoCranes Europe
supplied twoCKE600G
and twoCKE800Gunits
tobe based at thedepot in
Derbyshire, England. The
60 tonne capacityCKE600G
has a 51.8metre boom. Larger
is the 80 tonne capacity
CKE800Gwithmaximum
mainboomof 54.9m.
Weldex is focusedon
its fleetmodernisation
programme, “Wehave 120
craneswith an average age of
four and ahalf years. They are
all new and that is thewaywe
want tokeep it,” saidDougie
McGilvray,WeldexCEO,
who said that the company
aims to replace all of its
machines every eight years.
“That iswhywe areworking
withKobelco toupdate and
modernise our fleet.”
McGilvray said that one
of thedrivers for purchasing
Kobelco’sCKE seriesmachines
was their green technologies.
“Wedo a lot ofworkwithin
London area sowe are looking
at upgradingour fleet to all
3B compliantmachines,” said
McGilvray. “The craneswill be
workingonCrossrail and the
newThamesTidewayTunnel
aswell as carryingout general
constructionwork inLondon
and all over theUK.”
TheXGC55 is anew55 tonne
capacity latticeboom crawler, one
of threenewmodels fromXCMG
Weldexhas added twoCKE600G
and twoCKE800GKobelco
crawlers cranes to itsUK fleet
