Liebherr has received the ICEF Construction Equipment Design Innovation Award for its PowerBoom capacity enhancement system. It was announced at the International Construction Economic Forum (ICEF) in the Netherlands last month. The jury at the inaugural ICEF in Amsterdam made the award on the basis that the PowerBoom increases load capacity of large Liebherr lattice […]
Lift planning is an integral part of the pre-construction process. It adds another layer of safety while lowering costs and increasing the productivity of field operations. Sufficient planning and supervision are necessary in preventing crane accidents. If something goes wrong, the result is likely to be disastrous. Severe damage to property with risk of injury […]
Specialized trailer manufacturer XL has launched two new models – the XL Hydraulic and Mechanical Extendable trailers. Designed to heavy-haul spec, the new trailers feature a new patent-pending main deck design and extend-a-trac technology. The XL HDE is available in a 40-ton and a 45-ton capacity, while the XL MDE is available in a 35-ton, […]
Terex exhibited several utility products plus the new Crossover 4500L boom truck in its booth at ICUEE. The Crossover 4500L is a 45-ton capacity boom truck that offers longer boom and boom-and-jib combinations than the standard Crossover 4500, plus the ability to attach a two-person work platform to either the boom top or the jib point. One […]
On September 3, traffic began moving across the new East Span of the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge. Stretching 2,047 feet, the Self-Anchored Suspension (SAS) span is the signature element of the bridge and the world's longest such span. The single, nearly mile-long main cable now supports the 35,200-ton decks of the bridge. The […]
Fast action by personnel with Sims Crane & Equipment Co. this morning helped emergency responders quickly locate the body of a railroad worker crushed in a train derailment in Sanford. Sims Crane’s Orlando-based Crane Application Specialist Chris Arnold said that minutes after he heard about the derailment on a radio newscast, he was in touch […]
Third-quarter 2013 net sales in Manitowoc’s crane segment were US$ 612.6 million, up 10.4 % from $555.1 million in the third quarter of 2012. Primary drivers were continued growth in the Americas and in crawler crane sales. Also reported was ongoing success with the Manitowoc Crane Care product support division. Crane segment operating earnings for […]
Kobelco Cranes and Kobelco Construction Machinery reported year-on-year increases in revenues and profit for the six months to 30 September, 2013, according to parent company Kobe Steel. Revenues at Kobelco Construction Machinery were up 8.4% to $1.67 billion for the first half, while profit increased $46.1 million year-on-year to $103 million. Kobe Steel said sales […]
Manitowoc’s largest crane, the 2,535-ton capacity 31000 crawler crane has completed its largest lift to date picking and carrying a 716-ton cold box at a liquefied natural gas plant in Gwangyang, South Korea. The lift at the Posco E&C plant involved the first 31000 to be delivered - owned by South Korea’s Chunjo Construction Co […]
Terex Cranes has begun tracking recent reports of counterfeit Terex crawler crane models originating from China. In 2011, Terex discovered counterfeit cranes in the market. In a press release issued by Terex, the company said the Terex CC 2500-1 lattice boom crawler crane is the crane model of choice for the copycat manufacturers. The units […]
