Over the past year, there has been a lot of discussion about the challenges the industry is facing because of the pandemic. Operations had to be stopped or altered, while sales revenues have been affected.
During a virtual briefing by the US-headquartered Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) in mid-January, AEM Chair and Trimble’s executive chairman Steven Berglund talked about another challenge, one beyond the pandemic and economic conditions.
“I think technology in general poses a challenge to the equipment manufacturers in a very positive way. It s bringing benefits to the users, but requires a lot of changes. The machine as defined in terms of horsepower and inherent capacity is no longer necessarily the driving issue. How well that machine fits into an information architecture so that the entire construction site or the entire farm are being managed together, I think there s a whole level of challenge there,” he said.
Bateg, part of VINCI Construction France, is using a Potain MDT 319 flat top and a Potain MRH 175 hydraulic luffer to complete the DUO Towers project in Paris, France.
It has been eight years since the project started, which involves the construction of two asymmetrical and unaligned towers in Paris’s 13
th arrondissement. At 180m and 122m high, the towers will offer a total of 106,968sqm of floor space, of which 97,386sqm will be offices. The remaining space will be used for shops, a hotel and a panoramic restaurant and bar.
Manitowoc Lift Solutions and Crane Care teams designed a special solution for this challenging jobsite. The climbing MDT 319 crane, with maximum capacity of 12t, rests on the building, which raises it up as it constructs one of the skyscrapers around it. The Manitowoc Lift Solutions team configured the crane so that it could be installed in the stairwell of the tower under construction and, therefore, not resting on a building base. The Manitow
Over the past year, there has been a lot of discussion about the challenges the industry is facing because of the pandemic. Operations had to be stopped or altered, while sales revenues have been affected.
During a virtual briefing by the US-headquartered Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) in mid-January, AEM Chair and Trimble’s executive chairman Steven Berglund talked about another challenge, one beyond the pandemic and economic conditions.
“I think technology in general poses a challenge to the equipment manufacturers in a very positive way. It s bringing benefits to the users, but requires a lot of changes. The machine as defined in terms of horsepower and inherent capacity is no longer necessarily the driving issue. How well that machine fits into an information architecture so that the entire construction site or the entire farm are being managed together, I think there s a whole level of challenge there,” he said.
Renewable energy and specialty civil construction company IEA Constructors (IEA) used four Manitowoc crawler cranes, two MLC650s and two MLC300s, for the installation of 200 turbines at a wind farm in Texas.
Configured with 331.4ft (101m) of main boom with a 24.9ft extended upper boom point (EUBP) at 28° offset, and outfitted with 661,000lbs (300t) of counterweight, the two 650t MLC650 crawler cranes helped set upper mid tower sections, spikes, blades and V120 nacelles.
Performing these lifts on each pad meant the cranes had to travel from site to site fully configured, covering distances of several miles each day. The practice causes significant undercarriage wear and is a cost consideration for contractors.
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By Hannah Sundermeyer12 January 2021
IEA used four Manitowoc crawler cranes, for the installation of turbines at a wind farm in Texas.
Machine wear on cranes is a significant issue for those working in wind energy applications. IEA Constructors (IEA) used four Manitowoc crawler cranes, two MLC650s and two MLC300s, for the installation of turbines at a wind farm in Texas and the four cranes completed the work with only minimal undercarriage wear, avoiding downtime to replace worn parts.