TOWER CRANES Ӏ FIBRE ROPE
Expansion for BKL
German crane rental fi rm Baukran Logistik (BKL) has expanded its presence in Germany with the opening of a new location in the Rhine/Main area. This strategic move aims to enhance BKL's ability to provide crane services to customers in the south and east of the Frankfurt Metropolitan Region. The new subsidiary is situated on the B26 with easy access to the A3 and B469. Jörg Hegestweiler, managing director at BKL, emphasised that the primary objective of the expansion strategy was to maintain strong relationships with customers throughout Germany and Europe and that the expansion represents a logical progression in their efforts to broaden the reach of their crane solutions in the Rhine/Main area. Founded by Jürgen Volz in 1969, BKL is a family-
owned company with over 50 years of experience in the industry. It currently employ approximately 330 staff across their seven locations spanning the north-south axis of Germany. As one of Europe's largest manufacturer- independent, full-service providers of crane solutions, BKL has a fl eet that includes over 500 tower cranes, more than 100 mobile cranes, around 20 mobile construction cranes, and over 70 trucks, loader cranes, and low-loaders. In the previous fi nancial year, the company generated sales of 83 million euros.
Liebherr has added fi bre to many of its fl at-tops, and at Bauma updated the fi bre and traditional version of two its fi rst fi bre cranes
can be easier to handle when rigging the crane). Luffers are typically used on
projects which require vertical reach, in constricted urban environments. The luffing jib both removes the need to oversail, and extends the jib end up above the cab, limiting the need to jack cranes.
LONG HOISTING ROPE The new 258 HC-L 10/18 Fibre demonstrates the benefits of fibre when working with a very long hoisting rope, as is typical for these cranes. Liebherr says it offers 43% more capacity on the jib head, and 25% higher maximum lifting capacity, than is offered on the comparable 230 HC-L 8/16 steel wire rope crane.
The cranes can be set up at
virtually any height. The higher they go, the longer the rope, and the more the benefits of fibre can be seen. “When using our Fibre cranes, the greater the hook height is, the more substantial the possible increases in load capacity are,” says Kinateder. The company points out that reduced wear of materials and exceptional durability contribute to the
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machine’s particularly long service life and, therefore, its cost-efficiency.
FIBRE FLAT-TOPS
Liebherr has also upgraded its flat-top range adding fibre to many models and updating its two first fibre crane models. The 300 EC-B 12 Fibre has a 70m jib and delivers a lifting capacity at the jib head of 3.25t. The steel rope version, the 270 EC-B 12 with a 70 metre jib, has a lifting capacity at the jib head of 2.85t. Powerful hoist units and pure two-line operation make both machines particularly efficient, Liebherr says. The new cranes will replace the existing Liebherr 250 EC-B and 278 EC-B Fibre models. At the top of the flat-top
range, Liebherr introduced the 520 EC-B 20 Fibre. This crane offers a capacity of 2.9t at the end of its 83m jib, and can reach a freestanding height of around 96m. With a maximum capacity of 20t, Liebherr says the crane will be ideal for applications that use heavy prefabricated concrete modules, an increasingly common approach to the housing crisis that afflicts cities around the world.
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