TOWER CRANES Ӏ LUFFING JIBS
allowing it to keep its out-of-
service radius to below 20m. The first unit of the new model has gone to Bennett’s in the UK, who also took the first two units in the country of Saez’s next biggest rope luffer, the SL 450. The company, which emphasises
its commitment to modular construction methods, put these to work in 2019-2020 in Birmingham, where customer Colmore Tang has been building a luxury apartment complex, connected to a Regis hotel. The project saw the two cranes working at freestanding heights of 40m and 60m, and being used to lift large pre-glazed concrete panels.
Three Jaso J380PA luffi ng jib tower cranes are erecting the new Club Street Hotel in Singapore.
TAKING CONTROL At Bauma, Manitowoc launched the first in a new generation of Potain rope luffers, the MR 229. This is the company’s first crane in the segment to feature its
standardised CCS control system, which the company says will now be rolled out across the range as it is upgraded. Standardised control
systems like CCS promise to help ease operator training and familiarisation. It is already available across Potain’s hammerhead range, and on the company’s mobile cranes. The latest luffer, with a 14t
maximum capacity, is designed for ease of erection. The luffing mechanism has been redesigned, making assembly easier. A basket on the jib tip improves rigger safety, and the jib, luffing system and hoist have been redesigned for easier installation. Along with the control offered by
CCS, which, among other features, lets operators precisely controls movement speeds, the crane comes with Potain Connect, the company’s new telematics system.
Vietnamese contractor Ricons is using two Potain MCH 175 hydraulic luffi ng jib cranes to construct a new offi ce complex, called The Nexus, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It purchased one of the cranes for the project and rented the other, both from Potain distributor Minh Chi. The cranes have been working on The Nexus jobsite since September 2021.
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