El nuevo modelo 16000 de Manitowoc ofrece la calidad tradicional de Manitowoc y nuevas innovaciones, como los controles EPIC con tecnología de bus CAN y dos monitores LCD en color con pantallas gráficas fáciles de leer.
• A Model 16000 crawler crane and three Grove all-terrain models combined to lift a 466.6 t bridge section onto self-propelled transporter for later unloading and installation.
• The lift was performed by R&D Crane, sister company of the fabricator and part of the Nova Scotia-based Cherubini Group.
• The lift was completed seamlessly within four hours, with the cranes and their operators working in total harmony.
Nearly a dozen Manitowoc crawler cranes and several Grove RTs have been key players in the development of the Rolling Hills Wind Project in southwestern Iowa. Helping erect 193 wind turbines are three Manitowoc 16000s each with a wind attachment; two Manitowoc 14000s; two Manitowoc 888s; two Manitowoc 2250s and several Grove rough-terrain cranes.