Staying strong worldwide: how Manitowoc serves customers across the globe
Leading figures from Manitowoc and its dealers used a panel discussion to review how the company and its products are ideally structured to support customers around the world.
The panel highlighted how versatile designs, continuous innovation, and long-term support combine to boost customer productivity and profitability.
Manitowoc launches another big Potain crane from its China factory
The Potain MCR 815 luffing jib crane has a 64 t maximum capacity – twice that of the current largest luffing jib crane from the Company’s Zhangjiagang, China factory.
The 70 m jib can be luffed to an out-of-service radius of just 16 m, making it ideal for congested jobsites.
A powerful new winch offers line speeds of up to 185 m/min with a 2.3 t load.
Manitowoc’s comprehensive array of aftermarket services on show at bauma
The booth features Grove and Potain displays of comprehensive aftermarket support offerings.
The Company will showcase Parts, Service Support, Potain CONNECT™ and Grove CONNECT™, Rental/Used Cranes/EnCORE Remanufacturing, training support, new products, and Lift Solutions.
PT SH Machinery Indonesia the dealer for Grove all-terrain cranes in Indonesia has ordered four GMK4100L cranes to add to its stock. The GMK4100L cranes will arrive in the first quarter of 2019 and PT SH Machinery Indonesia is confident they will prove popular. In 2017 the company delivered several of the long-boom all-terrain cranes.
Grove’s dealer in Taiwan Champion Auto has delivered four new mobile cranes to a port in the south of the country. There are two GMK4100L all-terrain cranes and two RT540E rough-terrain cranes. Champion Auto is a market leader in Taiwan in the sales and support of heavy machinery military vehicles and other specialized equipment. It has been operating for 27 years.
A leading German building contractor dechant hoch- und ingenieurbau has added a new Grove GMK4100L-1 to its fleet. The four-axle all-terrain crane features a 100 t capacity and a 60 m boom and offers best-in-class lifting from its compact chassis. Its combination of power and size makes it ideal for tight working quarters and job sites where maneuverability is needed.
Inside you’ll find a wide array of stories from around the world that showcase the range of Manitowoc brands: Manitowoc Grove Potain National Crane and Shuttlelift.
The first Potain MCH 125 in Thailand is providing swift and efficient lifting duties for Thai Obayashi on the Samyan Mitrtown mixed-use development in Bangkok. The crane leased from local dealer SB Siam is lifting a range of materials including 3 t concrete blocks and will also install a 5 t transformer. It started work at a height of 51.4 m with a jib configuration of 40 m. Final working height for the crane will be 144.4 m when construction completes in May 2019.
Manitowoc has expanded Hayden-Murphy’s coverage of Grove and Manitowoc cranes to include North Dakota. The Minneapolis-based company now offers full sales rentals aftermarket parts and service for the entire state of North Dakota. The move strengthens Manitowoc’s dealer network in the region.
A group of more than 40 customers from across Asia-Pacific toured Manitowoc’s Potain factory in Zhangjiagang China to see firsthand the production improvements at the manufacturing plant. The group were also given an exclusive preview of the Potain MCT 565 topless crane which will officially launch at bauma China this November.
A fleet of 12 Potain tower cranes is working on a pioneering public housing project in Singapore. The development is the country’s first “smart” housing block and incorporates a number of eco-friendly design features such as energy-efficient elevators and waste chutes for recyclable materials.
The completion of Landmark 81 is set to transform the skyline of Ho Chi Minh City. All 81 stories of the building were completed in January this year 15 months after four Potain cranes were deployed to lead construction. The two MR 418 luffing jib cranes and two MCT 205 topless cranes handled steel formwork and other materials during building work.
Three Potain MD top-slewing tower cranes are helping to construct 18 reinforced concrete “caissons” that are required as part of the design and construction of the new Portier Cove eco-neighbourhood in Monaco. Started in 2016 Portier Cove is a €1.36 billion plan that will see six hectares of land reclaimed from the sea upon which 60 000 m² of housing an extension of the Grimaldi Forum and a coastal promenade will be built.
A fleet of six Manitowoc cranes is hard at work constructing the 2019 Pan American Games Athletes’ Village in Lima Peru. Since last December five Potain MCi 85 tower cranes and a Grove TMS800E truck-mounted crane have been onsite lifting formwork concrete blocks and smaller equipment. The village’s seven apartment towers must be ready by June of 2019 when the games start. The 1 096 units will accommodate all 9 000 athletes participating in the event in the Peruvian capital.
Dutch heavy-duty logistics company Mammoet has purchased five new Grove GMK4090 all-terrain cranes from the Manitowoc factory in Wilhelmshaven Germany. The GMK4090 was launched in Q3 2017 and Mammoet has purchased some of the first cranes to come off the production line.
