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.
The first Potain MDT 389 cranes in the Middle East are being used to construct one of the largest retail malls ever built in Egypt—the Almaza City Centre project in the capital city Cairo. A joint venture between Hassan Allam Sons and Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) is managing all construction work.
In Novi Sad Serbia a Potain MCT 88 tower crane is playing a pivotal role in a project to rehabilitate the Žeželj Bridge which spans the Danube River and connects a key stretch of international railway.
Following its appointment as the exclusive dealer for Grove cranes in Hungary Axial Ltd. has invested in a comprehensive training and certification program for its lead engineer József Bodnár. The program took place at the Manitowoc facility in Wilhelmshaven Germany where the company’s range of Grove GMK cranes are built. The certified ‘GMK Technician’ training was administered by Manitowoc Crane Care and following his induction Bodnár will now deliver training to a further four Axial field technicians.
At the Far Eastern University in the Philippines’ capital city Manila there was much head scratching about the best way to remove an old inefficient air-conditioning system from an 11-story building and replace it with a new one. But after assessing the project site a joint venture of two contractors concluded the job could be finished by a single crane – the Grove GMK5220 all-terrain crane – and what’s more work could be wrapped up in just one day.
Petro Sea Logistics a joint venture between Belgium’s Sea-Invests and Ivory Coast’s Petroci has added a Grove GMK6400 all-terrain crane to its fleet. The purchase not only reflects the JV’s desire for a quality crane that can handle the rigors of the oil business but also for top-notch service and support provided through the partners of Manitowoc Cranes.
Grove Dealer CLT (Crane Load Technology) has expanded its plans to connect with customers and feature the newest Grove all-terrain cranes in South Africa.
In Denver Colorado a massive new infrastructure project is underway. The North Metro Rail Line is an 18.5-mile electric commuter rail system that will connect Denver’s Union Station with many of the city’s northern suburbs. Ten miles of the track have been completed so far along with six of the train line’s eight stations.
The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) in Thailand has ordered eight Grove GMK2035E all-terrain cranes. The cranes are new additions to the PEA fleet which already includes six GMK2035 cranes. The GMK2035 is the predecessor to the GMK2035E and PEA purchased these back in 2000. The state-owned enterprise plans to use the cranes to erect electrical poles and install transformers at sites around Thailand.
Aertssen Kranen completed one of the most visually striking lifts in recent history employing 14 Grove cranes to simultaneously lift a massive pipeline for an industrial plant project in Antwerp Belgium. The cranes lifted the pipeline for temporary placement over the waters of the Port of Antwerp in Belgium a stretch of pipe typically used to carry sludge to the plant. Each crane lifted a 6.1 t section of the pipe positioned on its own pontoon floating in the port. Eight supervisors watched over the lift to ensure the project went smoothly.
Wren Works used a Manitowoc 11000-1 crawler crane to help build a retaining wall at the Mont du Lac Resort a skiing destination in Superior Wisconsin. Utilizing 140 ft of boom the 110 USt crane lifted an 18.5 USt pile hammer to heights of 75 ft to drive a series of 14 H-piles into the ground. Gangs of timber that weighed 0.5 USt were then lifted to a height of 60 ft and inserted between the piles creating a foundation for the retaining wall that will eventually shore up the resort’s new banquet room.
In Rogers Arkansas a Grove GHC75 telescoping crawler crane played a pivotal role in a project to rehabilitate a long-neglected city park enabling contractors to rebuild the park’s infrastructure amid tight quarters and challenging terrain.
With the arched shelter now complete over the disused Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine many of the Manitowoc cranes employed on the project have been dismantled. Five of the eight Potain tower cranes have left the job as have both Manitowoc 2250 crawler cranes. The cranes provided the majority of the heavy lifting work for the largest land-based moving structure ever built.
