Posted On: July 27, 2023
The updated attachment, which debuted in August 2022, adds 59 feet of tip height and 30% greater lifting capacity to allow the 330-ton lattice boom crawler crane to work on taller wind towers. ...
Posted On: March 15, 2023
“As wind turbines increase in size and weight, the need to be able to perform construction and maintenance above 90 meters without increasing crane footprint or setup time was a high priority for our customers,” says Manitowoc’s Brennan Seeliger. ...
Posted On: October 13, 2022
Cherubini Bridges and Structures positioned one crane at each corner of the bridge, and each crane was configured with a main boom and a large counterweight. ...
Posted On: September 28, 2022
The new MLC250 is designed for use in the infrastructure, refinery, and commercial building industries. ...
Posted On: September 16, 2022
More than 20 Manitowoc cranes, including 386-ton MLC300 crawlers, are working on the Howard Frankland Bridge, which connects Tampa and St. ...
Posted On: September 13, 2022
The 716-ton lattice boom crawler crane has the reach and lifting capacity needed to erect the latest wind turbines. ...
Posted On: August 11, 2022
The Wide Boom Plus inserts give the lattice boom crawler crane the flexibility to complete a variety of jobs with up to 429.8 feet of reach when used with the VPC-MAX and extended upper boom points. ...
Posted On: June 28, 2022
Connect gives owners and operators real-time crane information and alerts through an app-based system accessible from smartphones, tablets, and computers. ...
Posted On: May 10, 2022
The new lattice boom crawler crane will give union operators valuable hands-on experience at the training facility in Crosby, Texas. ...
Posted On: March 25, 2022
“It has been an incredible journey for National Crane, and we are confident that the future will bring continued success,” says Aaron Ravenscroft, president and CEO of parent company Manitowoc. ...
Posted On: October 12, 2021
“We’ve made a number of enhancements to the crane that make it easier to use and provide more comfort for operators,” says Michael Heinrich, Manitowoc vice president of sales for boom trucks and industrial cranes. ...
Posted On: May 24, 2021
The only Department of Education-accredited school for crane operation in the U.S. has purchased a pair of the lattice boom crawler cranes for its Stonecrest, Georgia, and Oklahoma City locations. ...
Posted On: January 18, 2021
To monitor undercarriage wear and damage (a common issue for cranes used in wind energy applications), Manitowoc and dealer Walter Payton Power Equipment developed a custom wear gauge system for IEA. ...
Posted On: September 3, 2020
Starting in August 2019, the crane worked 2,500 hours—including months of 6:30 a.m.-to-midnight double shifts—with no problems of any kind. ...
Posted On: May 22, 2020
Maxim Crane Works of Cincinnati, Ohio, supplied the eight Potain tower cranes and one Manitowoc lattice boom crawler crane for the extensive $3 billion Water Street Tampa project on the waterfront. ...
Posted On: April 17, 2020
Hoffman Equipment of New Jersey celebrated its 100th anniversary this year at CONEXPO with a purchase of several Manitowoc and Grove cranes. ...
Posted On: February 28, 2020
The crane manufacturer will have the new lattice boom crawler crane (and several newer models) on display at CONEXPO in Las Vegas. ...
Posted On: January 15, 2020
CEO and President Barry Pennypacker credits his company’s Manitowoc Way design and manufacturing philosophy with rapidly delivering innovative products that incorporate customer input. ...
Posted On: October 14, 2019
The project was originally scheduled to be complete in April 2020, but thanks to the MLC300, contractor Ceccanti says it will be finished next month. ...
Posted On: April 26, 2019
Following the fire that caused large-scale damage to Notre-Dame de Paris, Potain–Manitowoc’s manufacturer of tower cranes–has pledged to support reconstruction efforts of the historic French cathedral. ...
Posted On: April 11, 2019
The crane manufacturer is showing off diagnostics tools, tools for calculating proper boom and jib lengths for various loads, training simulators, and more. ...
Posted On: February 18, 2019
Yau Lee Building Construction and Decoration chose to use a compact, capable Manitowoc Potain MR 618 top slewing tower crane for its new Hong Kong project. ...
Posted On: February 8, 2019
Six brand-new Grove and Potain cranes will make their first appearances at the Manitowoc booth at bauma 2019 in Munich this April. ...
Posted On: February 4, 2019
When MK Builders landed a job building a multi-family residential complex in Malvern, Pennsylvania, the framing contractor knew from experienced that its Potain tower cranes were the right tools for the job. ...
Posted On: January 21, 2019
The Rental Show runs February 17 to 20 in at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California; the SCD15 debuted at the Rental Show in 2017. ...