Capital Equipment News November 2016

MATERIALS HANDLING NEWS IN BRIEF MATERIALS HANDLI G IN BRIEF

SA French launches new Potain MR 418 The Potain MR 418 is the first in an updated line of luffing jib cranes, each of which is equipped with full frequency- controlled mechanisms for precision control. Maximum capacity for the crane is 24 t and the maximum jib length is 60 m. Available from SA French, the sub- Saharan distributor of tower crane maker Potain, it offers a number of advantages, including its compact size, making it quick to assemble, quick to commission and capable of fast lifting speeds on high rise job sites. The crane delivers its best performance when fitted with the optional 270 LVF 120 hoist which offers lifting capability and is perfect for high rise buildings, including super tall structures. The 200 kW hoist provides 826 m of rope capacity, which means that in a single-fall configuration, a hook path of 826 m is possible, while in a two-fall configuration, 413 m of vertical reach is possible. Lifting into Egypt Demag Port Elizabeth has supplied its Demag Mono-Rail System (DMS) to a motor vehicle manufacturer in Egypt. DMS is an electrified aluminium Mono Rail System suited for high cycle times, increased accuracy, complex automation and low-maintenance applications. Demag had certain criteria to meet, such as increasing cycle times, explains Niki Mizen, project engineer and technical sales representative. A particular focus was the assembly process itself, which saw automotive bodies and chassis from two separate production lines being joined on a single moving line. Key appointments at Terex Cranes Terex Cranes has announced the appoint- ment of Frank Schröder as director of product management, All Terrain Cranes, and Suresh Natarajan as director of prod- uct management, Rough Terrain Cranes. In these newly established positions, Schröder and Natarajan will lead the global product management teams in the development and execution of product line development and strategies, based primarily on feedback from customers and regional sales team members. “We have assembled a global product team for our four global crane product lines: All Terrains, Crawlers, Rough Terrains and Towers,” explains Ken Lousberg, president of Terex Cranes. “These teams will work closely with our customers to ensure we develop products that benefit their current and future needs.”

NEW POTAIN HUP 40-30 SETS NEW LIFTING STANDARDS

With a transport package that is only 14 m long when folded, the Hup 40-30 is easy to move from job site to job site

Manitowoc has officially launched the Hup 40-30, the second model from the new Potain Hup range. The pioneering self-erecting tower crane, which was first shown as a prototype at bauma 2016, boasts a range of innovative design and technology features. Jean-Pierre Zaffiro, global product director for Potain self-erecting cranes at Manitowoc, says the new Hup 40-30 represents a new era in self-erecting cranes, with new technologies enabling more versatility than ever before. “We are at the forefront of self-erecting crane development and our new Hup 40-30 demonstrates this,” says Zaffiro. “We have introduced several new features with the Hup range that will increase speed, efficiency and versatility for South Africa-based Goscor Hi-Reach, the official distributor of Genie’s extensive range of products in southern Africa, has placed a sizeable order of machines from Genie. The order for more than 30 machines came during Genie’s 50 th Anniversary Homecoming Event in Seattle, United States, in September and is valued at close to US$3 million. It includes a ZX-135, two S-125 and two S-85 telescopic boom lifts, three Z-62/40s, three Z-60/37 DC booms and eight Z-51/30’s, some seven rough-terrain diesel scissor lifts and four GTH-4018 telehandlers. “Goscor has recently been involved in some major shareholding changes and with the new shareholders all on board now, the tempo of expansion is expected to increase in the southern African rental market,” says George Landsberg, CEO of Goscor Hi-Reach. “The machines will be used on a variety of distribution centre and shopping mall proj- ects in locations around Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, as well as solar power projects in the Northern Cape province. Some Goscor places big Genie order

our customers. These advancements will certainly increase return on investment for many lifters.” The Hup 40-30 has a 40 m jib and boasts 16 configurations, which is said to be unique to this category of self-erecting cranes, enabling it to be easily adapted for a range of job site applications. The crane has a maximum capacity of 4 t, while it can lift 1 t at its jib end of 40 m. As with the Hup 32-27, the new Hup 40-30 features a telescopic mast for a range of working heights. This design boosts the height un- der hook attainable by the crane to 25,6 m in its “low position,” and 30 m when ex- tended to its greatest height. The logistics are also improved, as no extra mast is re- quired to install the crane. b Landsberg expects to order more of these machines during 2017, including the new SX-135XC, launched during the Home- coming Event. The Xtra Capacity family is designed to cater for the need for working at height safely with increasingly heavy loads using a single machine. The first in the family to be launched was the Genie SX-135XC telescopic boom lift. As with the rest of the series it offers a dual lift capacity with an unrestricted 300 kg and a restricted 454 kg load capacity, providing the ability to work with up to three people on-board while still leaving room for tools and jobsite materials. Neil Wilson, Goscor co-director, adds that the new shareholders are committed to the Group’s growth in the access industry and the company is expanding its branch net- work in South Africa, as well as looking at neighbouring countries such as Namibia, Mozambique and Mauritius. b units are also earmarked for petrochemical refineries in South Africa,” he adds.

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