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-XCMG Machinery delivers the second unit of XGT15000-600S, the world's largest tower crane, to service a large-scale bridge construction project
XUZHOU, China, Dec. 30, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- XCMG Machinery (SHE:000425; "XCMG") shipped the second unit of XGT15000-600S, the world's largest tower crane jointly developed by XCMG and China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Co., Ltd. (MBEC), on December 8 from its intelligent manufacturing base in Xuzhou, China. It will serve in the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge construction project, the world's largest diamond-type cable-stayed bridge.
The XGT15000-600S is a super-large tower crane designed and customized to undertake large-scale bridge construction projects. The first unit, which officially rolled off the assembly line in June, went to the Chao-Ma Railway Bridge project of the Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge (including railway and highway). The second unit, now being delivered to the Changtai Yangtze River Bridge, will complete a series of hoisting and installation tasks for steel towers, including lifting a maximum weight of 300 tons to a height of more than 300 meters.
As a breakthrough in the development of bridge construction equipment and a key milestone for the tower crane industry sector, the XGT15000-600S not only demonstrated XCMG's industry-leading strength in intelligent manufacturing and the influence of the brand, but also set a new benchmark of industrial cooperation for super-engineering projects.
"XCMG's tower cranes have conquered major technical bottlenecks in the world, and now we are delivering tower cranes of more than 1,000 tons in batches that are widely adopted in the construction of bridges, power plants, stadiums, and high-rise buildings." said Yuan Shaozhen, General Manager of XCMG Tower Cranes.
Developed on XCMG's S-series tower crane technology platform, the XGT15000-600S has a rated lifting moment of 15,000tm, a maximum lifting weight of 600 tons, and a maximum lifting height of more than 400 meters. The super tower crane boasts more than 60 fundamental technological breakthroughs and has achieved 10 world firsts and set 10 world records.
The tower crane adopts the combined design of flat head main tower, jib auxiliary tower and manned hoist, and has the main advantages of high safety level, intelligent technology, strong functionality, high quality and precise modules for offer excellent performance. Also reaches level 12 typhoon resistance in non-operational state.
"XCMG will continue to promote independent R&D and address core technologies to provide more pioneering large-scale tower crane products that meet the growing demand for large-scale construction projects," said Mi Chenghong, assistant general manager of XCMG tower cranes. .
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