Liebherr manufactures crane as per EN13000 as a manufacturing standard
With the government’s heavy investment on infrastructure development, the mobile crane market in India is showing gradual signs of improvement, which was impacted by the pandemic. Numerous on-going development projects such as metro, High speed rails, Nuclear power, green hydrogen, railway, bridges and flyovers have shot-up the demand for heavy capacity mobile cranes and crawler cranes in the market.
How is the heavy lifting / crane market progressing in India? What are the demand drivers?
With the government’s heavy investment on infrastructure development, the mobile crane market in India is showing gradual signs of improvement, which was impacted by the pandemic. Numerous on-going development projects such as metro, High speed rails, Nuclear power, green hydrogen, railway, bridges and flyovers have shot-up the demand for heavy capacity mobile cranes and crawler cranes in the market.
Besides this, the government effort to boost economic growth has generated a wide range of lifting jobs across the infrastructural, industrial, renewable energy sector and refinery expansion projects. As the government is rewarding more new projects to boost the economy, the mobile cranes market is expected to exhibit moderate growth during the forecast of 2023-26.
What are the major design changes in your range of heavy lifting equipment?
Our Liebherr Models of All Terrain Crane LTM1450-8.1 i.e. 450T capacity & LTM1650-8.1 i.e. 700T capacity cranes is 8 axle crane with single engine. Single Engine has enough power to supply both in Superstructure and Carrier and they are well equipped with all the new upcoming emission norms in India. Due to one engine maintenance cost reduced. Definitely two engine maintenance cost is more. The best benefit customer can get in India is fuel-efficient operation. The strong luffing jib is best suitable for Plant operation and in real estate for lifting the jib of tower cranes at higher reach, our strong luffing Jib makes the crane at the best in the 450T class capacity crane.
Our Telescopic boom is a puncture proof and torsion resistant construction made of high strength fine grained structural steel. The oval boom profile provides maximum stability during bending and torsion. All telescopic sections are extended or retracted by a double-acting hydraulic cylinder. With the rapid-cycle telescopic system TELEMATIK, the various extension lengths can be positioned fully automatic or manual. All telescopic sections can be telescoped hydraulically under partial load. The telescoping process is monitored by the LICCON control on the monitor with telescope images. The telescope length is displayed on the LICCON monitor in the crane cabin.
The Crane Control: The control system consists of a LICCON monitor with central computer and operating unit, operating and control unit, input and output modules, two keyboard units and four hand joysticks. All crane movements are continuously electronically controlled. The data transfer is managed by the Liebherr System Bus (LSB) and the Controller Area Network (CAN). The maximum working speed of the hoist, luffing, telescoping and slewing gear can be limited at the LICCON control.
What is the role of safety in your equipment? And any other added-features.
Liebherr manufactures crane as per EN13000 as a manufacturing standard. In EN standards, The European conformity Machinery Directive (ECMD) gives the essential health and safety requirements for machinery. The number of mobile and crawler cranes accident over the past many years remained constant and it has been analysed that the mobile cranes were the largest contributor. The worldwide accepted and 5technologically highly enhanced standard EN 13000 which guides the safety norms for the mobile cranes especially operating within a functional plants, has a widespread effect on the safety concerns, and has reduced the numbers of accidents in modern day cranes almost to nil. You can notify our following additional features of Mobile Crane which are unique:
Liebherr Patented VarioBase® ( Variable Outrigger extension) System: VarioBase® means the maximum load capacity is calculated directly in the crane control. Thereby the crane control considers the current working position of the crane. It helps to considers unequal extended outrigger beams, e.g. at constricted job sites and provides higher load capacities and lager working areas. VarioBase® calculates for each job situation the maximum load capacity and makes crane jobs more secure. VarioBase shall have the capability to work on outrigger with extension of individual outrigger to the extent of available space without any step (continuous). Individual outrigger extendable arbitrarily to each other. The Crane system is able to calculate the relevant capacity according to each arbitrary outrigger position which should be displayed in the operator cabin. Innovative measuring technology of VarioBase®: The in-house developed systems can only provide accurate results if accurate values are available. Liebherr provides maximum safety.
Eco Mode: With the help of Eco Mode an automatic adjustment of the diesel engine speed , fuel is saved and noise emission is reduced.
BTT (Bluetooth Terminal): By wireless remote control & display unit operating hoist and luffing winches to detach/attach hook block from/to front bumper for better safety, engine start/stop & speed regulation, electronic level display & automatic levelling.
What are the operator training initiatives by your company for operators of heavy lifting equipment?
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The objective of this Skill Certification Scheme is to enable a large number of Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood. Individuals with prior learning experience or skills are assessed and certified under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
The Infrastructure Equipment Skill Council (IESC), promoted by the Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (ICEMA), supported by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is spearheading the skilling of workforce in the Infrastructure Equipment Sector with primary focus on training and certification of operators and mechanics.
With the heavy increase in the expenditure for infrastructure development in this country, how do you think you are going to utilise the opportunity? Are you planning to add more products in the future?
We deal with our own used cranes and commercialise them in the market again after making some needed changes and service of the cranes by our expertise technicians. We are one of the best used cranes commercialising OEM, who has a full fledged repair shop in our plant in Germany for refurbishment of the used cranes and being offered world wide. Being of high quality and longer life span, our repaired used cranes can excel and provide service even after 20 years pf their first life.
Hence for the price sensitive market we always suggest our customers to go for the used cranes directly from the OEM, as if it is not being purchased from the OEM, there are chances for the customers to get not properly repaired, dubious models, etc if being purchased from the open market or through agents.
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