A lumber mill runs on the speed of its first step: unloading log trucks. Every minute a truck waits in the yard is a minute the mill is not producing boards, so material handling equipment gets close attention from plant managers. Replacing an aging crane can change an entire production curve. At one East Texas […]
Construction cranes stand as some of the most visible and impressive pieces of equipment on any job site, capable of lifting massive loads hundreds of feet into the air. But these towering structures also attract attention from the wrong crowd. In recent years, thrill seekers and urban explorers have made headlines by climbing construction cranes,
When Liebherr delivered the largest single order of tower cranes in its company history to a single construction site, the world took notice. The destination was Istanbul, where a new airport was rising from the ground at a scale that defies easy comparison. Fifty-eight tower cranes working simultaneously across an 18,903 acre site is a
In December 2016, a remarkable sight appeared above Seattle’s rapidly evolving skyline: dozens of construction cranes adorned with twinkling Christmas lights, captured in a stunning drone video by filmmaker Nathan Alexander. The footage showcased 58 tower cranes towering over the city, the highest concentration of construction cranes in any American city at that time. While
On September 11, 2015, one of the deadliest crane accidents in modern history unfolded at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, when a massive tower crane collapsed during a severe wind storm, killing 110 people and injuring more than 200 others. The crane, manufactured by Liebherr, had its boom erected to approximately 620 feet
The crawler crane stands as one of the most impressive feats of mechanical engineering in the construction industry. Among these giants, the Liebherr LR 13000 holds a distinguished position as one of the largest crawler cranes ever built, with a lifting capacity of 3,000 tonnes and a maximum reach of 472 feet. When this machine
