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Tower cranes are used extensively in construction and other industry to hoist and move materials. There are many types of tower cranes. Although they are different in type, the main parts are the same, as follows: Mast: the main supporting tower of the crane. It is made of steel trussed sections that are connected together during installation.
The derrick tower can be a mast or a post with the bottom hinged at the base where all ropes meet. The top of the tower is secured with multiple reeved guys to position the top of the tower to the desired location by varying the length of the upper guy lines. The load is lifted using a pulley system connected to the top of the tower. [2]
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. is an American manufacturer which produces cranes and previously produced commercial refrigeration and marine equipment. It was founded in 1902 and, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, markets, and supports mobile telescopic cranes, tower cranes, lattice-boom crawler cranes, and boom trucks under the Grove, Manitowoc, National Crane, Potain ...
The operator's cabin hosts a display showing the tower crane's position, movement and operating area. Where the tower crane’s operating area overlaps with other cranes or prohibited zones these are also displayed. The system alerts the operator when the crane is approaching a prohibited area or another crane. [9]
A Liebherr LTM 1200-5.1 Crane. A mobile crane is a cable-controlled crane mounted on crawlers or rubber-tired carriers or a hydraulic-powered crane with a telescoping boom mounted on truck-type carriers or as self-propelled models. [1]
Crane The tower crane (see picture) is a modern form of balance crane that is fixed to the ground. A horizontal boom is balanced asymmetrically across the top of the tower. The long arm carries the lifting gear. The short arm is called the machinery arm; this holds the motors and electronics to operate the crane, as well as the concrete ...
Favelle Favco Berhad (MYX: 7229) is a manufacturer of construction cranes under the brands Favelle Favco and Kroll. [1] The company's main plant is based at Senawang, Malaysia, [2] with production facilities and engineering offices also located in Sydney, [3] China, [4] Texas [5] and Denmark.