Liebherr 1000 EC-H 50 used for clinker plant construction

After Thyssenkrupp had been awarded the order by HeidelbergCement, it worked closely with the Liebherr tower crane solutions department to conduct the planning phase.

Since the new plant had to be built whilst the cement works continued to operate normally, there was very little space available for the crane. This meant that only a tower crane could be used since there was not enough space for any other type of crane system. The Liebherr 1000 EC-H 50 Litronic tower crane is able to hoist the highest planned load of 32t with a radius of 31.5.

A 1000 EC-H 50 Litronic from the fleet of the centre for used and hire tower cranes, the Tower Crane Center, was used for the job. The service package included the provision of Liebherr erection engineers.

In mid-February, the tower crane was assembled by two Liebherr mobile cranes, an LTM 1500 and an LTM 1100 provided by Felbermayr subsidiary Wimmer Maschinentransporte.

For the construction of the new clinker production line, the tower crane was assembled in free-standing form up to 77.9m and at a later date, using three guying systems on the building it will achieve a final hook height of 163.4 m and operate with a radius of up to 50m. It is due to continue working in Schelklingen until mid-2018.