Raimondi cranes help bridge the Danube
3 November 2020Four Raimondi MRT294 topless tower cranes have been deployed on a project building a suspension bridge over the Danube, linking the two Romanian cities of Brăila and Jijila. The bridge will be the third biggest in Europe once completed.
Erected by Raimondi engineers between August and September 2020, the cranes will remain on site until completion of the project in 2023. The MRT294s are owned by construction company Astaldi, which has been involved in several infrastructural development projects in Romania.
“The project came with some specific challenges. In fact, if the standard MRT294 comes with maximum rope capacity of 700m, in this case to fulfil the client requirements and project specifications we had to readjust the cranes’ rope length to reach the final height of above 200m. Therefore, a new 86 kW hoist with 1,100m drum has been promptly designed and developed.by Raimondi Technical Dept,” said Cristian Badin, commercial director at Raimondi Cranes.
“Due to the nature of the project and the shape of the pillars, another important aspect we had to consider was the design of stable and resistant steel anchoring connections to ensure firmness at different working lengths.”
The 16t MRT294 topless tower model is one of Raimondi’s bestselling products. The 46m jib cranes are equipped with the MoveOne control system which increases security, facilitates crane operator duties, crane commissioning and remote assistance. The additional Raimondi SmartLink system monitors the cranes’ lifecycle.
