For Dillinger Huette, the cranes were used to lift sections of a chimney into place, at a steel plant in the Saar river region of Germany. On this job, pictured, the cranes used came from Breuer and Wasel, and Wiesbauer. The cranes have also been used in a tandem lift, to remove a tower crane from inside a cooling tower.
Cranes Today spoke to the man who lead development of the GTK, Gerhard Kaupert. Kaupert was technical engineering director at Manitowoc (and its predecessors) for 15 years, and became technical director for special projects in March of this year. He said, “Development of the GTK started in 2005, initially for wind turbines. But, it is not only for wind turbines, but also for power plants, refineries, or steel works: everywhere that you have a little space for erecting, it’s the best crane. You only need 20m x 20m for erecting. In narrow streets, you could use it to install air conditioning units on tall tower blocks.”
