The construction project includes the Lakhta Tower, which will be the highest building in Europe, and an adjoining multi-purpose building.
Three 710 HC-L 32/64 Litronic and one 357 HC-L 12/24 Litronic luffing jib cranes are being used for the construction work on the tower.
The 710 HC-L 32/64 Litronic has a maximum lifting capacity of 64t, making it the largest luffing jib crane available from Liebherr. All three 710 HC-L cranes are equipped with 2 x 110kW Dual Drive SD.shift hoist units and 160kW luffing gear which enables hoist speeds of up to 176m/min to be achieved. These cranes are all climbing on the outside of the building while the 357 HC-L 12/24 Litronic, which features a 110kW hoist unit, is climbing inside it.
Three 357 HC-L 12/24 Litronic luffing jib cranes and three 280 EC-H 12 Litronic High-Top cranes are in action on the multi-purpose building.
The three Liebherr 710 HC-L 32/64 Litronic luffing jib cranes are operating with radii of 45m, 50m and 60m. Using the 24 HC 1000 and 24 HC 1250 tower systems, the cranes are climbing over 400m on the outside of the building with one of the luffing jib cranes used to position the top of the tower at a tower height of approximately 440m. The 357 HC-L 12/24 Litronic has been assembled on a 500 HC tower system. This crane is working towards the others and is primarily responsible for concreting the core of the building.
Designed by British architects RMJM, the Lakhta Tower is scheduled to be completed in 2018when its height of 462m and 87 storeys will make it the highest building in Europe. It will primarily be home to the head office of energy group Gazprom.
