Sennebogen 5500 Star-Lifter

Sennebogen 5500 Star-Lifter

Construction began in November 2006. According to the construction management, paper production should be able to start in the new plant this year. In order to carry maintain this schedule, all participating companies are working under pressure on the gigantic construction site. The Max Boegl Bauunternehmung GmbH & Co. KG located in Neumarkt also has a strong presence in Plattling with six installation crews. The Max Bögl company group is the largest private construction company in Germany.

On the large construction site in Plattling, Max Bögl has joined in a consortium with the Glass GmbH construction company and is responsible for all production, delivery and installation of the prefabricated parts.

There are a total of approx. 8,000 finished parts with a weight of approx. 20 tonnes respectively. From February until now, approx. 6,000 finished parts have already been installed, mainly with the Sennebogen crawler crane 5500 Star-Lifter. In the busy periods, approx. 150 finished parts are lifted per day. “We still haven’t had any down-times with the Sennebogen 5500. The machine is completely reliable and never has a problem,” said Jörg Kuchler, the site manager of Max Bögl.

“Without the 5500 Star-Lifter, the tight schedule and the fast progress in construction would be impossible. The machine is especially persuasive in the reduced space requirements when working in narrow spaces,” according to the site manager.

For construction sites of these dimensions, precise coordination in the configuration between the cranes used is extremely important. With the 24.3 metre main boom and a 35.5 metre fly boom, the Sennebogen 5500 Star-Lifter positions the prefabricated concrete just as competently and precisely as it does the facing, facades, covers and steel parts. A real all-round machine!

This was also confirmed in a conversation with crane operator Hans Wetzel: “The 5500 Star-Lifter is extremely powerful and is ready for work immediately. The machine is intuitive and ergonomic to run. You really feel comfortable in the Comfort Cab.”

Beside the 5500 with 180 metric tons capacity, the range of Sennebogen crawler cranes includes the 4400 Star-Lifter model with a max. lifting capacity of 140 metric tons, the 3300 with 110 metric tons and the 2200 with an 80-metric-ton lifting capacity.


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