Manitowoc has launched the MR 229, the first of a new generation of Potain luffing jib tower cranes. The MR 229 is the first Potain luffing jib crane to feature Manitowoc’s Crane Control System (CCS), ...

Without tower cranes, it's likely that many iconic buildings and structures we know and love would not be standing. Not only do these steel giants look striking, they are also integral to modern ...

Manufacturer Liebherr in Germany has released details of a new high capacity luffing jib tower crane with multiple improvements over the outgoing model. As a replacement for the 357 HC-L the new 440 ...

Terex has released its largest luffing jib tower crane to date, the CTL 650 F45, with a maximum lifting capacity of 45 tonnes. The company says the model heralds a move to a new generation of ...

Building an 802-foot-tall skyscraper in San Francisco required a crane with very high lifting capacities covering a wide working radius and fast line speeds, while at the same time being as ...

The LR330 luffing-jib tower crane incorporates the company’s new equilateral-triangle jib design. According to Raimondi, the new crane is “structurally optimized,” having an overall design that allows ...

The Terex CTL 1600 luffing jib tower crane has two-and-a-half times the load moment and an approximately 32-foot-longer jib than the previous largest Terex luffing jib tower crane. Topping the ...

New tower crane concepts for wind turbine installation. Part one of an epic series written by ICST special correspondent and global tower crane authority Heinz-Gert Kessel At the beginning of tower ...

The Swiss crane manufacturer Wolffkran has unveiled a new 166 B hydraulic luffing crane, with a maximum load of 12 tonnes, and a jib length of up to 55 metres. Sitting between Wolffkran’s current 100 ...