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Over the past year, there has been a lot of discussion about the challenges the industry is facing because of the pandemic. Operations had to be stopped or altered, while sales revenues have been affected.
During a virtual briefing by the US-headquartered Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) in mid-January, AEM Chair and Trimble’s executive chairman Steven Berglund talked about another challenge, one beyond the pandemic and economic conditions.
“I think technology in general poses a challenge to the equipment manufacturers in a very positive way. It s bringing benefits to the users, but requires a lot of changes. The machine as defined in terms of horsepower and inherent capacity is no longer necessarily the driving issue. How well that machine fits into an information architecture so that the entire construction site or the entire farm are being managed together, I think there s a whole level of challenge there,” he said.
Over the past year, there has been a lot of discussion about the challenges the industry is facing because of the pandemic. Operations had to be stopped or altered, while sales revenues have been affected.
During a virtual briefing by the US-headquartered Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) in mid-January, AEM Chair and Trimble’s executive chairman Steven Berglund talked about another challenge, one beyond the pandemic and economic conditions.
“I think technology in general poses a challenge to the equipment manufacturers in a very positive way. It s bringing benefits to the users, but requires a lot of changes. The machine as defined in terms of horsepower and inherent capacity is no longer necessarily the driving issue. How well that machine fits into an information architecture so that the entire construction site or the entire farm are being managed together, I think there s a whole level of challenge there,” he said.
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By D.Ann Shiffler09 February 2021
F.A. Wilhelm said its two new rough terrain cranes will help it deliver fast track projects in the Midwestern U.S. General Contractor F.A. Wilhelm put its two new Grove rough terrain cranes to work shortly after they were delivered.
Renewable energy and specialty civil construction company IEA Constructors (IEA) used four Manitowoc crawler cranes, two MLC650s and two MLC300s, for the installation of 200 turbines at a wind farm in Texas.
Configured with 331.4ft (101m) of main boom with a 24.9ft extended upper boom point (EUBP) at 28° offset, and outfitted with 661,000lbs (300t) of counterweight, the two 650t MLC650 crawler cranes helped set upper mid tower sections, spikes, blades and V120 nacelles.
Performing these lifts on each pad meant the cranes had to travel from site to site fully configured, covering distances of several miles each day. The practice causes significant undercarriage wear and is a cost consideration for contractors.