en.Wedoany.com Reported - XCMG's XGC88000 crawler crane completed all 21 heavy lifting tasks in the upgrade and renovation project of Sinopec Maoming Petrochemical Company. Over a construction period of nearly 300 days, the 4,000-ton-class crane achieved a cumulative lifting total weight exceeding 17,000 tons. The final tower, weighing 880 tons, was precisely positioned at an altitude of nearly 100 meters, marking the successful conclusion of this super lifting operation.
The petrochemical plant area, characterized by narrow spaces and dense pipe racks, is widely recognized as a lifting "forbidden zone." The project involved multiple core plant areas, including chemical cracking and oil refining, imposing extremely high requirements on the stability and precision of the lifting equipment. Faced with such extreme working conditions, any minor deviation could lead to serious consequences, testing not only the equipment's performance but also the overall solution control capability.
Since the successful first lift on July 30, 2025, the XGC88000 has been operating continuously across all four seasons. Whether handling ultra-high towers up to 91.6 meters or the heaviest core equipment in the project, the crane leveraged its exceptional micro-motion capability and stability to achieve "millimeter-level" precise positioning in confined spaces. XCMG Lifting Machinery provided not just a crane, but a systematic strategy tailored to different challenges—from solution simulation and safety checks to final stable positioning, ensuring technical briefings were implemented down to every detail.
This equipment boasts 3 world-first technologies, 6 internationally leading technologies, and over 80 national patents. It has received the National Science and Technology Progress Award and has been used in major domestic petrochemical bases and projects along the Belt and Road Initiative. The completion of this lifting task marks the full transition of the Maoming Petrochemical upgrade and renovation project into the peak phase of equipment installation.
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