Italy's AL.GIS Receives Liebherr 500-Tonne All-Terrain Crane

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 11, Italian lifting and heavy transport company AL.GIS. Sollevamenti S.r.l. took delivery of a refurbished Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 all-terrain crane from Germany, with a maximum rated lifting capacity of 500 tonnes. The equipment will supplement the company's existing fleet of cranes ranging from 60 to 750 tonnes, and will be used primarily for wind power, shipbuilding, port construction, steel industry, and large infrastructure projects. The handover took place at Liebherr Italia's facility in Monfalcone, after which the equipment was transported approximately 850 kilometers to Marcianise near Naples.

The new equipment features an eight-axle all-terrain chassis and is equipped with a four-section telescopic main boom with a base length of 50 meters, which can be extended to seven sections with a maximum length of 84 meters by adding boom sections. It is also fitted with a Y-type superlift system and a luffing lattice jib with a maximum length of 91 meters. The various boom combinations can accommodate different lifting heights, working radii, and load requirements. The Y-type superlift system improves the stress conditions of the main boom by adding rear support to the boom, thereby increasing lifting capacity under corresponding working conditions.

The LTM 1500-8.1 is a 500-tonne all-terrain crane introduced by Liebherr, with the last unit rolling off the production line at the end of 2021 and a total of 626 units produced. The unit delivered this time is a refurbished second-hand machine rather than a newly manufactured model. For AL.GIS, choosing refurbished equipment allows the company to supplement its 500-tonne lifting capacity with a relatively economical investment while continuing the equipment maintenance and technical support system established through its long-term cooperation with Liebherr.

The newly acquired equipment is planned to be deployed primarily in the wind power sector, while also serving shipbuilding, port engineering, steel structure installation, and large industrial facility construction. Its 84-meter telescopic main boom and 91-meter luffing jib configuration can cover lifting requirements at different heights and working radii, enabling the company to undertake more large-scale lifting tasks with its own equipment and reduce reliance on external crane equipment for certain projects.