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Abhishek Bohra, Partner, Bohmen Industries

On the Move!

The market for mobile cranes is on the move driven by low-rise residential, commercial, and industrial building construction activity in urban areas.

Demand for higher tonnage cranes is likely to grow

With the government’s heavy investment on infrastructure development, the mobile crane market in India is showing gradual signs of improvement, which was impacted by the pandemic.

There is upsurge in demand for medium & high-capacity cranes”

The medium and heavy-duty mobile cranes market is progressing largely in India due to the growth in the construction industry of the country.

Towering opportunities

Choosing a tower crane is increasingly about safety and productivity features, as customers seek to lift more with less power, upgrade to a higher capacity economically, and safely use multiple cranes at space-constrained project sites.

Vertical Growth

Tower crane market is now on revival path, which was going through a lull period till recently. Going forward, a steady growth of real estate market could see a further momentum in tower cranes.

Dubai contractor buys two new Raimondi MRT111 tower cranes

Raimondi Cranes SpA has sold two new MRT111 topless tower cranes to Dar Al Adham Constructions (DAAC), a regional contractor based in the United Arab Emirates. The 8-tonne tower cranes are currently at work on the Riviera residential project by Azizi Developments in Meydan, Dubai.

New mini air hoist

J D Neuhaus will be showcasing their new air hoists, the Mini series, at the 2018 CeMAT exhibition, taking place on 23-27 April in Hannover, Germany. On display in hall 24, booth A54 throughout the show will be a Mini 500 hoist, just one of the models in the new range.

Safe lifting solutions

A global leader in the manufacture of high-technology PET container production machinery, ASB International Pvt Ltd, is equipping its major export-oriented plant near Mumbai with some of Konecranes' most advanced lifting technologies to enhance its quality, safety and cost-efficiency.

Electric Throttle Actuators

The latest electric throttle actuators provide a cost effective way to control engine speed on mechanical diesel engines. Compact and easily installed, they enable greater freedom of machine design and the use of more ergonomically optimised controls.

Soaring SkyWARDS

Safe Hoists and Platforms

Spartan has introduced hoists and platforms with a greater emphasis on safety and technology. Vikram Mehta elaborates on the innovations from Spartan.

Safety in Construction Hoists

PV Ramdev elaborates on the safety features associated with construction hoists.Construction hoist, popularly known as Passenger and Material (PM) Hoist, is used for transporting men and materials during high-rise construction vertically to heights up to 821 m - Burz Al Khalifa at Dubai is currently the tallest tower in the world and there are reports that Bechtel has been awarded an ambitious contract by Saudi Arabia to design a still taller tower.

Achieving Substantial Savings in Project Costs

Thermax, headquartered in Pune, is a renowned engineering solutions provider for the energy and environment sector. The Thermax factory in Chinchwad, Pune, has several cranes from ElectroMech which are used for various applications such as loading, unloading, handling, and assembly work.

Wind Velocity Monitor

ACD?s wind velocity monitor/switch was prompted by some serious crane accidents during the erection of tall constructions, where wind condition appears to have been a major contributing factor.

Prompt aftersales service is one of the main criteria

The selection of an equipment is done based on the determination of technical suitability of equipment to suit execution methodology. In case standard equipment does not suit certain requirements, then we get it customised to fulfill the ultimate needs.

Sour CE Issue

Essentially, CE selection and procurement is a complex metrics-based decision making activity that requires active involvement of the concerned stakeholders of an organisation.

Wind Velocity Monitor

A crane operator must be given sufficient warning to decide when the crane should be put out of service because of risks due to high winds and his inability to control the load.

Safety Features in Tower Cranes

Safety in tower crane begins with the civil foundation, which should be adequate to sustain the dead weight of the crane as well as the dynamic of the load being handled, in a 360o format. Subsequently, all safety practices have to be observed during assembly and dis-assembly processes because crane comprises of large structures and many sub assemblies.

Safety in Construction Hoist

Safety is paramount in construction equipment and their users. Following the international trend of according utmost importance to safety consciousness lead by DuPont and others many reputed Indian companies like L&T, HCC, etc.

Make in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched an ambitious campaign ?Make in India?, which aims to turn the country into a global manufacturing hub. The campaign projects India as an investment destination and develop, promote and market India as a leading manufacturing destination and as a hub for design and information.

Lifting Solutions

The future trend in material handling systems will be towards lighter, higher-efficiency equipment. The power consumption, material of construction, operating noise levels and eco-friendly features of this equipment will play a big role while introducing

Towering Tall

The real estate and power sectors will show a tremendous growth in the next 2-3 years. As per projections, the tower crane requirement will increase to 30-40 per cent in these two years. Current demand growth for tower cranes is mostly from realty sector.

We have expanded our tower crane range up to 25T capacity

We strongly believe in ?Make in India,? and have our own research and development team which has given various innovative solutions for Indian customers. We supply tower cranes for real estate buildings, factories, bridges, power plants, hydro electric projects, dams, refineries, etc

Exact raw materials and mechanisms are still not available

The Procurement trend is still price-based. The contractors do not have the proper expertise for proper validation of tower cranes with respect to the quality

Maintenance, the Key to Performance

Raj Shrivastav trains his thoughts on the importance of maintenance, especially predictive maintenance of EOT cranes to derive the maximum output.More than ever before, the past decade has seen the emergence of demanding customers - customers, who expect more from their assets.

Limit Switches for Drives

GKN Land Systems offers Stromag brand limit switches for reliable and efficient control and protection of equipment for applications ranging from cranes, wind to stage technology.GKN Land Systems has been building Stromag brand limit switches for 50 years. The company offers a wide range of limit switches for many applications with different switch contacts and housings made of metal or plastic

A customer-centric leader

Ashutosh Nadkarni is the Managing Director of GKN Land Systems India (Formerly Stromag India). He joined in 2012 to drive ambitious growth plans of GKN Land Systems for Indian market. Nadkarni brings with him over 26 years of industrial business development experience of working in the Indian, Asia Pacific and European regions. His extensive experience in new business developments, key account management, and projects and operations is supporting GKN Land Systems achieve its long-term growth str

Intelligent lifting solutions

Konecranes provides a wide range of reliable and versatile crane systems and other material handling solutions specially designed to operate under such extreme conditions.

Our cranes have some of the best safety features.

Demag is probably the only company among crane manufacturers with the largest field force. Our services include installation and commissioning, warranty and post warranty services and support through parts, says Vidyakant Miraje, Business Head - Process Cranes, Demag Cranes and Components (I). Excerpts from the interview.

Overload Protection: A System Solution for Cranes

The ECPS system designed by tecsis fulfils a broad spectrum of demands. Increasing tempo and growing transshipment volumes in present-day logistics process call for the maximum safety and availability of handling equipment.

The Zoomlion-Electromech JV offers frequency control across its tower cranes

Zoomlion has the second biggest population of installed tower cranes in the country across all segments. Over 550 Zoomlion tower cranes are working on various sites across India.

We are coming out with high-end technology specially targeted for the precast segment

Along with our associates, we provide complete turnkey services starting from concrete mix identification and plant layout, equipment selection and supply, commissioning and handover of required quality and capacity and also material handling systems to transfer precast to the stores,

We offer well-engineered hoisting solutions keeping safety in full focus.

The Indian industrial cranes sector lacks a structured after sales service infrastructure. This is why we have set up Cranedge, a subsidiary company with focus on maintenance and service for industrial cranes of all makes.

We have set up an independent service and repairs business

We are in the design stage to launch our service business with a lot of strength and power, and we are committed to support our customers fully,

At Spartan, we believe in the highest standard of quality and reliability

Spartan has been amongst pioneers who introduced tower cranes in India. With Spartan?s thorough kno?wledge and experience in manu?fac?turing, marketing and customer service for tower cranes, they have a clear edge over the competition.

The Anupam-Alfa Cranes

Anupam Industries, in association with the leading European tower crane manufacturing company Alfa, part of the Finalfa group, Italy, provides world- class tower cranes apart from its own range of gantry cranes.