China builds crawler crane which can lift 3,600 tonnes!
May 31st, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANSBeijing, May 31 (IANS) China’s largest machine manufacturer has built a massive crawler crane which can lift a whopping 3,600 tonnes of weight and is believed to be the world’s largest.
The massive crawler crane rolled off the production line of China’s largest machine manufacturer, Sany Group, Tuesday in east Jiangsu Province, marking a major step forward for the Chinese manufacturing industry, Xinhua reported.
The crawler crane SCC86000TM, developed in the Kunshan city in Jiangsu and having a maximum lifting capacity of 3,600 tonnes, is believed to outpace any rival in the world in terms of lifting and torsion force, according to Sany.
The crawler crane will be mainly used in the construction of nuclear power projects in China, said Sany’s president, Xiang Wenbo.
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