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China's Kiloton Crane Virtual Simulation Training System Cultivates More Talents for Wind Power Projects

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
XCMG, Transport, Science and technology, Energy, Heavy equipment, Lifting equipment, Construction Equipment, Crane, Jib, Level luffing crane, Wind turbine, Simulation

XUZHOU, China, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In light of promoting wind power adoption, leading construction machinery manufacturer XCMG (000425.SZ) launched a groundbreaking crane virtual simulation training system loaded with multiple pioneering core technologies of its legendary XCA1600 all-terrain crane, a model that has been widely used on wind turbine installation in China.

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  • XUZHOU, China, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In light of promoting wind power adoption, leading construction machinery manufacturer XCMG (000425.SZ) launched a groundbreaking crane virtual simulation training system loaded with multiple pioneering core technologies of its legendary XCA1600 all-terrain crane, a model that has been widely used on wind turbine installation in China .
  • The original torque display system created by XCMG can complete interactive operations and data display of the super lift, wind power boom and luffing jib, plus one-click unlocking and tensioning as well as autorotation of the wind power boom.
  • This training system utilizes wind power hoisting scenarios of the largest scale that supports operators to quickly master the skills.
  • XCMG upgraded the kiloton all-terrain crane virtual simulation training system again in 2020 with the XCA1600 as a prototype, featuring programs for the telescopic system, dual-cylinder head display and control.

Zoomlion Launches Full Operation of New Tower Crane Intelligent Manufacturing Factory

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Zoomlion, Lifting equipment, Crane, Equipment, Hunan, Jib, Level luffing crane, Luff, Science and technology, Construction

CHANGDE, China, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. ("Zoomlion"; 1157.HK) officially launched full operation of its tower crane intelligent manufacturing (IM) factory on May 17 in Changde, Hunan Province.

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  • CHANGDE, China, May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. ("Zoomlion"; 1157.HK) officially launched full operation of its tower crane intelligent manufacturing (IM) factory on May 17 in Changde, Hunan Province.
  • Now in full operation, Zoomlion's tower crane IM factory has improved production efficiency greatly one tower crane rolls off the assembly line every 18 minutes.
  • The Zoomlion tower crane IM factory has a new layout of one "intelligent factory", two "lighthouse workshops", three "intelligent warehouses" and four "blackout production lines", manufacturing each series of tower cranes and construction lifts in the 63-20,000 tonne-meter range.
  • Meanwhile, Zoomlion delivered two units of the world's largest wind power luffing jib tower crane LW2340-180 to the customer.

Xinhua Silk Road: Zoomlion's smart tower crane plant in Central China put into operation

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Friday, May 21, 2021
Lifting equipment, Cranes, Zoomlion, Equipment, Crane, Construction, Transport, Level luffing crane

b'BEIJING, May 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd., also the biggest tower crane producer around the world, put the second phase of its central China-located smart tower crane plant into operation on May 17.\nHence, its smart factory, which covers a total area of 49.33 hectares, is producing the largest wind tower cranes in the world.

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  • b'BEIJING, May 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd., also the biggest tower crane producer around the world, put the second phase of its central China-located smart tower crane plant into operation on May 17.\nHence, its smart factory, which covers a total area of 49.33 hectares, is producing the largest wind tower cranes in the world.
  • With fixed-asset investment of 1.8 billion yuan, it is expected to generate output value of 20 billion yuan annually.\nAlongside the factory\'s operation, Zoomlion formed a production pattern characterized by one smart plant, two "lighthouse" workshops or the world\'s most advanced workshops in other words, three smart stereoscopic warehouses and four unmanned production lines, marking a step further on its road to comprehensively intelligent manufacturing.\nCurrently, the company is capable of producing tower cranes of full series with their sizes ranging from 63 tonmeter to 20,000 tonmeter.
  • For every 18 minutes, a tower crane comes off its assemble line, marking a speed that ranks high among those of its domestic and global peers.\nYear to date, Zoomlion has manufactured over 150,000 tower cranes to enable construction projects worldwide and boasts for a long time the highest market share in the world.\nTang Shaofang, vice president of Zoomlion said the Changde City-situated smart factory completed comprehensive, digital and green upgrading and realized production of tower cranes with world class sizes and quality.\nOn Monday, the company held a delivery ceremony for the world\'s largest luffing jib tower cranes used for wind turbine hoisting labeled LW2340-180, a product with a maximum rated lifting load of 180 tonnes, fixed maximum lifting height of 180 meters and max operating range of 68 meters and capable of hoisting onshore wind power generating sets with six megawatts of installed capacity.\nBy building smart manufacturing bases elsewhere in east China, Zoomlion is accelerating its smart, digital and green transformation to become one of the world\'s strongest tower crane producers.\n'

Xinhua Silk Road: Zoomlion's smart tower crane plant in Central China put into operation

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Friday, May 21, 2021
Lifting equipment, Cranes, Zoomlion, Equipment, Crane, Construction, Transport, Level luffing crane

b'BEIJING, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd., also the biggest tower crane producer around the world, put the second phase of its central China-located smart tower crane plant into operation on May 17.\nHence, its smart factory, which covers a total area of 49.33 hectares, is producing the largest wind tower cranes in the world.

Key Points: 
  • b'BEIJING, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd., also the biggest tower crane producer around the world, put the second phase of its central China-located smart tower crane plant into operation on May 17.\nHence, its smart factory, which covers a total area of 49.33 hectares, is producing the largest wind tower cranes in the world.
  • With fixed-asset investment of 1.8 billion yuan, it is expected to generate output value of 20 billion yuan annually.\nAlongside the factory\'s operation, Zoomlion formed a production pattern characterized by one smart plant, two "lighthouse" workshops or the world\'s most advanced workshops in other words, three smart stereoscopic warehouses and four unmanned production lines, marking a step further on its road to comprehensively intelligent manufacturing.\nCurrently, the company is capable of producing tower cranes of full series with their sizes ranging from 63 tonmeter to 20,000 tonmeter.
  • For every 18 minutes, a tower crane comes off its assemble line, marking a speed that ranks high among those of its domestic and global peers.\nYear to date, Zoomlion has manufactured over 150,000 tower cranes to enable construction projects worldwide and boasts for a long time the highest market share in the world.\nTang Shaofang, vice president of Zoomlion said the Changde City-situated smart factory completed comprehensive, digital and green upgrading and realized production of tower cranes with world class sizes and quality.\nOn Monday, the company held a delivery ceremony for the world\'s largest luffing jib tower cranes used for wind turbine hoisting labeled LW2340-180, a product with a maximum rated lifting load of 180 tonnes, fixed maximum lifting height of 180 meters and max operating range of 68 meters and capable of hoisting onshore wind power generating sets with six megawatts of installed capacity.\nBy building smart manufacturing bases elsewhere in east China, Zoomlion is accelerating its smart, digital and green transformation to become one of the world\'s strongest tower crane producers.\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xinhua-silk-road-zoomlions-smart...\n'