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EQUIPMENT TICKER TAPE Netherlands headquartered Roll Group A custom-made quick-change boom system on its Volvo
ROLL GROUP ADDS HIGH CAPACITY GANTRY LIFTING
GERMAN CONTRACTOR BOOSTS UPWARD REACH WITH
SYSTEM
VOLVO CE
Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) EC380E HR is helping German
has added a super heavy lift gantry
tower system to its fleet.
projects with a range of reach requirements.
It is at the fabrication stage and due
to be operational in the middle of demolition and earthworks specialist Austen GmbH on demolition
With an operating weight of just over 50 t, the Volvo EC380E HR is
2023. Existing strand jacks from the Roll a vital piece of equipment for Austen, a family-run business now
Lift fleet will provide the lifting muscle in its third generation.
for the in-house designed system. Projects include the Markt Cadolzburg site in the city of Fürth in the
Capacity varies depending on the southern German state of Bavaria, which covers around 113,000
height but the company has targeted being able to lift 2,400 sq m (1.2 million sq ft), and where around 10,000 t of concrete
tonnes to a height of 100 metres, without guy wires. Components of have already been reprocessed.
the system can be combined to produce multiple configurations “It was clear that sooner or later we would need more upward
of height, width, capacity, and shape to suit all sorts of heavy reach,” says business manager Dominik Austen.
lifting applications. Capacity will be greater than 2,400 tonnes “But before we bought one, we wanted to see a large machine
at lower height and less than this at heights above 100 metres. for ourselves.”
Current capabilities With no EC380E HR in the area, Stefan Kirsch, sales manager of
At this stage enough components are being made to assemble equipment dealer Robert Aebi four directors from Austen 700 km
towers 100 metres tall but extra mast sections can be added (435 miles) north to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
later. The current maximum span is 23 metres but this can be While the trip proved worthwhile in terms of the machine, a quick-
increased by adding more header beam sections in future. The change system didn’t yet exist for excavators of this size.
system components are being fabricated in Singapore, Indonesia “You can’t get something like that off the shelf, you have to build
and Thailand and will be verified by Lloyd’s in design, fabrication it,” said Stefan Kirsch.
and testing, Roll Group explained. “We had to think about everything down to the smallest detail.
Its first project is in the petrochemical industry for the installation Where should the quick-change couplings be placed? How
of tall reactors. In the renewable energy sector the system can be should they be attached?”
of use in the integration of jackets or for the load out of floating Within a year, a team from the two companies had developed the
offshore wind farm components. It is also ideal for the installation first Volvo EC380E HR with an oil-free quick-change boom system.
of goliath cranes, Roll Group said. An assist crane is used to At the customer’s request, the machine also received a protective
assemble the tower. That same crane can then be used for tailing coating. And a custom-made big rock spoon was also designed
the vessel during the main lift. Ground preparation for the base is and developed by Dominik Austen in collaboration with the
extremely important to keep the towers stable and to guarantee spoon builder to enable them to rip out foundations even more
the safety of the whole system, the company said. This means effectively. Thanks to the modifications that were made to its
the towers need to be supported by a piled concrete foundation, EC380E HR, Austen can switch between booms in just 30 minutes,
specifically designed for the loads. which it describes as a huge benefit for day-to-day operations.
With the long front equipment, the excavator can reach a
VE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES SELLS 11906 UNITS IN maximum working height of around 24 m (78 ft).
MARCH 2023 For work at lower elevations or on foundations, Austen switches to
VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. (A Volvo Group and Eicher Motors its earthmoving boom.
joint venture) recorded sales of 11906 units in March 2023 as
compared to 8803 units in March 2022 recording a growth of MAGNI INTRODUCES NEW FIXED BOOM TELEHANDLER
35.2%. This includes 11677 units of Eicher brand and 229 units of Magni Telescopic Handlers launched its new 10,000-pound
Volvo brand. Following are the key highlights for March 2023: capacity fixed boom telehandler for the North American market.
• Eicher branded trucks & buses have recorded sales of 11677 The TH 5,5.15 fixed boom model features a maximum lift capacity
units in March 2023 as compared to 8581 units in March 2022 of 12,100 pounds and a maximum lift height of 48 feet, 7 inches.
representing a growth of 36.1%. The unit brings Magni’s total TH series up to six units with maximum
• In the domestic CV market, Eicher branded trucks & buses lift heights ranging from 25 to 75 feet and maximum lift capacities
have recorded sales of 11263 units in March 2023 as of 11,000 to 13,200 pounds. The TH lineup offers a range of
compared to 7929 units in March 2022, representing a growth attachments including forks, winches, jibs and work platforms.
of 42%. Magni’s Heavy Lift model HTH 16.10, provides a maximum lift
• On the Exports front, Eicher branded trucks & buses have capacity of 35,200 pounds and a maximum lift height of 31 feet,
recorded sales of 414 units in March 2023 as compared to 2 inches. The HTH 16.10 is powered by a Volvo Penta Tier 5 engine
652 units in March 2022, representing a decline of 36.5% that boasts 218 hp providing the power needed for applications
• Volvo Trucks and Volvo Buses have recorded sales of 229 within heavy industry, mining, heavy logistics and more.
units in March 2023 as compared to 222 units in March 2022, In addition, a complete line of attachments is available for the
representing a growth of 3.2%. HTH models including forks, winches and hooks.

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