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CRANES - TOWER & MOBILE

Please provide details on your emphasis on technology – features
like intelligent crane control systems and digital platforms imbibed
in your cranes and innovations? What are the advancements your INTERACTION
have introduced or plan to introduce?
The cranes are designed keeping in mind economy and ease in
operation, assembly and transportation. i.e. Crawler cranes feature
integrated transport design to reduce assembly time, Modular
design of same platform products ensures interchangeability of
components and nesting of smaller booms inside larger booms to
reduce no of trailer required for transport.

Detail us on the USP’s of your crane, ease of operating your
machines, operator comfort and Safety features in your products.
Tyre mounted cranes feature sliders to increase contact area
between boom sections thus improving overall integrity of extended
boom structure.
Patented Telescoping technology controls boom extension and
retraction sequences for smoother operation of telescopic. We are
also first in India to introduce All Axle steering in Truck cranes to
significantly improve maneuverability.
Safety Features:
Observation of safety guidelines becomes critical in Heavy duty
mobile cranes due to higher Weight & size of loads handled and
presence of large support manpower around the crane.
Safety Systems consist of Mechanical, Electronic and Hydraulic With close to 26 Branches pan India, Schwing Stetter Provides direct
protection. service to its crane customers. Scheduled Health Check up of all
Safe Load Indicator Systems with Overload Prevention, Wind equipment and Audit of Operators periodically have garnered
Speed Alarm, alarm for operation on uneven ground, Swing/ huge appreciation from the clients.
Travel alarms, etc. ensure that operator is well informed of the
operating conditions and is issued alarm in case of any impending Your strategy in this price sensitive market .
unsafe working condition. Pawl locks on Winch, Functions lock out Our production facility is fully automatic & robotic which gives us
in operator cabin, Hydraulic relief valves and Non return valves comfort of producing in volume. Although we cannot control the
together contribute to safer operation of the crane. effect of rising steel & sea freight cost but global demand for tower
XCMG All Terrain Cranes Feature, Auto tensioning of Superlift & Mobile crane gives us volume to balance out domestic market
attachment while assembly to eliminate errors due to operator prices.
judgement and achieve balanced boom system with Superlift.
Tell us about the new products you have launched or plan to
Detail us about the steps initiated to upgrade the skill sets of launch in the near future
technicians and operators? We plan to launch the following cranes in the very near future.
Operator education is must & our Operator Training school at • In the Tower cranes XT1200 (80105-63) in the 63 ton capacity
Irungattukottai and GMH Cheyyar is in full swing churning out will be newly launched.
operators which includes on the job training preceded by Simulator • In the Crawler cranes XCG 45 in the 45 ton capacity will be
training at the class rooms. We are affiliated with the NSDC and newly launched.
also with the Infrastructure Equipment Skill Council for third party • In the ALL terrain Crane XCA 60 & XCA 300 will be the new
assessment and certification. launches.
Special site machine maintenance & operation training at site • In the Truck crane XCT 25 will be the new launch.
with our senior training staff for existing customer maintenance
personnel is a regular activity. Future outlook for the industry and from a company perspective
Schwing Stetter foreseeing the increasing demand in the CE industry
Tell us about the indigenisation efforts undertaken by the company due to the infra push and India poised to become the second
to meet the market requirements. largest market for CE requirements globally, had the foresight to
Our GMH Plant in Cheyyar is fully geared up for localized production inaugurate our Global manufacturing hub in Cheyyar, Tamil Nadu
in the near future. in the year 2020 amid the pandemic. Now, fully functional this 55
acre facility, will not only cater to the domestic requirement but also
To what extent are aftermarket services a strategic differentiator. to the international market. With its R&D center in place, Schwing
Schwing Stetter has always been associated with its after sales Stetter will be unveiling a slew of newer technology equipment in
support Excellence, be it Service, Spares or Training requirement. the upcoming expo.

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