MOBILE CRANE
First ATF 400G-6 goes to a leading crane services firm Companies can only really claim to be truly reliable if they act that way all the time. Tadano Brasil Equipamentos de Elevação Ltda. offers its customers first-class service and strong presence at any time. And now it’s paying off. Recently, for example, the company has sold an ATF 400G-6 to Real Guindastes, the leading crane and equipment hire firm for the steel and mining industry in the Minas Gerais region. This 400-tonner had been manufactured in Lauf an der Pegnitz, and the German team even took care of the delivery, commissioning, training, and support with the initial projects. Following the recovery of several major markets, the Brazilian crane industry is on the rise once again. The future is set to see further modernizations and a whole lot of maintenance work on industrial units to ensure the high technical and safety requirements are all met. The same goes for the iron ore and steel industry, particularly when it comes to the associated heavy maintenance and lifting work. It is with all of this in mind that an investment in the ATF 400G-6 makes sense. After all, the 400-tonner offers not only unparalleled performance within its class but also maximum safety. Heavy lifting with various qualities The 5-section 60-metre main boom complete with luffing jib, telescopic to 76 metres, a maximum system length of 122 metres, powerful engines, and the smallest 360° turning radius in its class make the compact 400-tonner an 34
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The ATF 400G-6 equips its luffing jib on the factory premises in Real Guindastes
exceptional heavy lifting crane. And that’s not forgetting its safe performance control afforded by a variety of safety devices. These include the flexible TRAM system, an exceptionally effective fall protection mechanism, and the exclusive integrated lift & release adjuster that can only be found in Tadano cranes. When picking uploads, the adjuster prevents any swinging forward, and when set down, it prevents the loosened hook block from swinging backwards. Three countries with one major player By the end of 2019, the time had come: The technical handover took place at the headquarters of Real Guindastes in Nova Lima, which can be found near Belo Horizonte, capital of the state of Minas Gerais to the north-west of Rio de Janeiro. Before this, all topics and dates relating to commissioning, training
and maintenance were planned with the assistance of technicians from Brazil, Germany and Japan. The actual implementation work was handled entirely by the team from Lauf, which included the operators providing support on the initial projects using the 400-tonner. But the Tadano factory team did not have to start from scratch – Real Guindastes has several crane operators and highly skilled professionals who are already familiar with large and complex equipment. The extensive company fleet includes mobile cranes up to 500 tons as well as telescopic crawler cranes and revolving tower cranes. So all things considered, the situation certainly looks positive for the first ATF 400G-6 to start doing its job in Brazil.
Babcock, +27 (0) 10 492 7370, www.tadano.com
