Crane lifts design award

The construction of the V-type crane girder is based on bionic principles. In a similar way to bone structure, the design only uses material where it is necessary. Depending on requirements, the new girder design can be adapted with millimetre accuracy to the height of existing or planned buildings. This allows simple implementation in existing production bays and greater freedom for planning new buildings. 

Andreas Hambrock, head of the Universal Cranes business line at Terex Material Handling, comments: "The award demonstrates that industrial cranes can achieve new levels of design excellence. At the same time, the optimised crane girder design makes it more precise, lighter and more durable than other universal cranes.”

As an award winner, the Demag V-type crane will be shown at the iF design exhibition in Hamburg’s HafenCity until 7th June 2015.  

The Demag V-type crane features a V-shaped design that includes vertical struts and tapered diaphragm joints. This construction is said to reduce crane oscillation by 30%, enabling loads to be positioned more quickly and precisely. The optimised use of material to meet specific load requirements also cuts the crane’s deadweight by an average of 17% and doubles its service life to more than 500,000 changes of load.