12.10.2012

Lanning to head Sany crawler crane development

John Lanning, Sany America’s crawler crane R&D director has been promoted to director of engineering and development for Sany crawler cranes globally.

The new post also carries the title deputy general manager of Sany Heavy Industry. Lanning’s duties will include product development for the domestic Chinese market and global markets. He will continue his work developing crawler cranes for North American customers.
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John Lanning

Lanning’s main duties will be as director of the R&D Institute of Sany Zhejiang Equipment based in Huzhou where Sany is moving its global crawler crane manufacturing and development operations. The company was previously known as the Sany Science & Technology Co.

“Our challenge going forward is to make Sany the dominant player globally in crawler cranes,” said Lanning. “I’ll have a great team working with me in Huzhou and around the world. The next few years are going to be a great ride.”

Lanning joined Sany America in January 2010 after four decades with Manitowoc, P&H and Link-Belt. He directed design of the 330 ton Sany SCC8300, the company’s first self-assembling crawler crane, and the new 550 ton SCC8500 with its movable counterweight and automatic counterbalance equalisation system.

Globally, the Sany crane line ranges from 50 tonnes to the 3,600 tonne SCC36000.