12.03.2013

Lithium spider for South Korea

The Seoul metropolitan government has taken delivery of a 22 metre Blue Lithium C22/11 spider lift from Bluelift to assist in the maintenance of the Seoul City Hall in South Korea.

The C22/11 features a double sigma riser, with telescopic top boom and articulated jib. Weighing three tonnes it offers an outreach of 11 metres with a 200kg platform capacity. The machine’s overall dimensions are just under two metres in height, 900mm overall width and 5.2 metres in length – which can be reduced to 4.5 with the basket removed. Its lithium battery offers up to eight hours use between charges, with the company claiming that its rapid charge system tops it back up to 80 percent recharge within two hours.
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The C22/11 being used to gain access to the living plant wall inside the Seoul City Hall

Bluelift said: “It is an eco-friendly project and the operators wanted an eco-friendly machine. The Bluelift lithium machine has zero emissions and having no trailing power leads it does not suffer the usual problems when working indoors using electric cables, such as voltage loss, potential trips or other safety hazards. Also the functions, especially the travel speeds, are not reduced from the diesel powered machine.”
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The futuristic looking Seoul City Hall behind the original City Hall

The newly built and futuristic looking Seoul City Hall opened in September last year directly behind the original City Hall which has been converted into a library. The C22/11 will be used to assist in the maintenance of the building which is almost entirely covered with glazing.