22.09.2014

New Potain Topless

Potain will launch a new 10 tonne Topless - flat top - tower crane at Bauma China later this year.

The new crane, the MCT 205, will be manufactured at the company’s Zhangjiagang facility in China, and features a maximum jib length of 65 metre at which it can lift 1.75 tonnes. With a focus on fast erection, the complete upper-structure of the MCT 205 can be assembled in four lifts.

The heaviest group of components weighs just 7.9 tonnes, and the full 65 metre jib can be placed in a single lift. It is also possible to fit three jib sections into a standard container.

Leong Kwong-Joon, regional product manager for Potain said: “In China and across the rest of Asia, we are seeing contractors wanting to place more tower cranes on job sites to accelerate construction schedules. Because Topless cranes have no cat-head at the top, it’s easier to overlap them and overall crane working heights don’t need to be so high. Topless cranes are also faster and easier to erect.”

The company will also display the recently launched Potain MCT 85 tower crane at the show – see: Potain launches MCi 85 successor.
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Potain will also be showcasing its recently launched five tonne MCT 85 tower crane at Bauma China