31.10.2017

New Raimondi flat top

Raimondi Cranes has launched an all new 12 tonne capacity flat top tower crane, the MRT234.

The new crane has been developed in just 14 months form first day of design to last day of testing, burning up 3,200 design hours in the process.

The MRT234 has been designed and tested for three Raimondi towers, the 1.7 metre square City tower, with a free standing height of 38.6 metres, the 2.1 metre climbing tower with which it can achieve a 60 metre free standing height, or the 2.3 metre GR6L tower for a maximum free standing height of 75 metres. Jib lengths are available from 28 to 70 metres with a jib tip capacity at 70 metres of 2,250kg.
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The all new Raimondi MRT234 flat top tower crane

The new crane offers a choice of two different winches, the standard 45kW or more powerful 55kW option. The company claims that a key feature of the new crane is a 30 percent increase in operating speeds, including slew and trolley speeds. It also incorporates the deluxe R16 crane cab with all round vision.

The company has been showing the new crane to select customers during the testing process, and the first pre-production unit has been shipped to InterKran in Switzerland. The second unit will go to Strictly Cranes in Sydney, Australia.
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The Raimondi MRT234 flat top offers jib lengths to 70 metres with 2,250kg jib tip capacity

Technical director Domenico Ciano said: “We are thrilled to launch the MRT234 after months of preparation. Raimondi’s R&D team worked with various suppliers for four months to build the prototype, erected in beta in August 2017 at our headquarters in Italy. The final stage of testing took three months including preassembly of the crane, evaluating many different types of configurations and all of the model’s structural tests.”

“This testing phase, part of Raimondi’s internal technical quality control procedures, allowed for various performance measurement assessments, and allowed the engineering segment to observe these metrics at work thereby ensuring the best possible results for end-users.”

“This product is heavily geared toward user experience, and these UI/UX centric features pioneered by Silicon Valley’s technology companies, when applied to heavy lifting machinery result in a high-performance product that boasts extreme operator ease onsite.”