27.11.2024

A preliminary glimpse of Bauma China 24

The following photos are a brief glimpse of China’s big equipment show held this week, to provide an overview or taste of the event. We will update and add more detail next week.
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This year’s event was interesting in that most manufacturers had smaller, more modest displays, while many western manufacturers did not show at all. We did not see Liebherr, JLG, Genie, Alimak, Tadano, Kobelco or Maeda for example. Manitowoc was present, but with a booth only - no cranes. However, companies that have blossomed since the last show such as Dingli, LGMG and Sinoboom had more impressive displays.
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Dingli’s display was impressive

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A large number of machines on the stand

A couple of other things that jumped out:

Telehandlers: At the last few shows you would have struggled to find a telehandler - yet this time there were more than a dozen companies with a range of models, including 360s on display - and yet the domestic market for telehandlers is, we understand almost non-existent. Almost as though there was some sort of instruction - ‘Go forth and make telehandlers’.

Spider lifts: Another product that seems to have taken off in China is spider lifts, with several Chinese companies - large and small - now making them. Unlike telehandlers however, there is a growing domestic market - especially the larger ones.

There were a number of serious overseas buyers - especially from Australia, New Zealand, most parts Europe and even North America - and some end users, but mostly rental companies and dealers looking for new products to import. Its as though they have run Chinese aerial lifts for a few years and found them to be well made and having established connections, they have become converts to Chinese built equipment.
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As always when it comes to aerial lift companies there were dozens that you have never ever heard of, many with broad product lines. A good number of them are badged - it seems.
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The biggest crane on display the 4,000 tonne XCMG 4000 an 11 axle monster

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With six section boom, superlift and jib

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Yes it really has an 11 axle chassis

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Also on display the new 80t XCA80G7-1E European All Terrain deliveries begin early next year

XCMG had plenty of new aerial lifts on show as well, including its recently announced News[44646](XGA20H) 60ft hybrid powered articulated boom.
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The XGA20H

A 39 metre battery powered telescopic spider lift – the XGS39X-Li, a 165ft XGS52AXK-Li battery powered telescopic boom lift with a 52 metre working height, both units powered by standard lithium battery packs.
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The XCMG XGS39X-Li

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165ft XGS52AXK-Li boom lift

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The booms from the two machines

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It also showed a new 12 metres mast boom, the XGR12J with open mast and telescopic jib, for a 12.7 metre working height and 5.7 metres outreach with 200kg platform capacity – total weight is 4,980kg

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Finally, a new 34 metre telescopic truck mounted lift, the GKS34 with a six section boom, providing 19 metres of outreach and with a GVW of 7.2 tonnes

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The Elmak hydraulic luffing pedestal crane looked good

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Hydraulic luffing jib tower cranes are beginning to take off

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LGMG had a well balanced display

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...including telehandlers

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And the new M1210JE mast boom with three section telescopic jib and 125 degrees articulation

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Low level platform makers are beginning to multiply with many copies but some innovative products too

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Sinoboom combined a large international product launch and factory visit with the show, as it builds its international network

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Skyjack had a strong presence with a focus on its new electric drive scissor lifts and electric booms

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Plenty of manufacturers you have never heard of with big line ups - this one OshHow

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Manitou joined in with the telehandler boom, including a 360 degree electric

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A 150 tonne, two axle Zoomlion Rough Terrain crane

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Heavy duty cranked boom wrecker type cranes appeared this year, this one form Zoomlion

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And with telehandlers, of course

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Haulotte attended with chief executive Alexander Saubot and Carlos Hernandez on stand duty

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Hered

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An unusual sight in China of a trailer lift that looks suspiciously like a Haulotte/Bil-Jax model