Heavy lifting and transportation company Mammoet has officially unveiled the world's first electric crane. Called the SK6000, the company calls the 200m long unit the world's largest, most powerful electric crane.
With a maximum lifting capacity of 6,000 tons (over 14.5 millions lbs.), Mammoet says its new SK6000, “redefines the scale of human construction, allowing large-scale power and infrastructure projects to be built in large batches, in parallel – reaching initial capacity quickly, and cost-effectively.”
We have to believe them. Especially when the big cranes we've written about before – all-electric pairs, 400-ton Gottwald Generation 6 port cranes from Konecranes deployed in the port of San Diego – have an average of less than for the tenth time lifting capacity of SK6000 (!). Mammoet is on another level entirely.
“This crane is a world record in engineering, it has a production system to go along with it. “Hundreds of our partners have been directly involved in its development across the business,” said Gavin Kerr, Director of Global Services at Mammoet. He adds, “few companies in the world – if any – could have made this crane a reality, and we are very proud to be able to do that.”
Mammoet believes that the SK600 will be suitable for a role in the growing offshore wind industry, where the rapid growth of body parts in recent years has led to supply chain problems – issues, in some cases, that can be summed up as “these machines are not. 'big enough.'”
It's huge guys
The new crane will not have that problem, thanks to its ability to lift 3,000 tons at a height of 220m. With that kind of capability, Mammoet believes the SK6000 will ensure that wind farms in the planning stage today can be safely built and delivered tomorrow.
The SK6000 is currently undergoing testing at Mammoet's facility in Westdorpe in the Netherlands, ready to be sent to its first project later in the year.
SOURCE | PHOTOS: Mammoet.
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