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| Telescopic crawler crane in Antarctica  The Neumayer-Station III research station in Antarctica was opened and began its scientific operation in February 2009. In a construction period of just seven months in total, the station was built over two Antarctic summer seasons. Two SENNEBOGEN 3300 crawler cranes proved to be highly reliable and high-performance machines during the construction of the research station in Antarctica. Even extreme conditions with temperatures as low as -40 degrees and wind speeds of 25 m/sec were mastered with ease. Nine people now work in the station to monitor operation.Neumayer-Station III is the first research station in Antarctica which comprises a combined building on a platform above the surface of the ice connected to a garage built into ice and snow. The station, which is operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association, stands on 16 hydraulic lifting devices and can be lifted as a whole to compensate for the annual accumulation of snow. In the garage, the snowcats and snowmobiles are joined by a SENNEBOGEN 643 telescopic crawler crane. In a version specially configured to meet these requirements with a short 23.4 m boom and 20 t hook, the crane in Antarctica is used for a wide range of lifting tasks (standard configuration 643 with 30 m boom length and max. 40 t load). For building a 30 kilowatt wind power plant, for example, which contributes to the environmentally-friendly energy supply to the station. The crane can move easily on the snow thanks to the crawler undercarriage. With its large base area, it ensures safe working conditions with loads under extreme conditions. Only with this crane is it now possible to lift and move 20-foot containers from the heavy-duty sledge to the surface of the snow. Even larger objects such as antenna systems or measuring devices can be lifted with the SENNEBOGEN 643 R up to the roof area of the Neumayer-Station. The use of comprehensible and manageable technology and the long-lasting and robust construction of the SENNEBOGEN machines for this type of use is valued particularly highly. The positive experiences with the two SENNEBOGEN Star-Lifter 3300 crawler cranes during the construction of the station were proven again on site with the 643. This machine also impresses with high availability and a service-friendly overall design - for productive work under extreme conditions. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |