Engineering vehicles & heavy plant
Engineering vehicles & heavy plantMobile Crane Deployment
Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 at Camster Wind Farm
Camster, Scotland, UK · 2012 (based on Facebook post date)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchThe LTM 11200-9.1 is known for its exceptional lifting capacity and long telescopic boom, making it suitable for wind turbine installation. Its deployment highlights the specialized equipment required for renewable energy infrastructure.
Key engineering challenges
Lifting and positioning heavy wind turbine components at height. - Operating in potentially challenging weather conditions at a remote location. - Complex logistics for transporting and assembling the large crane.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- SSE (implied from Facebook post tags)
- Lead contractor
- Windhoist (implied from Facebook post tags)
- Lead designers
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- Project type
- new build
- Scale
- Crane lifting capacity: 1200 tonnes; Telescopic boom length: 100m; Wind turbine components installation.
- Disciplines
- mechanical; electrical; civil; structural; logistics
- Standards & frameworks
- LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations), PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations), relevant health and safety regulations.
Sources: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2012850438974047/posts/2815276108731472/) - Liebherr.com (https://www.liebherr.com/en-us/mobile-and-crawler-cranes/mobile-cranes/ltm-mobile-cranes/ltm-11200-9-1-4407347)