October 31 - Shuttlelift is to unveil its new DB 200 crane in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin - the largest rubber-tyred, double-beam, fully traversable gantry crane it has ever built, says the manufacturer.
At 16.5 m tall, 20.7m wide and 13.4 m long, the new DB 200 has a load capacity of up to 181 tonnes.
What makes this machine unique, says Shuttlelift's director of industrial sales, Kurt Minten, is that the crane can lift a full-capacity load on one side or the other, not just on its centreline.
Other features include all-wheel electronic steering, meaning that the operator can employ several different modes of steering; a wireless remote control, improving visibility of the load; an electronic load readout providing the operator with the weight of the load being lifted; a proximity sensor and ultrasonic shutdown system.
The crane will be undergoing product testing during a dealer meeting in Wisconsin this week, so that the Shuttlelift team can demonstrate the DB 200's features to the group.
The machine will be delivered to its new owner, a power supplier in Canada, later in November.
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