CHINESE equipment manufacturer, Sany, is making a concerted push into the Australian crane market and has just imported four crawler cranes. The company has entered into an arrangement with James Equipment and has completed the mandatory structural tests to enable the introduction of their crane range into Australia. The four Sany cranes that will commence operations in the country are a 50t (SCC500); 80t (SCC800); 100t (SCC1000); 150t (SCC1500).
Sany is seeking to shatter quality perceptions that often accompany equipment that is made in China and touts “high reliability” as a product focus. Core components are imported from leading manufacturers: the SCC1500 uses Rexroth hydraulic components, Zollern gearbox and Cummins engines. The single-line, multidisc, self-compensated brakes in all winches provide 14x pulling power. An independent closed-loop hydraulic swing mechanism promises stable swing, quicker feedback and lower heat radiation. Sany has also patented the 150t crawler’s dismantling and assembling structure and the foldable A-shape allows the crane to be transported assembled or in parts.
At the other end of the scale is Sany’s SCC500 built with Rexroth and Kawasaki hydraulics and high-strength steel pipe boom. This 50t boasts high micro-mobility performance and self-compensated muti-disk clutch and brakes. Built-in safety features include a torque limiter, electronic controller and an over-winding prevention device.
The fifth crawler, an SCC800, has already left China for Australia, and three more cranes – SCC800, SCC1000 and SCC1500 – will come to Australia before the end of this financial year,” says Carson Wei, Sany International’s Australia-based marketing manager. “We are also talking to our distributor about introducing bigger models – the 250t SCC2500 and the 400t SCC4000 – into Australia in the coming few months,” he adds.
Last year, International Construction ranked Sany 48th in its league table of the world’s largest construction equipment manufacturers. Sany reportedly had sales of $350 million in 2005 and around 10 per cent of this came from exports.
Source: Construction Contractor
