The new Sarens SGC-120/1 crane has a load capacity of 140,000 tonne-metres, lifting a maximum 3,500 tonnes. This is 45% more than its original SGC-120 yet it has the same compact design.
The new model improves on the technical features of the SGC-120 from which it is derived, improving multiple details to match the SGC-140 in terms of performance, it says.
Like other models in the SGC (Sarens Giant Cranes) series, the new SGC-120/1 uses a ring system that distributes the load to minimise ground pressure.
Targe markets include offshore wind, petrochemical installations, large-scale infrastructure projects and nuclear sites.
For the development of this new crane, Sarens has started from the structure of the SGC-120 but increased counterweight to 4,000 tonnes and reinforced the mast and boom, adopting a structural design similar to that of the SGC-140 It also now has the same winches as the SGC-140.
The SGC-120 joins a family of giant cranes that includes the SGC-250 – ‘Big Carl’, which is working on the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset – and the all-electric SGC-90 – known as ‘Little Celeste’ – which is capable of returning the energy produced and not used to the grid.
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