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2013
WORLD NEWS
Manitowoc files complaint
with ITC against Sany
A complaint has been filed by Manitowoc
Cranes with the US International Trade
Commission (ITC) requesting a Section
337 investigation into cranes produced
by Sany Heavy Industry and its subsidiary
Sany America, writes D.Ann Shiffler,
editor of IC sister magazine American
Cranes & Transport.
A Section 337 investigation pertains to
intellectual property rights. The complaint
alleges that Sany Heavy Industry Co, Ltd Of
China and Sany America, Inc, of Peachtree
City, Georgia, “unlawfully import into the
US, sell for importation, and/or sell within
the US after importation certain crawler
cranes and components thereof that infringe
on one or more claims of US Patents Nos.
7,546,928 (the ‘928 patent) and 7,967,158
(the ‘158 patent) and that were designed
and manufactured using Manitowoc Cranes’
misappropriated trade secrets,” according
to the ITC 337 Law Blog and the Association
of Corporate Council Lexology web site.
Manitowoc is accusing Sany of using its
technologies and patents that are trade secrets
in the realm of crawler crane technology.
The trade secrets at issue cover Manitowoc’s
variable position counterweight system used
on the Manitowoc Model 31000.
The complaint refers to the Sany
SCC8500 model, the use of patents and trade
secrets also refer to John Lanning, a former
Manitowoc employee who now designs
cranes for Sany. Manitowoc requested that
the ITC issue permanent exclusion and orders
on Sany to destroy all crawler cranes and
related moulds and tooling. The complaint
also requests that Sany releases documents
relating to the trade secrets.
Sany issued a statement, “Sany is
proud of its industry-leading crane designs
and the heavy equipment products and
solutions we provide for our customers.
The Sany SCC8500 crawler crane was
developed from start to finish by Sany
engineers, using our own ideas and
our own technological innovations. We
categorically reject the claims made
by Manitowoc and stand fully behind
our market-leading products. Sany will
respond actively to this legal action through
appropriate legal measures to protect our
own intellectual property. We will continue
to bring innovations to market, and offer
choices for our customers in North America
and around the world.”
Manitowoc declined to make a
comment at the time of writing.
For the full story see
Largest rough terrain
new from Tadano
Karoline Goldhofer-Prützel
Tadano has launched a three axle 145
tonne capacity rough terrain crane for sale
worldwide.
Its 61 metre six section formed boom
will be the longest in its class, the Japanese
manufacturer said. Two versions will be
available. As the 160 US ton capacity GR-
1600XL-2 it will be sold in the Americas while
in all other markets it will be known as the 145
metric tonne capacity GR-1450EX-2.
Target markets outside Japan are the
energy sector in North America and the
Middle East, plus mining sites in South
America and Australia. The new crane is a
big step up from the 100 tonne capacity
existing range-topping model. It was
developed in response to customer demand
for more capacity and a longer boom,
Tadano said.
Extra reach is available with a two
stage (10.3/18 m) bi-folding lattice jib
with hydraulic angle adjustment to give a
total boom and jib combination length of
78.3 metres. The jib extends the maximum
working radius from 56 m on the main
boom to 64.9 m with the jib. A tilting cab
helps the operator get a better view for
safer operation.
Overall length is 16 m and the carrier
is 10 m long. The crane is 3.3 m wide and
stands 3.8 m tall. Maximum counterweight
is 29 tonnes.
Long-serving principal at German
transport equipment manufacturer Goldhofer,
Karoline Goldhofer-Prützel, died in July at the
age of 89.
“The proprietress was an outstanding
individual. She was well liked and highly
esteemed not only by our employees but also
by our customers, suppliers and partners. Over
the last sixty years, Karoline Goldhofer-Prützel
has defined the spirit of the company, and
each one of us is duty-bound to maintain that
spirit in the years to come,” said Stefan Fuchs,
Goldhofer CEO.
Her most important contributions
were the decisions to reorganise Goldhofer
Fahrzeugwerk GmbH & Co KG as Goldhofer
Aktiengesellschaft and to transfer all the
shares in the company to the Alois Goldhofer
Foundation, of which she was the chairperson.
“With this far-sighted and selfless
decision, our principal
guaranteed the
long-term existence
of the company and
the employment it
provides. She saw that
step as her personal
way of saying thank-you to the company’s loyal
employees,” said Franz Bilmayer, Goldhofer
CFO.
In 2011 the Foundation, which provides
financial support for science and research,
education, and cultural institutions and
charities, founded the Karoline Goldhofer
Kolleg to offer continuous education and
vocational training for young people. For her
great social commitment and entrepreneurial
vision, Karoline Goldhofer-Prützel was
awarded the German Federal Cross of Merit
in 1994.
The new Tadano GR-1600XL-2
