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Manitowoc will debut six new models from its Grove and Potain lines at bauma 2019 in Munich Germany. It will also present a technology pavilion that highlights a significant number of customer-focused innovations. While six cranes will be unveiled at the show several additional models on display will give visitors the chance to see more than 10 new cranes.

Manitowoc Cranes will launch an upgrade of the three-axle Grove GMK3060 all-terrain crane at bauma 2019 in Munich. The new GMK3060L is based on its predecessor’s design but has a longer boom (48 m/157.5 ft instead of 43 m/141 ft) and offers the strongest taxi load charts in its class.

MK Builders a framing contractor company based in Paradise Pennsylvania has seen great improvements in its residential homebuilding operations since making a switch to Potain self-erecting cranes. In the past the company had used mobile cranes for these applications but with a fleet of self-erecting cranes it has increased efficiency on the jobsite improved visibility optimized its crew’s operations and yielded a higher return on investment.

Manitowoc Cranes will exhibit its Shuttlelift SCD15 crane at The Rental Show 2019 which will take place from February 17 – 20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim California.

National Crane has announced a new Rapid Attach Platform for its NBT boom truck series previously unveiled at Crane Days 2018. The completely redesigned platform will replace previous iterations and comes in two styles: yoke style (Y-RAP2) and rotating style (R-RAP2). The yoke style is available now and the rotating style will be available this year.

Inside you’ll find a wide array of stories from around the world that showcase the range of Manitowoc brands: Manitowoc Grove Potain National Crane and Shuttlelift.

UK-based crane supplier HTC WOLFFKRAN has recently taken delivery of a brand-new GMK6300L-1; its second Grove all-terrain crane of 2018. The crane joins the company’s GMK5250L which was purchased earlier this year and displayed at Vertikal Days 2018.

Manitowoc Cranes attended the 4th National Congress of Industrial Cranes in Mexico which took place in the town of Irapuato Guanajuato. The company displayed four models of its most popular brands in the country and presented new technologies that will help customers in Latin America reduce their cost of ownership and increase efficiency on the job site.

Manitowoc Cranes has marked 50 years of trust and collaboration with Israeli dealer Levinson Brothers Engineers. Levinson was established in 1930 and since 1968 has imported and sold Grove all-terrain cranes as well as provided aftersales support to Grove customers across Israel.

Manitowoc has officially launched an internal mast operator lift for Potain top slewing cranes. The Potain Cab-IN allows for fast easy and safe travel to and from the crane cab while retaining regular mast ladder access. It fits inside all K-mast systems of 1.6 m 2 m and 2.45 m sections. The system is also compatible with all Potain bases/chassis meaning it can be fitted into both existing and new crane models.

Manitowoc has officially launched the Potain MCT 565 currently its largest topless crane at this year’s bauma China 2018. The company invited customers dealers end users and media to a specially-arranged event inside the Shanghai trade fair to present the crane. The following day a group of special guests were welcomed to the Manitowoc factory in nearby Zhangjiagang where the MCT 565 was shown fully assembled complete with its full 80 m jib.