Lagerwey climbing crane (LCC140): “a fine example of Dutch Engineering”

Lagerwey’s LCC140 is the world’s second climbing crane for the construction of wind turbines. The engineers of MechDes Engineering have designed the mechanical concept of this challenging project (concept engineering). They then worked out the design in detail into a manufacturable machine (structural engineering and basic engineering). The project involved collaboration with Hydrauvision and Elmatechnology. Hydrauvision has realized the complete hydraulic installation. Elmatechnology programmed the crane’s controls.

LCC140

Building windmills with a climbing crane has a number of advantages. A climbing crane is smaller than a conventional crane and therefore easier to transport. Because the footprint of a climbing crane is smaller, you can also build in hard-to-reach places. The construction of a windmill is faster with a climbing crane and takes relatively little time. For more benefits and specifications of the LCC140 see the information page on the Lagerwe website

MechDes Engineering

For MechDes Engineering it is the second time that a climbing crane has been designed and calculated for Lagerwey. A few years ago, MechDes Engineering provided the engineering for the smaller brother of the LCC140 (the LCC60). The LCC60 climbs in a completely different way and can lift 60 tons where the LCC140 can lift 140 tons. For both projects, an average of 15 engineers from MechDes Engineering worked on these great results for a year.