【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Equipment】2741-2025 – Amazing! XCMG and Sinopec Qiyun successfully signed a contract for the world’s first 14,000-ton gantry crane
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This post was last edited by HaiChuanLaoYu on 2025-10-14 at 13:25. Let’s give praise and support to the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment; your participation in discussions is the greatest encouragement. **********************【Ten Years of Progress in Chemical Engineering Equipment】A continuously updated summary thread – feel free to join the discussions: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html ***************** On October 10th, XCMG Group and Sinopec Qiyun Company successfully signed a contract for the world’s first 14,000-ton gantry crane. This is another milestone achievement created jointly by the two parties, following the \"major national equipment\" XGC88000 crawler crane; it marks a new level of progress for China in the field of ultra-large-scale lifting equipment, as it enables the country to achieve greater autonomy and control over its core technologies. At the signing ceremony, Yang Dongsheng, chairman and party secretary of XCMG Group and XCMG Machinery, said that XCMG Group and Sinopec Qiyun Company have jointly created a new paradigm for coordinated development in the areas of research and development, manufacturing, and application. This approach has set a benchmark in the industry for independent innovation in major technical equipment and their practical application, serving as an example of strong collaboration and innovative synergy within the industrial chain. Since the joint development of this product began in 2015, it has successfully overcome two major technical barriers. In terms of direct electric drive technology, a world-first application has been realized; through extensive testing and optimization, energy consumption has been reduced by over 30%, while operational efficiency has increased by 25%. In terms of structures adapted to various operating conditions, the innovative design takes into account the needs for both large and small working radii, enabling \"one machine with multiple functions\" for the first time and allowing flexible adaptation to complex scenarios such as those in the chemical and nuclear industries. Looking to the future, the deployment of the 14,000-ton gantry crane will significantly shorten the construction period for large-scale projects, helping them to come online earlier and generate profits more rapidly.
A ring-track crane is a large-type A-arm crane that moves along fixed circular tracks; it features a simple structure, high lifting capacity, strong wind resistance, and low ground pressure. It also possesses a higher torque at the same level of capacity compared to crawler cranes. It is mainly composed of a subgrade box, tracks, a balancing trolley, a rotating platform, and an upper arm frame system. As the entire machine rotates, the balance trolley rolls along a circular track around the rotation center, thereby causing the whole machine to rotate as well. Simulation of 14,000-ton gantry cranes (materials sourced from “Petrochemical Lifting”). At present, the research and development of gantry cranes in China is still in its initial stages; some large enterprises have begun to consider designs for such cranes, while various universities have carried out in-depth theoretical studies, including product modeling, finite element analysis, and analysis of overturning stability. Examples include the article in the journal \"China Journal of Construction Machinery\" on the finite element parametric modeling and analysis of 2500t ring-track cranes, as well as articles in the journal \"Mechanical Design & Research\" on the optimized design of the lifting hook’s large swivel plate for 2500t ring-track cranes, and the analysis of the overturning stability of such cranes. In April 2024, Sinopec Qiyun Company announced its intention to design a 14,000-ton track crane with multiple operating modes. This crane features a multi-mode design, electric direct-drive technology, modular construction, and series production; it also has low maintenance costs. The detailed design plan can be seen in the video below.
How does a loop-track crane achieve track changes? Starting at 02:00 in the above video, a trajectory change scheme is introduced, namely from circular orbit to straight orbit, and from straight orbit to circular orbit; this can provide some insights and is also useful for other scenarios. The 14,000-ton multi-condition combined rail crane is based on a 7,000-ton model; through modular expansion, it can be configured into four different versions with capacities of 14,000 tons, 7,000 tons, 4,500 tons, and 2,000 tons. These versions are designed to handle the lifting of various large-scale equipment and meet the construction needs in different fields. The entire crane can be transported in containerized form, enabling global operation. On October 10, 2025, the shipping company and XCMG Group held a signing ceremony for China’s first 14,000-ton track crane; once its design, production, installation, and commissioning are completed, it will become the crane with the greatest lifting capacity in the world. It is indicated that the information regarding the \"14,000-ton multi-condition combined rail crane\" mainly comes from the article titled \"On-site Observation of the New 400-ton/unit lifting module product and Successful Holding of SINOPEC Transportation Company’s Innovation Technology Presentation\", published by the \"Petrochemical Transportation\" official account on April 22, 2024. The latest information comes from the article titled \"Shipping Company Signs Contract with XCMG for the World’s First 14,000-Ton Track Crane\", published on October 10, 2025, on the \"Petrochemical Shipping\" official account. In the field of overhead crane technology abroad, the most prominent and well-known companies include the Dutch company Mammoet, the British company ALE, and the Belgian company Sarens; all of these companies possess advanced and standardized technologies for product development and manufacturing. The products of these companies not only meet high standards in terms of performance but are also widely used in practice. The Dutch Mammoet SK6000 super-heavy gantry crane, with a maximum lifting capacity of 6,000 tons, is regarded as the strongest land-based crane in the world. As shown in Figure 2, it is currently the gantry crane with the highest lifting capacity in existence; other gantry cranes with a capacity exceeding 6,000 tons are still in the design or technical development phase, or under construction. Full testing was completed in January 2025, under the supervision of Lloyd’s Register, and it meets all safety standards and has been put into commercial use. The maximum lifting capacity is 6,000 tons, the hook height is 220 meters, and the maximum swing radius is 144 meters. It can be powered either by conventional electricity or by batteries, as shown in Figure 2.
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