Lifting of large-scale equipment at Lianyungang Petrochemical ethylene plant completed

Since the first lifting operation of the process water stripping tower in the ethylene plant was carried out on November 28, 2019, over the 9-month construction period, the project team systematically utilized various machinery and vehicles, including 2,500-ton hydraulic cranes, 2,000-ton crawler cranes, 1,600-ton crawler cranes, 650-ton crawler cranes, 450-ton crawler cranes, 400-ton crawler cranes, and 350-ton crawler cranes, to safely, efficiently, and high-qualityly complete the lifting of 54 pieces of equipment, both those specified in the contract and additional ones. This effort earned high recognition and unanimous praise from all parties involved. Throughout the construction process, all personnel consistently took the initiative and worked diligently. The 104-meter-high ethylene distillation tower became a reality, the 2,000-ton crawler crane was used for the first time to lift the quench water tower in Lianyungang, three condenser compressors were installed in the confined space within the factory building, 7 cracking furnaces along with 56 modules were precisely placed at great heights, and a 1,600-ton crawler crane was employed to lift a cold box weighing 596 tons – all of these are testament to the outstanding efforts of all those involved in the project. With each lift and each commitment fulfilled, the project utilized advanced lifting techniques, strict management systems, excellent teamwork, as well as a diligent and obedient work attitude to serve the client and ensure that all equipment in the facility was installed safely.

The ethylene tower at this facility must be lifted as a whole, right?

Recently, during the lifting operations for the large-scale equipment of Lianyungang’s 1.25 million tons per year ethane cracking to ethylene plant, which were carried out by Qiyun Company, a 2,000-ton crawler crane was successfully used to lift the equipment, enabling the successful first lifting of the quench tower. It is reported that the shipping company was responsible for lifting the large-scale equipment for Lianyungang’s 1.25 million tons per year ethane cracking plant to produce ethylene. During the lifting of the quench tower, which weighed 855 tons in total, a 2,000-ton crawler crane and a 650-ton crawler crane were used together to successfully lift it into place, marking a successful first use of a 2,000-ton crawler crane in Lianyungang.

On December 15, 2019, within the 1.25 million tons per year ethane cracking to produce ethylene plant of the Lianyungang Petrochemical large-scale equipment lifting project team, a quench tower with a total lifting weight of 855 tons was successfully lifted into place with the combined effort of the XCMG XGC28000 (2000-ton) crawler crane and a 650-ton crawler crane; this marked the first successful use of a 2000-ton crawler crane in Lianyungang.

The 104-meter-high ethylene distillation tower should be lifted as a whole using 2,500 tons of hydraulic lifting force combined with a thousand-ton class crawler crane for the tail lifting, which is time and labor-saving.

During the 9-month construction period, the project team systematically coordinated the use of various machinery and vehicles, including 2,500-ton hydraulic lifts, 2,000-ton crawler cranes, 1,600-ton crawler cranes, 650-ton crawler cranes, 450-ton crawler cranes, 400-ton crawler cranes, and 350-ton crawler cranes, to safely, efficiently, and to a high standard complete the lifting of 54 pieces of equipment specified in the contract as well as those outside it. It is likely that these 54 pieces of equipment were not grouped into 1 or 2 lifting packages; otherwise, cranes with similar lifting capacities would not have had to be used repeatedly.