World's First 14,000-Ton-Class Ring Crane Rolls Off Production Line, Capable of Supporting Full-Module Lifting for HPR1000 2.0

Recently, XCMG's world's first 14,000-ton-class ring crane officially rolled off the production line. Su Zimeng, President of China Construction Machinery Association; Wang Guohua, Member of the Party Committee and Vice President of Sinopec Engineering (Group) Co., Ltd., as well as Party Secretary and General Manager of its Lifting and Transportation Company; and Yang Dongsheng, Chairman of XCMG Group and XCMG Machinery and Party Secretary, attended the launch ceremony. Xia Dechang, General Manager and Party Secretary of XCMG Crane Machinery Division, announced the successful rollout of the equipment.

According to reports, the 14,000-ton-class ring crane was developed to meet the lifting needs of ultra-large and ultra-heavy equipment in major projects such as nuclear power, petrochemical, and marine engineering, with a focus on serving integrated lifting scenarios for large modules. The equipment achieves full-industry-chain self-reliance and controllability, and can support the full-module integrated lifting requirements of the "HPR1000 2.0" nuclear power project.

Under nuclear power target operating conditions, the equipment can meet all module lifting requirements for both nuclear islands of the "HPR1000 2.0" nuclear power project with a single positioning and a single boom length. Its maximum lifting capacity and maximum lifting moment reach a relatively high level among similar products, providing equipment support for future integral lifting of ultra-large and ultra-heavy components.

The equipment adopts a new-energy direct-drive solution and integrates modular design with intelligent sensing technology. According to reports, compared with traditional solutions, its comprehensive energy-saving level can be improved by more than 30%, operating efficiency increased by 25%, and upgrades have been made in intelligence, green performance, and site adaptability.

Industry experts believe that the application of ultra-large ring cranes helps enhance the organizational flexibility and construction efficiency of large-scale nuclear power projects in complex module construction. As China's nuclear power technology and engineering equipment capabilities continue to improve, high-end lifting equipment is becoming an important component of the nuclear power engineering construction system.