First look: 100 metre jib flat top tower

Heinz-Gert Kessel

07 December 2023

A new tower crane with 100 metre jib was the unusual sight greeting visitors to AMS Kranbau in Germany recently. Heinz-Gert Kessel reports.

Tower crane manufacturer AMS Kranbau in Germany has unveiled a new flat top with a 100 metre jib.

A tower crane with a 100 metre jib is a rare thing. Even conventional saddle jib construction tower cranes have jibs with a maximum length of 80 or 90 metres. These…

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