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Press releases N.C. Nielsen can now offer a range of new machine types with lifting capacities from 200 to over 500 tonnes. These machines have been named HH Pick and Carry. In short, they are a hybrid between an SPMT trailer and a crane and are truly the first machines of their kind in the world. The special construction makes it possible to handle very heavy loads in factories, warehouses and port areas.

HH Pick and Carry machines are designed so that their chassis legs can be shifted in width. This makes them ideal for safe handling of wind turbine towers with diameters up to 8-10 m and a short turning radius, for example. They can be operated remotely by a walking operator, from the platform or from the cabin for all-weather manoeuvring. Other keywords are maximum visibility, small walking width and a safety package that includes cameras and laser lights.

“In 2013, N.C. Nielsen brought the first 100-tonne reach stacker for single lifting onto the market. Today, we offer up to 180 tonnes. The new solution is based on requests from the wind turbine industry for very heavy lifting. We've focused on working smarter in less space, despite the goods having grown much larger. So the HH Pick and Carry machines are a natural development in our strategy,” says Jørgen Peter Lund, Sales Manager at N.C. Nielsen.

At N.C. Nielsen, the customer is always at the centre and the close dialogue often leads to new innovative solutions for internal logistics that create value in practice.

 “I've had many interesting conversations at trade fairs, customer visits and other places where I'm in dialogue with dedicated logistics managers. We’ve used this input to develop a solution in a flexible concept that can be scaled directly to the customer's needs. The HH Pick and Carry machines fulfil these requirements and we look forward to presenting the new products to our customers," continues Jørgen Peter Lund.

 

Three basic models

The HH Pick and Carry machines are being launched in three basic models:

The Tower Mover is particularly suitable for wind turbine towers and elongated structures.

The Multi Handler is designed for various single lifting tasks of components for the wind turbine industry such as monopiles, TPs, hubs, bearings and nacelles, but can also be used as one of the components in driving towers.

The Mobile Straddle Transporter can be used independently for heavy lifting and flexibly in combination with the other two basic models, and this model can run over the entire item if two machines are needed to lift it on board a RoRo ship.

 

On board RoRo ships

What the three HH Pick and Carry machines have in common is their great flexibility and versatility.

“The wind turbine industry has many time-bound projects and mobile lifting machines come with many options and low installation costs compared to stationary harbour cranes, overhead travelling cranes etc. and are relatively simple to move from site to site. They optimise logistics and can manoeuvre in a relatively small working space, which is often the reality at a port terminal, for example,” notes Jørgen Peter Lund.

The machines can be equipped with optional equipment such as a hydraulic beak, intermediate yoke and special attachments that mean they can solve any internal transport task. The focus on the green transition makes it natural for N.C. Nielsen to also offer these machines in a fully electric version or as a combination. N.C. Nielsen Service follows you anywhere in the world and ensures a complete service setup with local forces and backup with specialists from well-known service partners. What's more, N.C. Nielsen offers online technical support and various devices for monitoring time spent. 

“In 2013, N.C. Nielsen brought the first 100-tonne reach stacker for single lifting onto the market. Today, we offer up to 180 tonnes. The new solution is based on requests from the wind turbine industry for very heavy lifting. We've focused on working smarter in less space, despite the goods having grown much larger. So the HH Pick and Carry machines are a natural development in our strategy”
Jørgen Peter Lund from N.C. Nielsen /

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