The Tadano Mantis GTC-1200 telescopic boom crawler crane has received a prestigious accolade from an American lifting industry publication.
The GTC-1200 was one of five entrants in the crane category of the 2014 LLEAP awards for Leadership in Lifting Equipment and Aerial Platforms. The judges selected it as one of the two winners in its category. The awards are organised by the magazine Lift & Access, one of the most important crane industry publications in North America.
Tadano Mantis developed the 120-tonne capacity GTC-1200 as a clean-sheet design with features designed to serve traditional core markets of power transmission, civil engineering, foundations and bridge construction while expanding the broader appeal of the crane in general lifting markets. In North America it is rated at 130 US tons capacity. Comments from the judges included: “I’m impressed with the 52% gradeability, 1.6mph travel speed and full-capacity pick-and-carry capability.”
Another judge was impressed by its “easy transportation, fast set-up and features that fit both general construction and utility work”.
The GTC-1200 was launched at Conexpo 2014. It is the first totally new crane from Tadano Mantis Corporation since it was acquired by Tadano Ltd in December 2008.
The design represents a close collaboration between engineering teams in the USA, Germany and Japan. The GTC-1200 combines traditional Mantis pick-and-carry stengths with Tadano boom technology, Hello-Net telematics, the Tadano AML-C load moment system and integration of hydraulic cylinders, winches and jib systems from the other Tadano Group companies.
As you can see in the photo above, the LLEAP award meant a lot to the Tadano Mantis workforce, who are justifiably proud of their newest machine.