Spectacular Lifting Action Atop Singapore’s Asia Square

Asia Square, located at Marina Bay in Singapore, is an ambitious twin-tower development close to completion. It will, amongst others, comprise office and retail space and a five-star hotel.

Working on top Tower 1 is a newly installed High Lift Hoisting System by MHE-Demag (MDS), hoisting up objects weighing up to 10 tonnes.

Initially, the local project developer invited MDS to propose a solution that will enable future tenants to make use of the roof space (38m x 22m) for installation of generators and chillers. Based on the best assessment made by the developer, architects and consultants, this required a system with a hoisting capacity of 10 tonnes and with an outreach of approximately 10 metres horizontally and lifting heights of 220 metres vertically.

Thanks to MDS’ professional consultancy capabilities and the hard work put in by the Sales Division, Regional Design Team and basically all frontline staff, the company was confident about successfully completing the job.

After numerous rounds of discussions and brainstorming, the team settled on an intricate hoisting system with a 14-metre long retractable beam in lattice construction. The winch trolley can move out and payout a hook all the way down to ground level.

The lift hoisting system lived up to its promise and recently hoisted enormous generators from the ground level to the roof service level; the entire lifting operation was completed in a mere 20 minutes. A rapid success in heavy lifting for MHE-Demag.

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About MHE-Demag
A joint venture between Jebsen & Jessen (SEA) and Demag Cranes & Components GmbH (Germany), MHE-Demag engineers, manufactures and maintains cranes and other material handling products for a wide variety of industrial applications. Since their establishment in the 1970s, their range of products has expanded to now include explosion proof lifting equipment, warehouse trucks, dock levellers, rail systems, car park systems, electrification systems and building maintenance units. MHE-Demag is organised to serve their customer with a regional network spanning eleven countries and comprising eight factories, 35 service centres and over 1,100 employees.