Terex, IHI celebrate production of 500th unit

Back in December representatives from Terex Cranes and IHI Construction Machinery Limited gathered in Tokyo to celebrate the production of the 500th crane delivered to Terex Cranes by the Japanese construction equipment producer.

“Having shipped 500 Terex/IHI units is a great accomplishment to both teams,” said Steve Filipov, president, Terex Cranes, at the celebration which included the breaking of a sake barrel and presentations. “IHI delivers a high quality product which Terex is proud to be selling under the HC line. Achieving this milestone is also proof that our project team in Wilmington has helped design a product that meets our customer's requirements from the start. Our new goal is to deliver the 1,000th unit in 2010.”

Attendees representing Terex Cranes were Steve Filipov, president, Terex Cranes; Doug Friesen, vice-president and general manager North America; Scott Smith, director of Sales; and Jim Strobush, sales support manager.

Back in 1998 Terex and IHI started discussing the idea developing a series of crawler cranes that could be marketed by Terex Cranes and would utilize the American-style boom. This partnership led to the development of the prototype HC 80 with a luffer which was displayed at ConExpo 1999. Additions to the product line included the HC 110 in 2000, HC 50, HC 60 & HC 275 in 2001 and in late 2005 the HC 165.

The most recent addition to the American HC series of cranes from Terex is the American HC 230. The American HC 230 was showcased at the Terex Cranes Open House held in August 2007 and will be on display in the Terex booth at ConExpo in March 2008.