The invention relates to a method for recognising a setup state of a crane in which a crane setup state input manually into the crane controller is compared with the actual current setup state, comprising the steps of determining the target position of at least one target crane element installed on the crane on the basis of a crane setup state stored in the crane controller and at least one crane sensor value, transmitting the one or more pieces of target position data to a mobile flying device, moving the flying device into a region in the immediate vicinity of the target position of the target crane element and detecting and identifying a current crane element located there using a detection means, and identifying the current crane element detected in the detection region and establishing whether the detected crane element corresponds to the target crane element.

An enclosure suitable for thermally insulating at least one distillation column comprising an elongate parallelepipedal framework and at least one part of a distillation column inside the framework, the enclosure or at least the lower part of the enclosure serving as support for the lifting means for installing elements in the column or for adding another part of the section of the column to that part of the column that is present in the enclosure or for adding another part of the enclosure.

A tower crane for assembling a wind turbine includes a boom assembly including a boom and a hoisting block coupled to the boom, an extendable tower assembly including a plurality of tower sections, and a transport assembly including a central support frame coupled to the tower assembly, a self-propelled transporter configured to transport the tower crane, and a diagonal brace extending between the central support frame and the transporter, wherein the diagonal brace includes a linear actuator configured to selectably extend and retract the diagonal brace.

A lifting and handling device includes a plurality of structural elements, a plurality of operating elements, at least one ballasting element mounted on a structural element, a central monitoring unit, and a plurality of identification components. Each structural, operating and ballasting element is coupled to an identification component, and each identification component includes a radiocommunication module having a radiocommunication range predefined in order to be able to communicate at least with one other identification component. A radiocommunication master unit is connected to the plurality of identification components and intended to receive identification information from each of the components. A method for monitoring an operation of the lifting and handling device is also provided.

A system for repositioning at least one crane superposed on a tower positioned within a bay of a building structure includes a supporting structure positioned within the bay of the building structure arranged surrounding the tower having a plurality of a repositionable support braces, at least one supporting platform reversibly mounted to the tower by a plurality of support hooks, a ladder vertically suspended from the supporting platform adapted as a track and a main platform adapted to carry and reposition the tower comprises at least one first lifting means configured to reversibly extend the main platform, at least a first climbing means and a second climbing means reversibly engageable to the ladder.

A lifting and handling device includes a plurality of structural elements, a plurality of operating elements, at least one ballasting element mounted on a structural element, a central monitoring unit, and a plurality of identification components. Each structural, operating and ballasting element is coupled to an identification component, and each identification component includes a radiocommunication module having a radiocommunication range predefined in order to be able to communicate at least with one other identification component. A radiocommunication master unit is connected to the plurality of identification components and intended to receive identification information from each of the components. A method for monitoring an operation of the lifting and handling device is also provided.

A crane having at least one jib system, a sensor unit for detecting a deformation of the jib system transversely to a load plane, and to an activatable adjustment unit for influencing the deformation of the jib system transversely to the load plane.

A system for repositioning at least one crane superposed on a tower positioned within a bay of a building structure includes a supporting structure positioned within the bay of the building structure arranged surrounding the tower having a plurality of a repositionable support braces, at least one supporting platform reversibly mounted to the tower by a plurality of support hooks, a ladder vertically suspended from the supporting platform adapted as a track and a main platform adapted to carry and reposition the tower comprises at least one first lifting means configured to reversibly extend the main platform, at least a first climbing means and a second climbing means reversibly engageable to the ladder.

The present invention relates to a tower crane, in particular a revolving tower crane, comprising a crane tower composed of a plurality of tower pieces, a main boom arranged at the tower tip, and a counter-boom, wherein at least one main hoist rope is guided over the main boom to take up the load and at least one counter-boom hoist rope is guided over the counter-boom to take up a balance weight.

The present invention relates to a lifting assembly (1) for elevating components to a wind turbine (5). The lifting assembly comprises a plurality of tower segments (13) which together form an elongated tower (9), a support frame (11) for supporting the tower (9), a securing assembly (32) securing the tower (9) to the wind turbine (5). The lifting assembly (1) further comprises an upper platform (7) provided with and a crane (21) and vertically movable along the tower (9), and a lower platform (8) provided with a storage area (16) for supporting components and vertically movable along the tower (9) between the upper platform (7) and the support frame (11). The crane is adapted to move components to and from the storage area (16) of the lower platform (8).