On February 3rd, the world's tallest and largest wind turbine tower crane, LW3600-240NB, was grandly launched at Zoomlion's intelligent tower crane factory in Changde. With a maximum lifting height of over 241 meters and a maximum lifting capacity of 240 tons, it is equivalent to hoisting 200 small cars to the height of an 80-story building. This marks a brand-new breakthrough in the field of high-tower and large-megawatt wind turbine installation, and Zoomlion is becoming a leader in providing full-tower crane solutions for wind turbines, injecting strong impetus into the high-quality and sustainable development of the industry.
▲ Zoomlion Unveils the World's Tallest and Largest Wind Turbine Tower Crane
Zoomlion Reaches New Heights in the Industry!
The World's Tallest and Largest Wind Turbine Tower Crane is Unveiled with Great Fanfare
On that day, representatives from many well-known enterprises and technical experts in the fields of wind power, energy, construction, hoisting, and wind farm engineering design gathered at Zoomlion's intelligent tower crane factory in Changde. Vice President of Zoomlion and General Manager of the Construction Hoisting Machinery Branch, Huang Jianbing, along with his management team, warmly received them. At 11:08 a.m., with a command from the site, a 300-ton weight was smoothly lifted underground remote control, marking the successful debut of the world's tallest and largest wind power tower crane, LW3600-240NB.
▲ The world's tallest and largest wind turbine crane, Zoomlion LW3600-240NB
Zoomlion LW3600-240NB wind turbine crane is a brand-new heavy-duty equipment for wind turbine installation, developed specifically for the market of ultra-high towers and large single-unit capacity wind power. It features six core advantages: outstanding lifting performance, small site area requirement, low ground bearing capacity requirement, strong wind resistance, industry-leading installation efficiency, and fast installation and relocation speed. With a maximum lifting height of over 241 meters and a maximum lifting capacity of 240 tons, it only requires a site area of 35 meters by 55 meters and a ground bearing capacity of just 0.18 MPa. It can well meet the current market demands of increasing single-unit capacity, higher land acquisition requirements, and stronger lifting performance, and can simultaneously cover various lifting scenarios such as bridges, civil buildings, nuclear power, thermal power, and chemical industries.
▲ The world's tallest and largest wind turbine crane, Zoomlion LW3600-240NB
In the field of wind power tower cranes, Zoomlion has always been at the forefront of the industry. In 2021, Zoomlion's first wind power tower crane rolled off the production line, becoming the world's largest wind power telescopic boom tower crane at that time. In 2025, the company released the world's tallest wind power tower crane, LW2800A-200NA. Now, it has once again surpassed itself by launching the world's tallest and largest LW3600-240NB wind power tower crane, simultaneously setting new records in hoisting height, technical sophistication, and safety standards.
At present, Zoomlion has developed a unique safety technology system for wind turbine cranes: low load rate design ensures more stable and safe lifting; the use of round tenon high-strength forged clamping plates reduces wind resistance and enhances structural stability, capable of withstanding strong winds of level 10; dual-cylinder synchronous jacking technology doubles the safety of jacking; ETI digital intelligence control technology enables full-process intelligent management, safeguarding the safety of the entire operation cycle of the tower crane.
New construction paradigm!
Deepening cooperation on the full-tower crane solution for wind farms
At this press conference, Zoomlion also innovatively proposed a full-tower hoisting solution for wind farms featuring super-large wind turbines and hybrid-tower ultra-high megawatt wind turbines. By means of product combination and shared base frames, an efficient assembly line operation mode is formed, which can easily meet the hoisting requirements of wind turbines with a single-unit capacity of 10 megawatts or more and a hub center height of 200 meters or more.
▲ On-site signing ceremony
At the same time, Zoomlion signed a tripartite cooperation agreement on wind power hoisting with Shanghai Fengling New Energy Co., Ltd., a leading tower manufacturer, and leading hoisting units Guangdong Liangjian Engineering Equipment Service Co., Ltd., Shanghai Pangyuan Machinery Leasing Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Zhongcheng Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. and Zhengzhou Xianglong Construction Machinery Leasing Co., Ltd. at the strategic cooperation signing ceremony. The close collaboration among the mainframe manufacturer, tower factory and hoisting units will jointly establish new standards and paradigms for wind power hoisting construction, promoting the industry to move from single-point breakthrough to chain coordination, and contributing to the high-quality and sustainable development of the wind power industry and the realization of the country's "dual carbon" goals.
Zoomlion has been deeply engaged in the field of construction lifting machinery for 70 years. Through continuous technological innovation and product solution upgrades, it has been continuously empowering the development of the industry. Oriented by customer needs and guided by the principles of "high-end, intelligent and green", Zoomlion is setting new global industry benchmarks with a series of record-breaking "national heavyweights"!