# "We Had No Blueprint to Follow": Zoomlion Engineer on the Breakthrough Behind the World's Tallest 82.3-Meter Straight-Boom Aerial Work Platform

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- Published: 2026-06-29T16:58:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

CHANGSHA, China, June 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At the [**Seventh Science and Technology Innovation Conference**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zoomlion-highlights-ai-green-technology-and-global-rd-priorities-at-seventh-technology-innovation-conference-302804260.html)
hosted by Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. ("Zoomlion"), the
ZT82J straight-boom aerial work platform received an Outstanding Flagship Product
Award. With a maximum working height of 82.3 meters, it is the world’s tallest model
in its category, addressing demand for aerial work equipment capable of operating
above 80 meters and meeting the stringent safety demands of major infrastructure
projects worldwide.

 [⌊Zoomlion’s  straight-boom aerial work platform undergoes a slewing stability test at the company’s testing facility⌉](https://mmx.prnasia.com/media/MS1874574/e0e6b10818cb42ffaf5eca0fe63f4004.jpg?id=OA2743327&p=medium600)

Zoomlion’s straight-boom aerial work platform undergoes a slewing stability test
at the company’s testing facility

Behind this achievement is the persistent effort of product manager He Jipeng and
his team at the Aerial Work Platform R&D Center, who drove the ZT82J from concept
to mass production through design, testing, process implementation, and cross‑departmental
coordination.

The core challenge from the outset was balancing two hard constraints, overall dimensions
and total weight, while completing the structural layout. The R&D scope covered 
an ultra‑long, specially shaped lightweight boom, a box‑type turntable, and a high‑
capacity chassis, aiming to reduce weight while significantly improving structural
rigidity to ensure bending and torsional resistance under 82.3‑meter lifting conditions
and suppress platform sway.

With no mature industry example and benchmark to follow, the team encountered bottlenecks
including insufficient layout space, excessive weight, and inadequate rigidity. 
Weight reduction, overall dimensions and structural rigidity involved competing 
requirements, making it extremely difficult to find the optimal balance.

After over ten rounds of simulation, the team developed and refined a proprietary
multi-edge boom cross-section and evaluated multiple telescoping configurations 
to optimize the overall structure. This ensured vertical and lateral stiffness while
balancing weight-reduction targets with structural capacity within fixed limits.

Building on the lightweight boom, He Jipeng and the team integrated turntable and
chassis optimization. Simulation identified weak stress points, precisely optimized
plate cross‑sections, and reduced redundant steel while maintaining safety margins,
achieving a lightweight upgrade, enhancing anti‑fatigue and anti‑overturning performance,
and completing a structural breakthrough for ultra‑high working height equipment.

To support the project, Zoomlion assembled a task force of structural, hydraulic,
and electronic control experts, backed by a simulation team and dedicated testing
facilities, ensuring seamless coordination from design to production.

"This award recognizes our team’s progress in developing ultra-high-reach aerial
work platforms and demonstrates the capabilities of Zoomlion’s high-end construction
machinery," He Jipeng said. "It has also greatly boosted our confidence to continue
pushing the boundaries of innovation and breaking through technical barriers."

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