Construction underway on world's largest semiconductor plant

Saratoga County, New York has become the site of the largest computer chip production facility in the world. The construction of Module 1, the first of three semiconductor production plants to be built on the site, is under construction presently at the Luther Forest Technology campus.
The 1st module is to comprise four structures, which will span over 1.45 million square feet. The structures will include a support building, an administrative building, and a central utility building.

The construction is under the auspices of M and W US, which was awarded design and build contract worth $650 million, and is a three year project, having begun in 2009, with production of the semiconductors set to begin in 2012. A variety of Liebherr cranes are being utilised, and they have been supplied by Bay Crane. Bay Crane is the largest supplier of mobile cranes in New York City, and has been expanding its reach across the Northeastern regions of the country; the cranes for module 1 were supplied form their new Connecticut facility.

Joe Zils, Bay Crane's regional manager, said:

On such a high profile and fast tracked project, it was important for us to use the best machinery on the market. We operate one of the largest fleet of Liebherr crawler cranes in the Northeast, and they never let us down. The lifting capacity, maneuverability and reliability of the LR 1100 and LR 1300 made them the perfect cranes for this job.