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New Panda pick and carry at SAIE
Italian crane manufacturer Kegiom launched its 200Panda pick and carry mini crane at the SAIE exhibition in Bologna, Italy at the end of October
Ainscough puts new crawlers to work
One of UK-based Ainscough's new crawler cranes, a Terex Demag CC 2500-1, working at the Von Roll Inova energy from waste plant in Kent, UK
300 tonne crawler variant from Kobelco
Kobelco Cranes has developed a new 300 tonne lifting capacity SL4500 Light Configuration variation of its 400 tonne SL4500, launched at Intermat in April
Manitowoc shows 2,300 tonne giant
Saturday 19 September saw the Manitowoc Model 31000 heavy lift crawler crane unveiled in the iron. The 2,535 US ton (2,300 tonne) capacity giant was first shown at the factory in Manitowoc, USA to
ALL purchases three new Link-Belt cranes
All Erection & Crane Rental Corp. in the USA has purchased three 130 US ton (118 tonne) capacity Link-Belt RTC-80130 Series II rough terrain cranes
New Tadano Faun all terrain presented in Italy
Tadano Faun will present its new 130 tonne capacity all terrain for the first time at the SAIE 2009 exhibition in Bologna, Italy. The ATF 130G-5 follows the launch of its prototype in the second quarter of this year
Luffers together in Dubai
Luffing jib Liebherr tower cranes are working side by side on adjacent projects in Dubai
5,000 tonne crane vessel launch
Seaway Heavy Lifting has launched its new 5,000 tonne capacity crane vessel, the HLV Oleg Strashnov
Liebherr's crane innovations
Liebherr gives a preview of two groundbreaking cranes being launched at next year’s Bauma exhibition in Germany.
H.N. Krane takes Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1
Heavy haulage and lifting company H.N. Krane, based in Gross Schwaß, Germany, has acquired a 1,200 tonne capacity Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 telescopic mobile crane
BMW takes GGR Galizia pick and carry
GGR Galizia has installed a 2 tonne capacity G20 pick and carry crane at BMW's Hams Hall Plant, in Coleshill, West Midlands, UK
Dual power from Palfinger
Loader crane manufacturer Palfinger has upgraded its Dual Power System (DPS) to DPS Plus. If the crane is equipped with a fly jib, it provides a lifting moment increase of up to 70%, according to the company
Schuch takes heavy lift Terex Demag
A new Terex Demag AC 500-2 wheeled telescopic mobile crane has increased the heavy lift capacity at the Germany-based Schuch Group
Palfinger expands in Russia
The Palfinger Group has agreed a sales joint venture with the Kraft Invest Group to expand operations in Russia
Wind turbine cranes new from Huisman
Huisman is expanding its heavy lifting product range with a series of wind turbine installation cranes
Clearing concerns on EN12999 amendment
It has come to ALLMI's attention that clarification is required with regard to the A2 amendment of EN12999
Stabilising standards: ALLMI comments on the latest Machinery Directive
A new Machinery Directive will be implemented in Europe this year, including a requirement for stabiliser interlocks. Alan Johnson, technical manager at the Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers (ALLMI) in the UK discusses how it will affect the industry
Jacking system for tyre changing
Shuttlelift has developed a new wheel jacking technique and an automatic variable throttle (AVT) system for its SL and ISL gantry cranes
Developments in dockside lifting
The slump in shipping and associated port activity has coincided with a move towards fuel efficiency and increased capacity. Euan Youdale discusses these trends with rubber tyred gantries in mind
Profit versus the environment
There is a fine line when it comes to choosing cost savings over the environment. One way both can be obtained is through separate engines for the chassis and upper works on a mobile crane. This is increasingly occurring on smaller capacity machines. Euan Youdale reports
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