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EQUIPMENT Sennebogen has announced a fully electrically powered crawler Netherlands-based contractor Van den Heuvel has invested in
ELECTRIC CRAWLER CRANE NEW FROM SENNEBOGEN
BOBCAT TELEHANDLER ARRIVES AT TATA STEEL
a new Bobcat telehandler to its equipment fleet, for works at a
crane. The 653 E Electro Battery is a 50 tonne capacity machine with
a telescopic boom. It will be launched at the Bauma construction
Tata Steel facility on the country’s North Sea Coast. The family-run
equipment exhibition in Munich, Germany, this October.
Combining the benefits of electric power with those of a telescopic
infrastructure works for water, energy and telecommunications, with
10 branches and over 700 employees that work on underground
crawler crane “means you work completely emission-free and company is a specialist in the design, organisation and execution of
remain maximally flexible thanks to the Dual Power Management and above-ground utility assets. Van den Heuvel added the Bobcat
System,” Sennebogen said. T40.180SLP model complete with the manufacturer’s optional Man
As the first electric model in Sennebogen’s range it was developed Platform attachment and Remote Control System.
in collaboration with Dutch Sennebogen dealer Van den Heuvel. The machine has a maximum lifting capacity of 4 tonnes and the
Through the close contact of Van den Heuvel with Dutch crane Remote Control System enables users to control the unit’s driving,
rental and construction companies, valuable market requirements lifting and positioning functions from the platform while at height.
from the progressive Dutch market were brought into the A preferred supplier for Tata Steel with its own facilities at the
development partnership. steel manufacturer’s IJmuiden Works site, Van den Heuvel’s new
Battery power telehandler - which has been finished in the company’s blue livery
The crane’s 210 kW-h battery pack carried onboard allows - is a replacement for a 21-year-old machine and will be stationed
autonomous operation in battery-only mode, or it can be plugged at the site. The excellent stability thanks to the low centre of gravity,
into the mains electricity grid via a cable. When plugged in the long wheelbase, heavy counterweight, balanced weight distribution
machine runs from this site power with any excess going to top-up and outriggers was also of great importance to us, because people
the battery. regularly work on the platform. The Bobcat telehandler will primarily
In addition to the crane emitting no engine exhaust emissions at the be used to measure and inspect pipeline networks, and to perform
point of use, it offers quieter and smoother operation than diesel- installation, repair, welding and maintenance work at height.
engined models. A further benefit is reduced maintenenace in that, In addition to these main duties, it will also be used to carry out
for example, there are no periodic engine oil and filter changes. some lifting tasks. The Bobcat telehandler comes standard with
many features that make working with the machine particularly
BAUMA LAUNCH FOR 58M ZOOMLION BOOM safe. For example, the platform cannot be lifted if the outriggers
Zoomlion is to launch a 58.8m working height telescopic boom are not extended and the outriggers can only be retracted when
at this year’s Bauma exhibition in Munich, Germany, expanding the work platform has been returned to the transport position. Safety
its existing range of Ultra platforms. The new ZT58J Ultra model, comes first; especially when using a work platform.
which also boasts an outreach of up to 25.5m, has a dual platform
capacity of 300 kg unrestricted and 454kg restricted and offers up GENERAC LAUNCHES NEW PRO LIGHT TOWER FOR
to 24° gradeability. The diesel-powered boom is a four-wheel-drive EVENTS
unit that can handle rough terrain and its telescopic jib provides a Lighting specialist Generac Mobile has expanded its PRO lighting
wide working arc of -55° to +70°. tower range with the launch of the Hydro Power Box PRO, designed
The ZT58J Ultra, which is the sister model to Zoomlion’s ZT42J and specifically for the events sector. According to Generac, the light
ZT68J Ultra boom lifts, will presented to the public alongside three tower can be “placed in the middle of the public in total safety,
new MEWPS. According to the manufacturer, it will also showcase its thanks to the absence of protruding parts and the fact that no
two newest lithium-powered RT articulating boom lifts at the show. electrical, mechanical or hydraulic components can be reached
The ZA16JERT-Li and ZA20JERT-Li are equipped with 250kg- by unauthorised people.”
capcity platforms and have working heights of 17.8m and 21.38 The Hydro Power Box PRO joins the CUBE PRO - launched in 2021
respectively, with outreaches of 9.72m and 12.1m. to offer “hybrid power supply” that allows the operator to choose
Valued from superb working envelope, the booms provide excellent between integrated generator (with low-consumption Stage V diesel
up-and-over capacity of 8m for ZA16JERT-Li and 8.25 for ZA20JERT- engine), rechargeable battery, hybrid system (generator + battery),
Li, offering extreme flexibility during the operations. The battery- or Plug-in external power supply. The PRO range also includes the
electric models, which were launched at the beginning of 2022, trailer mounted V20 PRO and accessories including the Solar Panel
are both fitted with an AC electric drive and provide zero-emissions Kit - enabling the PRO unit’s internal battery to be charged via
and low noise. Zoomlion expanded its range of articulating boom solar energy. Meanwhile the stand-alone I-Extender battery pack
lifts into RT electric models in January 2022, and has developed the is designed as an external power source for the PRO unit, either in
lithium-powered ZA16JERT-Li and ZA20JERT-Li. So far, the company Plug-In, Battery or Hybrid mode. The I-Extender is equipped with
provide articulating boom lifts, ranging from 14 m to 32m for diesel power sockets that can also be used on its own to power other
power, 10m, 14, and 20m for electric power, 16m and 20m for RT types of electrical equipment, “in the same way as a small portable
electric models. Alongside these, the manufacturer will also display generator but without any fuel consumption.”
its electric ZT22JE and ZT26JE telescopic booms. PRO light towers and the I-Extender are now also available with a
Launched in November of last year, the two models have working lithium-ion battery pack, in addition to the standard AGM battery
heights of 24.4m and 28.7m and, according to Zoomlion, have pack, in a move designed to give customers a wider choice of
proven popular among European rental companies. battery technologies, Generac Mobile confirmed.

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