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26 February 2008
New in serial production from this specialist Italian crane manufacturer is the Jekko SPD 500 mini telescopic crawler crane. Several units are sold, including four to the US, one to Germany and about six to the UK. Build time has been reduced from six weeks to three days, helping total production to a forecast 60 units for 2007. This is up at 90 units for 2008.
Manufacturers are taking a leap forward with intelligent robotic lifts capable of carrying out increasingly complex tasks with minimal human intervention
Isuzu describes how pre-validated systems can lighten the engineering load for OEMs
Roman Megela explains the impact of installation quality on machine reliability, energy-efficiency and sustainability