TECHNOLOGY REVIEW – LIFTING & LOADING


Epscope and Epslink offer the best possible protection of hoses and extension cylinder along the entire boom system on every Epsilon loader


We have lift-off!


Easy maintenance and a desire to provide nothing but the best technology possible for the industry sums up this year’s Lifting & Loading technology review


this year’s review of cranes and related lifting technology for the harvesting and woodyard sectors. This is possibly a reflection on the truly international nature of some of the suppliers contributing their technologies, such as Epsilon, but whatever the case it is a good sign for those looking for ways to


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he need to provide excellence has rarely been expressed as strongly as in


improve this aspect of the their forestry business. Amongst the innovations


available, there was an emphasis on making life easy for the operator/owner through better maintenance functionality, along with a push to improve durability. The protection of vital features such as hoses has improved, as has the communication between the lifting arms and the base unit


in weighing systems, while the evolution of machines capable of operating in ever smaller spaces continues.


Austrian-based Epsilon Kran, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of log handling loaders, has as clear approach towards customers: “It is all about performance and availability of the equipment,” Epsilon General


Manager Hans Friedrich told International Forest Industries. “Only if our cranes are working, our customers have the chance to earn money. This may seem obvious, but it is why Epsilon has placed special attention on the availability of our equipment during the design of our latest Epsolution series.” Epsilon’s idea is rather simple: make the equipment work and


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